The plaintiff was diagnosed with silicosis in a recent case. He had been exposed to silica sand for about 11 years as a sandblaster. His lungs were so damaged he needed double lung transplant. He
In a recent case, a police dog bit an eleven-year-old. The dog had escaped from a kennel in a police officer’s personal pick up truck. The canine was owned by the police department and assigned
In a recent case, a husband and wife each filed a negligence lawsuit against the Georgia Department of Transportation (DOT) and others. DOT asked the court to dismiss. It argued the claims were barred by
In a recent case, an insurance company filed a declaratory judgment in court for a determination of obligations under a homeowners’ insurance company. The case arose when a girl (Cheyenne Sauls) died as a result
In a recent case, a Georgia plaintiff brought a lawsuit against a doctor, a medical practice and a laboratory for ordinary and professional negligence. The defendants had failed to diagnose and treat the plaintiff’s wife’s
In Georgia, a landowner can be held liable for failure to exercise ordinary care by keeping his property safe. This includes protecting others from risks that the landowner knows about, that those invited onto the
In a recent consolidated case, a commercial truck driver was hurt when he fell off his employer’s (TMC) loaded truck at a facility owned by Georgia-Pacific, LLC. He had driven one of the company’s tractor-trailers
In a recent decision, the Georgia Court of Appeals considered a premises liability case arising out of a plaintiff’s fall at a hotel. In 2008, the plaintiff checked into Wingate Inn and while taking a
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