Road design is a big factor in preventing auto and truck accidents, personal injury and wrongful deaths in Georgia and around the world. In my practice as a personal injury trial attorney in Atlanta, it is clear to me that prevention is the best approach. According to an article by Ariel Hart in today’s Atlanta…
Continue reading ›As an Atlanta trial attorney representing people seriously injured in traffic crashes, I seldom advise procrastination in filing suit as cases seldom improve with age. However, there are exceptions. Yesterday, the Georgia Supreme Court held that the two years statute of limitation for personal injury is (“tolled”) until the traffic court case against the person at fault…
Continue reading ›Fri., 3/9/07, Calhoun, GA. In a scene reminiscent of the 1982 Paul Newman movie, “The Verdict,” the jury after three hours of deliberation Thursday afternoon sent a note to the judge asking if they were limited by the amount the plaintiff asked for. In closing argument I had asked for a verdict of approximately…
Continue reading ›All too often we see the results of vehicular crashes that occur when one driver attempts a left turn across the oncoming traffic lane without yielding to oncoming vehicles. The Georgia Driver’s License Manual, at page 40, paragraph 4, includes the following instruction: When making a left turn at an intersection, alley or driveway, yield…
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