Governor Kemp’s order for all Georgia residents to stay at home went into effect on April 3, 2020 which effectively allows Georgia residents to get outside for exercise, shop for groceries, seek medical help and to keep going to work at jobs deemed “essential.” Thus, the only motorists…
On February 4, 2020, a Gwinnett County jury of twelve, made a jury verdict award of $29,000.00 for my clients for injuries and bills sustained from a car collision in Lawrenceville, Georgia. The trial lasted one day in State Court of Gwinnett County. On January 15, 2018, Defendant was operating…
Recently, I settled an outstanding lawsuit against an owner of an alleged “service” dog that was brought into a national chain of steakhouses in Greater Atlanta. Nowadays, it is not surprising to see service dogs in retail stores, restaurants and other public spaces. For my earlier post regarding “service” dogs…
Over a year ago, a young vibrant 12-year-old little girl was walking and skipping in the street with her friends in her DeKalb County neighborhood at night. At or around the same time and unbeknownst to her, a neighbor’s pit bull mix dog either pushed open a side door or…
Attributed to Channel 2 News A horrible news story came out today in Atlanta regarding a 5-month-old baby girl, Paige Bradley, who was killed in Forest Park, Georgia, by a German Shepherd dog. The back-story is that the dog had been around the baby for the baby’s entire short life.…
I have represented numerous innocent victims statewide throughout Georgia who have been forced to file lawsuits against dog owners who have adopted dogs from the humane society, no kill shelters, and county adoption centers. The adopted dogs in these cases have caused vicious attacks on children and adults alike; frequently,…
I was the first attorney in Georgia to be awarded punitive damages against a motorist who used his cell phone at the time he caused a car wreck. This jury verdict was back in 2002 in DeKalb County, Georgia. The law regarding distracted drivers has changed since that time; mainly,…
In 2018, the Supreme Court of Georgia in Cooper Tire & Rubber Company v. Koch, 339 Ga. App. 357 (793 SE2d 564), advised that the plaintiff has a duty to preserve relevant evidence when plaintiff actually anticipates or reasonably should anticipate litigation. The above cited case involved a tire tread…
Last week, two pit bulls combined to go in for the kill on a horse in Gwinnett County. Somehow, the pit bull dogs were able to enter into the corral on the premises of a Buford area home. The owner, Barbara Horrobin, advised that her horse underwent over four hours…
I field a good number of calls every year from concerned parents regarding injuries to their children at school. The injuries usually occur on the playground or from other students (bullies) in the classroom. The parents are upset as they claim that the injuries could have been prevented by proper…