by admin | May 17, 2012 | Uncategorized
I have been writing a series of Georgia negligent security law posts, talking about when a Georgia property owner might be liable in, say, a Savannah hotel rape lawsuit, or a Marietta restaurant parking lot assault lawsuit. Yesterday I began discussing how a victim...
by admin | May 14, 2012 | Uncategorized
I have been blogging about Georgia premises liability law and the rules about when a landlord, or a property owner, is liable for a crime committed by a third party. In my prior blog posts, I covered the general rule in Georgia, which is that a property owner may be...
by admin | May 10, 2012 | Uncategorized
I handle cases as a Smyrna premises liability lawyer, and I have been blogging about lawsuits involving the liability of landlords and property owners here in Georgia. Lawsuits over the liability of land owners or property managers are called “premises...
by admin | May 4, 2012 | Uncategorized
When a criminal wanders on to someone’s property, and attacks somebody, is the person who owns the property liable to the person who got hurt? At first blush, you might answer that question: No! Why should the property owner be liable for what a criminal did?...
by admin | May 1, 2012 | Uncategorized
In the early morning hours of April 26, 2012, DeKalb police were called to the scene of a wreck between an SUV and a bus. According to the DeKalb police, an off-duty Atlanta police officer had been driving the wrong way on I-85. At about 5 A.M., Christopher J....
by admin | Apr 25, 2012 | Uncategorized
About a week ago, CBS Atlanta reported on a very frightening Smyrna, Georgia car accident involving pedestrians. A mom was crossing Concord Road at Hollis Street in Smyrna at about 7:45 in the morning to reach a bus stop across the street. She had her 5-year-old and...
by admin | Apr 24, 2012 | Uncategorized
I-20 seems to be coming in for an unusual share of tragic car accidents. In the early morning hours of Sunday, March 25, 2012, a 37-year-old man from Bremen, Georgia, was killed while driving along I-20 in a Douglas County motorcycle accident. Jason Dale Strickland...
by admin | Apr 20, 2012 | Uncategorized
What a complete tragedy! In a Cumming, Georgia car wreck, a 67-year-old man named Edward Kivlin died at the scene of an accident. The accident took place on northbound Ga. 400, above (north) of Haynes Bridge Road. The police have not identified the person who hit...
by admin | Apr 17, 2012 | Uncategorized
A few weeks ago, the American Automobile Association (“AAA”) released a study that looked at the driving behaviors of newly-licensed, teenage drivers. As part of the study, entitled Distracted Driving Among Newly Licensed Teen Drivers, AAA mounted cameras...
by admin | Apr 14, 2012 | Uncategorized
The American Automobile Association (AAA) has released a study on newly-licensed teenage drivers. Because teen drivers are more frequently involved in wrecks than other drivers, AAA observed the teens to spot risky driving behaviors. In addition to publishing the...
