Throughout the country, prescription misfills injure and sometimes kill hundreds of people, every year. As pharmacies become busier, the likelihood of pharmacy error increases. In 1998, Georgia took action to combat this problem. The Georgia Legislature strengthened laws and regulations regarding pharmacy conduct. Nevertheless, many people throughout Georgia continue to…
This week, the Georgia House finally passed a controversial bullying bill, the purpose of which is to strengthen the state’s anti-bullying laws. Rep. Mike Jacobs (R-Atlanta) wrote the bill. It originally did not pass, but on Tuesday made it through as an amendment to a measure dealing with school bus…
A California Highway Patrol police officer helped rescue a runaway Toyota Prius speeding out of control at 94 miles per hour to a safe stop after the car’s accelerator went out of control nearly killing the driver. The driver explained that he wasn’t doing anything but the car kept speeding…
Here is a very interesting video that discusses the Atlanta Oculoplastic Surgery v. Nestlehutt case about to be decided by the Georgia Supreme Court, which challenges the current Georgia cap on medical malpractice at $350,000 as unconstitutional. This case illustrates the incredible injustice of limiting patients who are victimized or…
The Alabama State Conference of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) with the family of Michael McIntyre, a young black man who was shot and killed after being gunned down five times in the back by Tallassee, Alabama Police on December 29th, is calling for the…
Con frecuencia, las personas preguntan cuánto vale su reclamación. Y la respuesta nunca es simple. En casos de lesiones personales, los abogados de Georgia determinan con demasiada frecuencia el valor del resarcimiento meramente multiplicando el monto de las facturas médicas de la persona lesionada. Sin embargo, su resarcimiento no debe…
Hundreds of patients who have taken Avandia, a drug for diabetes, needlessly suffer heart attacks and heart failure every month, determined by confidential government reports recommending the drug be taken off the market. Dr. David Graham and Dr. Kate Gelperin of the Food and Drug Administration and authors of these…
Last month the Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals denied two Florida police officers motion for summary judgment on qualified immunity grounds. Sanchez v. Hialeah Police Dep’t, 2009 U.S. App. LEXIS 27607 (11th Cir. Fla. Dec. 16, 2009) A young man, Erik Sanchez, had sued them in federal court, pursuant to…
Very tragically, two people were killed yesterday in northeast Georgia in fatal car accidents. A 47 year old woman of Homer, died after her car crossed the center line and hit another car on Georgia 51. This occurred near Homer, in Banks County just before five o’clock. Five other people…
Did you know that almost every minute of the day, someone has to be treated for a dog related injury? It’s true. Dogs bite people, often. The question for you, and probably the reason why you are reading this article, is: can I recovery from the owner of the dog…