Atlanta Injury Law Blog

As a lawyer handling interstate trucking accident cases, I see the results of a variety of safety problems. Now, a Houston TV investigative reporter has revealed one more hazard for us to worry about.  Even when the federal drug testing regulations are followed by the testing labs, it is extremely easy for  a truck driver…

As a trial lawyer in Atlanta, Georiga, working with clients who have suffered spinal cord injuries, including both paraplegia and quadriplegia, I have  found a wide array of effects of such injury about which most people know nothing. One of those is autonomic dysreflexia. Of course, this incomplete and over-simplified post cannot constitute medical advice,…

State Senator Cecil Staton (R-Macon) is sponsoring Senate Bill 276 which would allow Georgia drivers to add 100 percent of an under/uninsured motorist (UM) insurance policy on top of the at-fault driver’s liability policy. UM insurance is additional coverage that protects individuals who are hit by drivers with a low level of insurance, or none…

A few days ago,  Arizona Republic reporter Robert Anglen called me out of the blue to talk about the lack of seat belts in buses, following a crash in Utah that killed nine passengers. Here’s what he wrote about our conversation: Georgia lawyer Ken Shigley, who specializes in bus and truck accidents, says that approach…

On 1/11/08, a Lavonia, Georgia woman was killed on Highway 17 in Hart County when another vehicle crossed the center line and hit her head on. Georgia State Patrol reported that a 51-year-old Lavonia man faces charges including vehicular homicide and DUI drugs. This report was from Ashley Cox at AccessNorthGa.com. The Shigley Law Firm,…

At Bamberg, SC, on 1/7/08, a beer truck, a log truck and two empty Freightliners were involved in a fiery pileup when the log truck lost a tire.  The beer truck burned completely and its driver died. The two empty trucks were driven by brothers  Two men from Rincon, Georgia were driving the empty Freightliners. …

Governor Perdue has appointed Fulton State Court Judge Henry Newkirk to succeed Judge Stephanie Manis in Superior Court.  As an Atlanta attorney familiar with the quality of his work, I think It’s a great appointment. I first met Judge Newkirk at Furman in about 1971 when he was a freshman and I was a junior.…

As a trial attorney handling serious injury and wrongful death cases in  Georgia, I have an intense interest in seeing that my clients are dealt with fairly, that the playing field is relatively level, and that the court system works reasonably well. Currently there is a proposal in the legislature to impose a sales tax…

As a trial lawyer with something of a conservative streak, I keep up with what the tort reform folks are saying, and occasionally even agree on some point. The American Tort Reform Association is highlighting a study of online information about hazards of pharmaceutical products, published by the New York-based Center for Medicine in the…

A fatal collision on December 19th between two tractor trailers in Pike County, Alabama, may result in criminal charges against the driver of one of the tractor trailers. According to media reports, Dusty Conner failed to stop his tractor trailer at a stop sign and pulled out in front of another tractor trailer operated by…