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Recent Posts from Atlanta Injury Law & Civil Litigation Blog

• Spinal cord injury may be helped by new drug

  Spinal cord injury can be utterly devastating. Researchers at Purdue University are working on an experimental drug that might restore the function of nerves damaged in spinal cord injuries by preventing short circuits caused when…

• Candidate for president-elect of State Bar of Georgia

  This week I mailed letters to members of the State Bar of Georgia Board of Governors announcing my candidacy for president-elect of the State Bar of Georgia. On Friday, I enjoyed a lunch meeting with…

• Georgia Supreme Court holds that defendant's delay in resolving traffic charges extends plaintiff's time to file suit

  As an Atlanta trial attorney representing people seriously injured in traffic crashes, I seldom advise procrastination in filing suit as cases seldom improve with age. However, there are exceptions. Yesterday, the Georgia Supreme Court held that…

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• $5,830,000 verdict in Atlanta against drunk driver who killed young mom

  As a trial attorney handling catastrophic injury and wrongful death cases in Atlanta, I continue to see how jurors are able to separate the wheat from the chaff and do substantial justice in serious cases.  Frivolous…

• $25 million verdict for paraplegic in Chicago

  As a trucking safety trial attorney in Atlanta, Georgia, I've worked with quite a number of spinal cord injury survivors, and have had some good results. But not as good as the verdict a Chicago…

• Video of Supreme Court arguments on Georgia medical malpractice caps

  A few days ago the Georgia Supreme Court heard oral arguments on constitutionality of the $350,000 cap on non-economic damages in medical malpractice cases. Both trial attorneys and members of the medical profession are waiting…

• Some legal dangers of online activity

  As an Atlanta attorney focused on serious personal injury cases, and as an early adopter of internet technology, I have been fascinated by the growing interaction between law, technology and new media. Robert Ambrogi at…

• Stem cell treatment to regenerate damaged intervertebal discs?

  As an injury lawyer in Atlanta, I have dealt with probably thousands of cases of back injuries involving ruptured or bulging intervertebral discs pressing on nerves and causing pain in the back as well as…

• Tire defect causes crash, kills 6, paralyzes 1, jury awards $12 million

  My personal injury litigation law practice in Atlanta has included a number of serious defective product cases. Among them have been tire defect cases. Last week, a Texas jury returned a verdict of nearly $12…