A Georgia Department of Transportation (DOT) worker, 27-year-old Troy Moore of Conyers, was injured when he was struck by a tractor trailer along Interstate 85 in Gwinnett County on Tuesday. The Highway Emergency Response Operator (HERO) employee was removing tire debris on the metro Atlanta freeway at around 4pm when a tractor trailer hit two vehicles that had stopped for the worker, and then hit the worker. The HERO employee was conscious...
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Designed to alleviate pain during an operation, anesthesia, when administered improperly, can result in serious harm to the patient. Although anesthesia is widely used to put patients in an unconscious or semi-conscious state to improve comfort during an operation, errors made by anesthesiologists and other professionals can have serious consequences, including death. Negligence by anesthesiologists is a serious form of medical malpractice because it can lead to lasting and debilitating complications for the patient.

To prevent anesthesia errors, anesthesiologists must take a...
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Two tragic motorcycle accidents in Georgia have resulted in the loss of both an impressive Georgia Tech graduate and veteran police officer in the span of just two weeks. Sergeant Woody Hudgens, 45, of Centerville, Georgia was killed when his motorcycle collided with a car at the intersection of Russell Parkway and Corder Road. Liam Rattray, who graduated from the Georgia Institute of Technology just last month, was killed in the Little Five Points neighborhood when a Read More

Georgia physicians must disclose whether they have medical malpractice insurance, according to a new malpractice law signed by Georgia Governor Nathan Deal. Doctors will now have to inform the Georgia Composite Medical Board whether they are insured, and this information will be publicly available on their website. Additionally, doctors will be required to divulge whether they are covered by...
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According to WBSTV Atlanta, texting may have been the cause of a deadly car crash in Cowetta County, Georgia on Friday night. The crash occurred when 16-year-old Taylor McKee ran a red light and crashed her car with two other teens into the driver’s side door of a car driven by 29-year-old Linda Leflore. Both McKee and Leflore died in the crash, and the two other teens in McKee’s car were injured.

Taylor McKee’s sister Hannah, who was in the car at the time, said that...
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One of the most important steps after an Atlanta auto accident is to find out who was at fault for or who caused the accident, which is called “liability.” To receive compensation for damages as a result of an auto accident in Atlanta, an individual must prove who was at fault for the accident. Fault is determined by showing that one or more drivers violated a law. According to common law, there are four kinds of fault:

-Negligence: Careless conduct that leads to damage or injury. 

-Recklessness or wanton conduct: Ignoring the possibility of an accident and...
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During this year’s SEC baseball tournament game between the Florida Gators and Georgia Bulldogs, Florida pitcher Brian Johnson was knocked unconscious in a freak accident when he was hit in the head by a throw from his own catcher. While squatting to avoid the throw to second on a steal, catcher Mike Zunino tripped and the throw struck the back of Johnson’s head. After clutching his head, Johnson collapsed in front of the mound, unconscious. Thankfully, tests conducted at a local hospital showed no fractures, bruises or bleeding. 

Though concussions are a common...
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According to a new study by the Insurance Information Institute (I.I.I.), the cost of dog bite claims for insurers has continued to rise, jumping over 5% in the last year alone to reach a whopping $26,166 per claim. This increase has been attributed to increasing medical costs and to the growing monetary value of verdicts for plaintiffs, which have outpaced inflation.

According to Georgia dog bite law, “A person who owns or keeps a vicious...
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