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Ten Year Struglle for Justice Against WalMart

Posted on March 28, 2011
The United States Supreme Court will be hearing oral arguments tomorrow in a gender discrimination class action case against WalMart. The plaintiffs, female employees of WalMart, allege WalMart has been paying women in the United States less than men for the same work and of passing the women over for promotions while only promoting men...

City of Atlanta to Pay Residents $1.5 Million for Longstanding Sewer Damgage

Posted on March 08, 2011
Residents Awarded $1.5M For Sewer Damage Posted: 6:45 am EST March 8, 2011 Updated: 6:46 am EST March 8, 2011 ATLANTA -- The city of Atlanta has settled a long-standing lawsuit with 23 Atlanta residents who have dealt with years of flooding and raw sewage backups in their homes...

Georgia Federal Jury awards $700,000.00 to former MARTA Employee

Posted on March 04, 2011
Jury awards MARTA lieutenant $700,000 verdict ShareThisPrint E-mail By Bill Rankin The Atlanta Journal-Constitution A federal jury has awarded $700,000 to a police lieutenant on charges MARTA retaliated against him after he filed a race discrimination complaint against the agency...

DOT Employees Face Dangerous Job Every Day

Posted on January 31, 2011
I was saddened to learn of the death of a DOT Hero Unit employee today while he was doing his job helping a stranded motorist on the side of I-85. My deepest sympathies go out to the family of the deceased DOT employee. As a plaintiff's personal injury lawyer here in Atlanta who represents family members who have lost loved ones, I have seen first hand the depth of grief caused by the sudden loss of a beloved family member...

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Georgia Motorcyclist Killed in Wreck

Posted on January 07, 2011
As a plaintiff's personal injury attorney, I often have the difficult job of representing the family members or next-of-kin in wrongful death cases in which a loved one has been killed in a wreck. That sometimes includes motorcyclists, bicyclists and even riders of ATV's...

Consumer Product Safety Commission Launches Searchable Site

Posted on December 20, 2010
I am thrilled to hear that the Consumer Product Safety Commission will be launching a new website on which consumers may search for a product by name or type to see what safety issues may arise with that product. This is long overdue and I believe will prevent numerous injuries caused by defective products...

Georgia Roads Prove Fatal This Thanksgiving Holiday

Posted on November 29, 2010
It is a morbid statistic to keep up with, for sure, but one the Georgia Department of Public Safety has been keeping for years, that it the number of Holiday Fatalities on Georgia Roads. This Thanksgiving Holiday (from Wednesday to Sunday) eleven Georgia citizens lost their lives on Georgia roads...

Georgia Department of Transportation Resolves Case That Sparked "Joshua's Law"

Posted on November 21, 2010
Monday, November 22, 2010 $750K deal reached in 'Joshua's Law' case By Greg Land, Staff Reporter The parents of Joshua Brown, the 17-year-old driver killed in 2003 when he lost control of his car on a stretch of wet highway north of Cartersville, reached a $750,000 settlement with the Georgia Department of Transportation just before the case was to go to a jury Friday...

Georgia Department of Transportation Resolves Case that Sparked "Joshua's Law"

Posted on November 19, 2010
$750K settlement reached in ?Joshua?s Law? case 1:17 pm, November 19th, 2010 The parents of Joshua Brown, the 17-year-old driver killed in 2003 when he lost control of his car on a stretch of wet highway north of Cartersville, reached a $750,000 settlement with the Georgia Department of Transportation just before the case was to go to a jury Friday...

Does it take a Death to Get the Georgia Department of Transportation's Attention?

Posted on November 13, 2010
How many Georgians have to die before the Georgia Department of Transportation does something to fix hazardous roads? At least more than one appears to be the answer to that question. In Chatham County, the interchange of I-95 and Georgia Highway 21 has been a hazardous road known to the GDOT for a long time, but it took a fatality last week finally to get the GDOT to act to try to protect the lives of Georgia citizens...

Georgia DOT Pays $600,000.00 to Widower for Wrongful Death of Wife

Posted on November 08, 2010
The Georgia Department of Transportation recently settled a wrongful death claim by agreeing to pay the Plaintiff $600,000.00 for the death of his wife. The Georgia DOT delayed resolution for several years and finally agreed to pay the settlement just before trial in Fulton County, Georgia...

DOT Ignores Obviously Defective Roadway

Posted on November 06, 2010
If you think the Georgia DOT wouldn't knowingly subject Georgia citizens to a hazardous road condition, think again. Monday, October 25, 2010 GDOT agrees to second settlement Family of woman killed on same stretch of highway that was cited in separate settlement to receive $1 million By Katheryn Hayes Tucker, Staff Reporter Randy Edwards, for the family of Jamie Webb: The road was resurfaced at a cost of $1...

Georgia DOT Ignored Defective, Hazardous Road Condition

Posted on October 26, 2010
Dear Georgia Citizens: If you think your Georgia DOT wouldn't knowingly subject you to a hazardous road condition, think again. Monday, October 25, 2010 GDOT agrees to second settlement Family of woman killed on same stretch of highway that was cited in separate settlement to receive $1 million By Katheryn Hayes Tucker, Staff Reporter (Zachary D...

Georgia Consumer Alert: Graco Strollers Recalled

Posted on October 20, 2010
Graco has recalled at least two million strollers due to the potential for strangulation of infants. These strollers have already killed four babies. The Graco stroller recall was, apparently, prompted when babies were getting their necks stuck under the tray...

Similac Infant Formula Recall Alert

Posted on September 24, 2010
In what has been little publicized, Abbot Nutrition has recalled some of its Similac and Isomil Infant Formula. An internal quality review detected the possibility of the presence of a small common beetle in the product produced in one production area in a single manufacturing facility...

Texting Bus Driver Found Guilty of Reckless Driving

Posted on September 22, 2010
A San Antonio, Texas jury recently found a bus driver guilty of reckless driving for causing a rear-end motor vehicle collision while he was texting on his cellphone. The texting driver now could be sentenced up to 30 days in jail. He had requested probation in a plea deal, but District Attorney Susan Reed ? who described the verdict as a warning to all who text while driving ? said she'd like to see jail time imposed...

Back-up Cameras in SUV's Essential to Safety

Posted on August 17, 2010
As a plaintiff's personal injury attorney in Atlanta, Georgia, handling numerous car wreck cases, probably the saddest case of all is one that involves the death of a child. I have blogged before about the absolute necessity of back-up cameras in SUV's, vans, trucks and really any vehicle that sits high off the ground...

Georgia Woman Hurt in Golf Cart Crash

Posted on August 09, 2010
Golf carts are everywhere in Georgia. We see many golf cart accidents in Peachtree City, Georgia, and this one in Gainesville, Georgia sounds like it may have been caused either by faulty manufacture of the golf cart's brakes or faulty maintenance. GAINESVILLE, Ga...

Consumer Warning: 12 Most Dangerous Supplements

Posted on August 03, 2010
Consumer Reports has just issued its report on the twelve most dangerous supplements and I want to share those with Georgia readers so they know what to avoid. The Today Show on NBC also ran a feature on it this morning. The supplement industry continues to be one of the largest non-regulated industries in the United States, which is a BIG problem...

Honorable Debra Bernes, Judge, Georgia Court of Appeals, Passes

Posted on July 21, 2010
It is with great sadness that I report that we have lost an amazing jurist on the Georgia Appellate Bench, Judge Debra Bernes. Judge Debra Bernes was truly an incredible woman and wonderful judge. Gone too soon. I will miss her and the citizens of the State of Georgia will miss her, because we have lost a compassionate heart and voice on the Georgia Court of Appeals with her passing...

Some Georgians Call GDOT's Lack of Road Maintenance a Disgrace

Posted on July 19, 2010
There is a very interesting article in today's Marietta Daily Journal Online that has many Georgia citizens calling the Georgia Department of Transportation's lack of road maintenance, including the right of ways next to state roads, a disgrace. Many may not even realize the impact on driver safety the DOT's failure to meet their duty of road maintenance may have...

Death Due to Boating Under the Influence at Lake Lanier

Posted on July 12, 2010
Just when I thought it was safe to go into the water, it is reported this morning that a young woman has died in a boating incident on Lake Lanier and police authorities have charged the man who was driving the boat at the time with BUI, Boating Under the Influence...

Georgia Highways Safer Than Expected This Fourth of July

Posted on July 05, 2010
Looks like Georgia highways this Fourth of July Holiday weekend were actually safer than the Georgia State Patrol had predicted, which is great news. Ten people died in car wrecks over the holiday weekend and the Georgia State Patrol had predicted, in one of the most morbid official acts it, apparently, must do, eighteen people would die...

Drive Safely-Blackberry App That Reads Your Texts Aloud

Posted on June 29, 2010
I came across a pretty neat idea in the Blackberry App World today, an app for your Blackberry Smartphone called "Drive Safely" that reads your incoming texts out loud to you while you are driving so you don't look down at your phone and become distracted while reading that all-too-tempting text...

Georgia Law Prohibiting Texting While Driving (TWD) Goes Into Effect This Thursday

Posted on June 28, 2010
Many of you know that my practice here in Atlanta, Georgia is dedicated to representing the victims of other people's negligence in personal injury lawsuits. Many of my clients have been injured in serious car wrecks, some of which were caused by a distracted driver who was using a cell phone or texting while driving (TWD)...

Robin Frazer Clark Elected Secretary of the State Bar of Georgia

Posted on June 21, 2010
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: Sarah I. Coole June 21, 2010 Director of Communications 404-527-8700; 800-334-6865 Robin Frazer Clark of Atlanta Installed as State Bar of Georgia Secretary Atlanta ? Robin Frazer Clark of Atlanta was installed as secretary of the 41,000-member State Bar of Georgia on June 19 during the organization?s annual meeting at Amelia Island, Fla...

State Farm Insurance Company Stoops Pretty Low

Posted on May 28, 2010
Friends: I couldn't resist bringing this article to you as an example of how, apparently, nothing is beneath State Farm to try to make a buck. How low will it go? This shows how low State Farm is willing to stoop to make a profit. Unbelievable! Take it from an Atlanta trial lawyer, don't trust State Farm...

Consumer Warning: Drop-Side Cribs Potentially Fatal

Posted on May 25, 2010
Congress is considering a total ban on the manufacture and sell of drop-side cribs. The fact that Congress is even discussing this indicates how truly dangerous they must be, because, as we all know, the United States Congress moves at a glacial pace (read "slow as cold molasses as we say in Kentucky) and the fact that Congress is even now addressing the issue indicates how serious the hazard of drop-side cribs must really be...

Safety Warning: Dart Gun Recalled

Posted on May 19, 2010
The Consumer Product Safety Commission, along with the Family Dollar Store, has recalled the "Auto Fire Toy Dart Gun." The manufacturer of the toy, Henry Gordy International, Inc., of Plainfield, NJ, has refused to recall the toy on its own, even though at least two children have died from swallowing parts of the darts...

Robin Frazer Clark Elected Secretary, State Bar of Georgia

Posted on May 14, 2010
Friday, May 14, 2010 Incumbent unseated in State Bar election It was the first time in memory that an office holder was challenged By Janet L. Conley, Associate Editor In an unprecedented move for a State Bar of Georgia election, Robin Frazer Clark has unseated incumbent C...

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