I was shocked to see that this week another totally innocent Georgia citizen died needlessly in another police chase on Metropolitan Atlanta streets. It all started simply on the basis of a report of a “suspicious vehicle” in front of a home in Cobb County. Cobb County, Georgia officers spotted…
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Georgia Supreme Court Rules Medical Authorization Requirement Unconstitutional
Put another one in the “win” column for the good guys. As Immediate Past President of Georgia Trial Lawyers Association (“GTLA”), I am proud to announce that GTLA’s Constitutional Challenge Committee, chaired by Lyle Warshauer and Matt Nasrallah, won another round in the ongoing effort to restore Georgian’s rights by…
Trucks Only Lanes Not a Bad Idea in Atlanta, Georgia
In my plaintiff’s personal injury practice, I have learned that tractor-trailers traveling through Atlanta can do a lot of damage in a motor vehicle accident, including catastrophic injury, such as paralysis, or death. Georgia trucking accidents would be reduced if the Georgia Legislature passed a law creating trucks only lanes.…
U.S. Hospitals Discriminate Against the Uninsured
I have had several occasions to observe personally that U.S. hospitals, including those right here in Fulton County, Georgia, charge uninsured patients more than insured patients, and, therefore, are discriminating against the uninsured every day. This has become obvious to me simply by comparing my case files in which my…
Should text messaging while driving be illegal in Georgia?
In my motor vehicle accident cases, more and more frequently I am seeing cases in which the at fault driver was careless and inattentive because he or she was either talking on the cell phone or text messaging using the cellphone at the time of the accident. As a mother…