Category Archives: Personal Injury
Jurors Hand Down $16.2M Verdict Against Amazon Logistics
A Georgia jury recently handed down a $16.2 million verdict at trial against Amazon Logistics and a service partner over injuries suffered by a Georgia child when he was run over by a delivery van. His leg was severely injured in the accident. The case, Bradfield v. Amazon Logistics, et al., 22-C-07003-S7, centered around… Read More »
Family a GA Baseball Player Files Lawsuit After Son Dies at Batting Cages
The family of a high school baseball player has filed a personal injury wrongful death lawsuit against the school district after their son was killed in an accident at the batting cages. According to the lawsuit, the boy was struck in the head by a baseball bat while at practice. The boy’s family has… Read More »
Plaintiff Wins $1.6M in Bicycle Accident Involving Another Cyclist
A plaintiff was recently awarded $1.6 million in a bicycle accident injury case involving another cyclist. According to the lawsuit, the plaintiff was riding his bike in the bicycle lane on 10th Street in midtown Atlanta. The other cyclist was riding in the opposite direction in the motor vehicle lane. The plaintiff contended that… Read More »
Georgia Bill Seeks to Limit Rights of Plaintiffs in Truck Accident Lawsuits
A recent piece of legislation that is working its way through the Georgia Congress seeks to limit the ability of plaintiffs to file lawsuits against trucking companies that cause injury to members of the public. The bill would prevent plaintiffs from filing lawsuits directly against insurance companies unless the insured trucking company was either… Read More »
Appeals Court Rules Trucking Company Liable for Crash that Left One Motorist Severely Injured
On September 20, 2019, a driver for the trucking company Werner was driving a truck on State Highway 38 near the intersection of Bypass Road in Georgia. The truck driver was in the center lane when, without proper warning, he changed into the left travel lane and stopped. At the same time, another driver… Read More »
Family Files Wrongful Death Lawsuit Against Apartment Complex, Gas Station Alleging Negligent Security Led to Young Mother’s Death
The family of a 19-year-old mother has filed a wrongful death personal injury lawsuit against an apartment complex and a gas station near where the decedent was killed. The shooting took place in Atlanta during what the plaintiff’s attorneys have described as a “large party with no security.” As a result of the shooting… Read More »
Woman Files Slip and Fall Lawsuit Against Georgia Walmart
A Georgia woman has filed a slip-and-fall lawsuit against Walmart. According to the suit, the woman slipped and fell on a “gel-like” substance in the checkout section of the store. The plaintiff maintains that she was exercising reasonable care for her own safety when she slipped and fell. She had no knowledge of the… Read More »
Family Files Wrongful Death Lawsuit Against Tow Truck Driver After He Intervened in Traffic Stop
The family of an Atlanta church deacon has filed a wrongful death lawsuit against a tow truck driver after they say that the tow truck driver sat on the deacon’s head and neck during a confrontation with police. The lawsuit says that the officer’s body camera video shows the tow truck driver straddling the… Read More »