You have probably been looking both ways before crossing the street since you could walk. Most motor vehicle drivers know to yield to pedestrians in crosswalks but not everyone does it. Similarly, pedestrians often assume that vehicles must yield to them in every instance. This is also false and most drivers will yield for no…
original story by Katheryn Tucker of the Daily Report Macon lawyer Katherine McArthur won an $817,500 verdict last week in a trial that followed a $250,000 State Farm insurance policy limit demand for injuries from a car crash. McArthur said Thursday the best pretrial offer from the defense was $125,000. She said the defense attorney told…
A slip and fall accident can happen when you least expect it. Whether you were walking to your car, down an aisle at the grocery store or even into work, you may try to immediately “walk off” the fall or resume what you were doing. However, a bad fall may lead you to pursue damages…
Over a year ago, we brought you the story of an Uber driver who had been hit at over 100 mph. The driver of that car was allegedly using Snapchat at the time of the crash. So, the wife of the Uber driver sued Snapchat, but the judge dismissed the claim. Now, an appeals court…
Are the turfs at your child’s school safe? A recent study of artificial turf shows that children playing on this kind of turf are at higher risk of concussion, injury, and even serious illness. The study looked at several fields and parks in Washington, D.C. and found that, due to lack of replacement over time,…
Delayed diagnosis of cancer is a form of medical malpractice that can have dire implications. Many whose cancer is not diagnosed in time are given grim prognoses. In some cases, patients may only have months to live. And had the cancer been caught in time, those patients could very well have fought it. A Brookhaven…
A Georgia woman is accusing Walt Disney Parks and Resort U.S. Inc. for injuries that her child suffered due to alleged negligence at Magic Kingdom. According to the complaint, in 2014, the child was boarding Buzz Lightyear’s Space Ranger Spin, a ride at the park, when an employee negligently slammed the ride’s safety device onto…
The Governor’s Office of Highway Safety (GOHS) is kicking off the summer driving season with a period of increased enforcement of the Click It or Ticket seat belt campaign. The goal is to reduce highway fatalitiesand injuries, which increase during the summer months. According to the director of the GOHS, more than half of people…
original story by Greg Land of the Daily Report A woman who claimed an emergency room doctor’s failure to provide prompt treatment for nerve damage caused by a ruptured disk and left her permanently incontinent and unable to work was awarded a post apportionment verdict of more than $3.1 million by a Gwinnett County jury. The…
In April, a tractor-trailer carrying hazardous materials struck a passenger vehicle, causing a chemical spill that closed the downtown connector where the accident occurred. The chemical, benzoyl chloride, is harmful, with the potential to cause severe injury, burns or death if ingested or if it encounters skin or eyes. The blame in the truck accident…
