On October 4, 2010, Carroll County school bus driver Kenneth Ross Herringdine, a driver trainee, turned the ignition on his school bus and started the afternoon bus route in Carroll County, Georgia with the students of Temple High School of Temple, Georgia. Alongside him for the ride that day was…
A truck motorist carrying metal fence equipment in Jonesboro, Clayton County, Georgia has been charged with the death of an innocent bystander on Tara Boulevard. Cynthia Cameron, a 57 year old woman, was walking on the side of Tara Boulevard in Clayton County this past Monday when a metal pole…
Time and time again, I hear my clients in Greater Atlanta tell me that their frontal airbag (airbags that come out of near the front dash) did not go off, deploy or activate upon impact in a collision. Consequently, they are curious as to whether or not there is a…
Hines Ward, current wide receiver for the Pittsburgh Steelers, was arrested early this morning in DeKalb County for driving under the influence (DUI). He previously played football at the University of Georgia from 1994-1997 as a tailback and wide receiver. If you are not a fan of football, you may…
In a stunning move that has broad implications, the Georgia Supreme Court issued an opinion today in Flores et al. v. EXPREZIT! Stores 98-Georgia, LLC., et al., S10G1652, that found a Georgia convenience store was liable to the families of individuals killed and injured as the result of an intoxicated…
In Georgia, as it the case with most states, a bicycle is legally considered “a vehicle.” This classification by Georgia means that general vehicle traffic law applies to the operation of a bicycle. Thus, any Georgia statute that applies to the term “a vehicle” (as opposed to “motor vehicle”) applies…
Here we go again. Yet another story in the news about an errant owner of one pit bull (this one named Rambo) who terrified, mauled and permanently disfigured a child in Douglas County, Georgia. The sordid details indicate an owner who had been cited on numerous occasions (10 to be…
As arguably the first personal injury attorney to achieve a punitive damage award from a jury in Georgia for cell phone use while driving, I was interviewed for a front page article in the Atlanta Journal Constitution over six years ago regarding my thoughts pertaining to a cell phone ban…
A DeKalb County State Court Jury (Case No. 99A60090-2) awarded punitive damages to the victims of a car accident caused by a motorist who was distracted by talking on the cell phone. Both victims were in their 20s and treated for muscle injuries with a chiropractor. Defendant admitted he was…
Recently, a Walker County jury in Georgia awarded over $9 million dollars to the estate of a 51 year old woman who died while under the care of a home health care center. The woman was a resident at Country Crossing Assisted Living in La Fayette, Georgia who developed multiple…