Two weeks ago, I tried an auto injury case in front of a six (6) person jury in the State Court of Cobb County, Georgia. Judge Carl Bowers was the presiding judge at this trial and made fair and consistent rulings on the evidence. Prior to this trial, State Farm…
Atlanta Personal Injury Lawyer Blog
Case Information and Facts Behind Recent $1.75M Settlement in Cobb County State Court
In 2011, I filed suit against the Cobb County Board of Health (and its employee) for damages caused to my client due to a rear end collision that took place in Marietta on November 23, 2009. My client was stopped on Pat Mell Road with his left turn signal activated…
Kevin Ford Settles Crash Case for $1.75M in Cobb County, Georgia
Crash Case Against Cobb Health Board Settles for $1.75M Katheryn Hayes Tucker, Daily Report November 12, 2015 | 0 Comments SHARE PRINT REPRINTS A man who suffered a back injury when his car was hit from behind by a Ford Econoline van owned by the Cobb County Board of Health has received a…
Death By Car Crashes Increases By 12% in GA
You would think with increased technology relating to crash avoidance in cars such as forward collision warning (sensors determine distance and speed between vehicles and warns driver with audible alert of potential collision), auto brake, lane departure warning and lane departure prevention (track vehicle position within lane via camera…
Bruce Jenner And The Car Fatality In California
Today, around 3 p.m. PST, Bruce Jenner, was involved in a rear end collision in Malibu, California. For those who are unfamiliar with Mr. Jenner, I like to think of him as the amazing Olympian that won the gold medal in the decathlon at the 1976 Summer Olympics that was…
Wrong Way Drivers: What Made Them Do It
Fortunately, I have never had the real life experience of seeing a wrong way driver at night on the highway. In the daytime, I have seen numerous wrong way drivers in cities with many one-way streets, like downtown Atlanta and Savannah, but I did not feel threatened as these drivers…
Experience and Age Matter: The Case Against Teenage Driving
I grew up watching Disney on the television channel at 6 pm in the 1970s. It was always a treat and Walt Disney World seemed like a magical place that was a world away from Wisconsin. And it was. Located in Bay Lake, Florida, near Orlando, Walt Disney World was…
Throwing Sticks and Stones can be a Felony in Georgia
A former client of mine was operating his work vehicle in a safe and prudent manner in the early morning on August 19, 2014 in a southerly direction on Interstate 985 when all of a sudden he felt like a bomb had exploded both above and in his vehicle. In…
BICYCLIST TARGETED BY DRIVER
Have you ever seen road rage occur while are you driving on the roads of Georgia? It is not uncommon in Atlanta and is usually demonstrated by creative finger gestures, motorists following another bumper to bumper for an extended period of time or vocal comments out the window toward another…
Where Can I Find My Georgia Car Accident Report
So, you have been in a car or truck accident. How do you obtain the police report? Assuming that your wreck occurred on public property, an officer has investigated the collision, made findings, assigned fault and provided you with a business card as to where/when/how you can retrieve your report…