by admin | Jan 26, 2012 | Uncategorized
In my previous post titled Who Can Bring a Wrongful Death Lawsuit Under Georgia Law?, I talked about Georgia’s wrongful death statute, which provides that when someone commits a tort that kills someone else, the family of the person who was killed can file a...
by admin | Jan 25, 2012 | Uncategorized
We have seen a great tragedy in Atlanta today. Early this morning, an Atlanta police officer, Gail Thomas, 46, was killed when she stopped to help out a fellow officer who was working a wreck at the interchange ramp from I-75 southbound to I-85 northbound. Thomas had...
by admin | Jan 15, 2012 | Uncategorized
Under Georgia law, a suit for wrongful death is considered to be in a “statutory creation” that is “in derogation of the common law” and so courts “strictly construe” it. Those words are fancy lawyer lingo, and I will give you the...
by admin | Jan 14, 2012 | Uncategorized
As a car accident lawyer, it seems like I see the worst things that can happen in a car wreck. In particular I hate to see the hit-and-run accidents, because they are so devastating to the victims. The victims are left with personal injuries, but also with the...
by admin | Jan 11, 2012 | Uncategorized
This past week in Atlanta, Georgia, we have had a very sad car accident incident. The assistant principal at one of our local high schools has been arrested and charged with three hit-and-run car wrecks, one of which injured another person, and driving under the...
