Personal Injury Lawyers Georgia: 8 Wrongful Death Attorneys

After a tragedy occurs and a grieving family must search for a top-rated wrongful death attorney Macon GA, they are often shocked to find that attorneys in Macon GA stand out among Georgia law firms. For over half a century, Macon GA attorneys have ranked with the top law firms in Georgia for top law firms in Georgia for winning multi-million dollar jury verdicts and case settlements.

For example, in 2024, Kathy McArthur, personal injury lawyer GA since passing the State Bar in 1980, was named by Super Lawyers to be Georgia’s Cover Story attorney, FOR ALL PRACTICE AREAS. The veteran GA personal injury litigation professional was selected out of 33,100 practice Georgia legal professionals. This cover story was the first ever to highlight the career of a Macon attorney, since Super Lawyers began rating attorneys.

Kathy McArthur Super Lawyers 2024
Kathy McArthur Super Lawyers 2024 Cover Story

The Macon Personal injury lawyer is backed up by 7 other hand-picked Georgia wrongful death lawyers who have handled many of the tasks of litigating such cases in court. This includes attorneys in Macon GA who are recognized experts in legal research and writing (Caleb Walker), and Jessica Edmonds, a legal warrior in the courtroom litigating a wrongful death lawsuit for the surviving spouse (or the children) after a death of a loved one.


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Examples of Real Life Situations that Led to Wrongful Death Civil Litigation Cases or Medical Malpractice Claims

GA personal injury cases resulting in death come in many different fact patterns. This short list of ways people we represented have died. Georgia law provides that certain close relatives then can file a wrongful death claim. These examples give the reader some idea of how broad and varied the fact patterns might be.

a. Pedestrian struck by a commercial motor vehicle trying to turn right, but not seeing the pedestrian in a crosswalk.

b. A person undergoing a routine surgical procedure dying due to a major artery being severed by the surgeon accidentally.

c. A defective product was consumed by a person that was either contaminated or had “spoiled” leading to food poisoning.

d. A pharmacy incorrectly filling a prescription misread the generic name of the drug, filling the Rx with a different drug, that killed the person who took it, due to that person have diabetes or some other serious medical condition.

e. A physician or PA (physician’s assistant) issuing an illegible prescription, which was filled at too high a dose for the patient involved, causing death.

f. A defective and unsafe cell phone battery explodes, starting a fire that kills the cellphone owner.

g. A child wanders over to a nearby property because she or he sees something that looks like fun to play on (or go swimming in) and that child dies due to Georgia’s law pertaining to attractive nuisances.

h. In a rainstorm, a big rig truck is traveling down the road when a vehicle ahead of the tractor trailer rig hits its brakes and crosses over into the right lane where the trucker was traveling. The commercial motor vehicle’s brakes lock up, and the cargo section swings around in a jackknife truck motion, killing a motorcycle rider who had the misfortune of being on that highway.

i. During a lengthy childbirth period of labor, the birth mother is ready to deliver, but the medical staff realizes that this will be a breech birth. By the time the doctor gets back to the delivery room, the child’s oxygen levels have dropped to an unacceptable level, and the child is deprived of oxygen, leading to brain damage, and dies. The parents end up filing a lawsuit over the fatal delay.


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If a family member or loved one suffered a wrongful death due to negligence or carelessness, call us today. You may be entitled to punitive damages for a wrongful death. Call our Georgia wrongful death attorneys for a free consultation and we will let you know exactly what we can do to help you get the compensation you deserve!


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