Atlanta Injury Law Blog

On Wednesday, April 12, 2006, the United States Supreme Court approved, without comment or dissent, the entire package of proposed amendments to the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure concerning the discovery of “electronically stored information.” The package includes revisions and additions to Rules 16, 26, 33, 34, 37, and 45, as well as Form 35.…

Today we received the U.S. 11th Circuit Court of Appeals decision in Giddens v. Equitable Life Assurance Society of the United States, Docket No. 05-10816. See A win for the home team in dentist’s disability insurance case and A day at the 11th Circuit. The court affirmed the summary judgment we had won in District…

In Moore v. Thompson, 255 Ga. 236 (1985), the Supreme Court held prior or subsequent DUI’s are admissible on the issue of punitive damages. The court in Moore held that this evidence would require a bifurcated trial in order to avoid prejudice, so the prior DUI would not be admissible during the liability phase of…

Thanks to Frank Pasternak at Wisconsin Personal Injury Lawyers Blog for the following: Insurance companies want: ~ Premiums not claims ~ To deter valid lawsuits ~ People to hate lawyers so they never get one ~ You to feel guilt for making legitimate claims ~ You to think you’re “not the kind of person who…

What should a victim — or more likely family members and friends — do immediately after a catastrophic truck wreck? In many types of personal injury or wrongful death cases, it doesn’t matter a great deal if one waits several months to even think about talking to a lawyer. So long as evidence is preserved…

Sometimes I get comments from truck drivers who say the items I post are too one-sided. Sorry about that. I certainly recognize that a majority of truck drivers are hard-working, reasonably safety conscious folks, and not all truck wrecks are the fault of the truckers. That doesn’t meen I accept at face value the trucking…

German researchers announced today that they have isolated stem cells in adult mouse testicles that have properties similar to those of embryonic stem cells. When injected into early mouse embryos, the cells contributed to the growth of various mouse organs, including heart, brain, and lungs. If the method works in humans, it could provide an…

I occasionally receive emails from truck drivers who point out that my posts are too hard on members of their profession. To be fair, I recognize that truck drivers work hard under difficult conditions, and most truck drivers are conscientious about safety. I represent some truck drivers too, and recognize that reckless conduct is far…