Most people trust doctors and other healthcare professionals to help make them healthier. However, when doctors are negligent or make mistakes, they could potentially harm a patient or make an existing condition much worse. If that happens, you may want to file a...
Month: June 2016
Do You Know How to Identify Elder Abuse?
Elder abuse is not confined to physical abuse like nursing home neglect. According to the National Center on Elder Abuse (NCEA), it also includes "financial or material exploitation", which can take many forms but usually involves a scam of some kind designed to cheat...
Is The Postal Service A Danger To Motorcyclists?
On November 10, 2012, a drywall contractor hopped onto his motorcycle to go make a bid for a job. His girlfriend decided to join him, and they rode off and onto Ga. 198. Along the way, the couple got stuck behind a mail truck that was out and about on its rounds. When...
Could Georgia Sue Takata?
The Takata recall continues to expand, and a few weeks ago we told you all about it. Well, a new wrinkle in the Takata recall has surfaced, and this one may affect car drivers all over Georgia. A New Lawsuit Opens Takata To More Liability Hawaii has taken historic...
Why Are Healthcare Prices Different Depending on Where You Are?
Do you know how much a visit to your doctor will cost you? Most people think that it depends on what's wrong with you and what it will take to fix the problem, but did you know that there is another factor that determines how much you will pay your doctor? What...
How Are Millennials On Juries Improving Product Liability?
The world of product liability shook at 2016's Emerging Issues in Motor Vehicle Product Liability Litigation conference. Panelists at the millennial jurors panel drew gasps from the audience as they laid out some of the most shocking legal news anyone had ever heard,...
Could Cameras In The Operating Room Help Fight Malpractice?
The instant replay has been helping sports stars improve their game for years. So, why can't doctors use the same technology to help physicians make fewer mistakes in the operating room (OR)? A study out of Toronto University seeks to answer that question, and its...
When you take your kids to school or to the park, it is inevitable that they will eventually make it to the playground, but are those fun time zones safe? Months ago we talked about how dangerous playground equipment can really be, and though awareness of dangerous...
