The editors of a leading medical journal, the New England Journal of Medicine, cautioned Tuesday that, without more data, it’s impossible to rule out a link between the cholesterol-lowering drug Vytorin and cancer. The cancer link surfaced unexpectedly in July in three studies designed to show whether the drug prevents…
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Georgia Hospital Death Ratings Not So Good
The Federal Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Management have just released a startling study of death rates in our nations’ hospitals and Georgia hospitals didn’t fare so well. Nine Georgia hospitals rated worse than national norms on death rates for pneumonia or heart failure — a higher number than all…
Georgians Can Not Trust the DOT to Ensure Our Bridges Are Safe
We have just recently observed the one year anniversary of the tragic bridge collapse in Minneapolis, Minnesota that killed thirteen people on August 2, 2007. Our hearts and prayers remain with those families as they continue to heal from that horrible accident. The National Transportation and Safety Board (NTSB) ruled…
$20.1 Million Verdict in Clayton County, Georgia
I am please today to report a $20.1 Million verdict in a motor vehicle accident wrongful death case against an electrical supply company and their employee driver. The verdict came back today from the Clayton County State Court jury. The case involved a 62 year old school teacher who suffered…
$4.7 Million Verdict in DeKalb County Georgia in Medical Malpractice Case
I am pleased to report in the verdict department of a verdict yesterday in DeKalb County, Georgia of $4.7 Million in a medical malpractice case. No doubt the families of the victim had to wait years to realize this full dose of justice. Congratulations to Plaintiff’s counsel Bill Ballard and…
Will There Be Any Justice for Georgia Youth?
A very sad article appears in the Atlanta Journal and Constitution today about the unnecessary and tragic death of a North Georgia youth at an alternative school. The child hanged himself after being left for hours alone in a “seclusion” room. My friend Wyc Orr represents the mother and father…
Meriwhether County $1.3 Million Verdict Against Georgia DOT Affirmed
It is with great pleasure that I report to my fair readers that the Georgia Court of Appeals has affirmed a $1.3 Million wrongful death verdict against the Georgia DOT. The case, Baldwin v. DOT, involved the Georgia DOT’s failure to notice and fix a stop sign that was down…
Drivers Still Have Duty to Observe Walkers Who Text
Recently, the Atlanta Journal and Constitution reported that walking while texting can be hazardous to your health. This may, in fact, be true…but I ask the question: Why is everyone so quick to blame the pedestrian? If you are behind the wheel of a 6,000 pound vehicle, shouldn’t you watch…
Georgia DOT Slammed for $1.75 Million in Georgia Wrongful Death Case
I am pleased to report a verdict last Friday, July 11, 2008 against the Georgia Department of Transportation (DOT) in Taylor County in a wrongful death case. This was a death case against Georgia DOT in which the decedent motorist hydroplaned off the road into a beaver pond and drowned.…
Georgia Motorists: Check the Valve Stems on Your Tires
All Georgia citizens who have replaced the tires on their cars in the last couple of years should immediately check the valve stems on the tires. They may be from a defectively manufactured lot of valve stems made by a company in China. There have been numerous instances of horrible…