When you stay in a hotel, you have a reasonable expectation that the hotel is safe. This is not always the case. Hotels can be held liable for injuries to guests if the guests can prove that the hotel was negligent in some way. Under premises liability law, guests in...
Premises Liability
Dog Walkers Sue Animal Shelter After Being Mauled By Dog
We wrote last week about a bill being pushed through the Georgia legislature that would make dog bite reporting rules more robust, in hopes of reducing the rates of dog bites. This week, we have another story about dog bites, this time involving two young women...
Georgia Lawmakers Consider Changes to Dog Bite Reporting
Last month, a six-year-old boy in Atlanta was mauled to death by two pit bulls on the way to a bus stop. The incident has led to the proposal of new dog bite reporting rules in the Georgia House. State Rep. Keisha Waites (D-Atlanta) filed the bill, known as Logan's...
What Would You Do If Your Child Came Home Missing Teeth?
A 9-year-old arrived home late after what his mother thought was a typical day at school, but when she saw the boy, she knew something wasn't right. Her son's face was swollen and when she opened his mouth she discovered that three of his teeth were missing. Worst of...
Do You Know How to Spot a Concussion?
Recent scientific studies have confirmed what medical professionals have been warning people about for years. Concussions are far more dangerous than society has ever imagined. These traumatic brain injuries have been linked to depression, mood swings, and below...
Are Theme Park Accidents Becoming an Epidemic?
When was the last time you went to an amusement park? These entertainment centers are usually the hotspot for families and children to get away from it all and have some fun. But are these theme parks safe? The answer may surprise you. Are Theme Park Accidents...
Are Trampoline Parks Safe For Kids?
We've talked to you about how lawsuits have helped increase the public's awareness of childhood traumatic brain injuries. This new awareness may be the source of a rise in head injury diagnoses across the country, but researchers may have also found another...
Should A Georgia Nursing Home Pay For An Accidental Fire?
June 2015, a retirement community in Evans lights up the night sky as a fire rages. The local fire department responds immediately, yet a woman dies. Now-a year later-residents and their families are still picking up the pieces, and some have filed lawsuits against...
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...
Is It Legal To Set Off Explosives In Georgia?
A group of Georgia men had a hunger for fame and they decided to use YouTube to feed that need. They cooked up an idea involving a high-powered rifle, a lawnmower, and three pounds of a substance called Tannerite. What happened next stole their appetites for stardom....