The news this week of the tragedy of the death of seven year old Jorelys Rivera was horrifying. Little Jorelys Rivera had been playing on the playground at her apartment complex, River Ridge, in Canton, Georgia, told friends she was going back to her apartment to get a drink, and…
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Talking on Phone While Driving Distracts Georgia Driver, Kills Two Teenagers
I often represent the familes who have lost loved ones in car wrecks on Metro Atlanta roads. It is always a painful time as they share with me the details of their loved one’s death. Last night’s killing of two teenagers by a distracted driver must be one of the…
Precious Georgia Teen Saves Lives Through Organ Donation
<a href="“> In my personal injury law practice here in Atlanta, I have had the honor of representing individuals who are in need of a transplant. The recipients of these vital organs know that while they rejoice in the gift, another family had to suffer a tragic loss for the…
Alarming New Study on Georgia Hospital Infection Rates Opens Discussion for Healthcare Law Reform
As a plaintiff’s personal injury attorney who handles Georgia medical malpractice cases, it has always troubled me that Georgia hospital infection rates have never been accessible to the common consumer. Patients are left in the dark about which hospitals offer safe environments in terms of deadly infection rates. This may…
Georgia State Agency Admits Failure Regarding Day Care Van Death
Georgia Department of Early Care and Learning is drafting an emergency rule change one week after the death of 2-year-old Jazmin Green, according to WSB-TV. My question, as an Atlanta plaintiff’s personal injury trial lawyer, is this: Why does a child always have to die first before our Georgia Agencies…
GEORGIA DAY CARE’S NEGLIGENCE RESULTS IN WRONGFUL DEATH OF 2 YEAR-OLD IN AN UNATTENDED COMPANY VAN
As an experienced Atlanta, Georgia trial lawyer, I’ve successfully argued numerous day care personal injury and wrongful death cases over my years of practice. Nothing is more heartbreaking and frustrating than a preventable death, especially if the victim happens to be a child. So when I first learned of the…
Robin Frazer Clark Sworn In As President Elect, State Bar of Georgia
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: Sarah I. Coole June 6, 2011 Director of Communications 404-527-8700; 800-334-6865 Robin Frazer Clark of Atlanta Installed as State Bar of Georgia President-Elect Atlanta – Robin Frazer Clark of Atlanta was installed as president-elect of the 42,000-member State Bar of Georgia on June 4 during the…
Georgia Parents Lucky No Deaths in Most Recent Bus Crash
Many Georgia parents are saying prayers of thanks tonight that no one was injured in the latest bus crash in Georgia. This latest crash near Macon, Georgia involved a bus loaded with Gwinnett County students coming home from Orlando, Florida following a school choir trip. Many of the bus passengers…
Ten Year Struggle for Justice Against WalMart
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…
City of Atlanta to Pay Residents $1.5 Million for Longstanding Sewer Damgage
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. The…