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• Atlanta Woman Dies After Eating Contaminated Oysters

  Andy Childers | September 11, 2007 10:32 AM | 0 CommentsAtlanta, GA

  An Atlanta woman died on August 10, 2007 after eating raw oysters at a Spondivit's Seafood & Steaks in south Atlanta. The 52 year old woman, whose name has not been released, became infected with Vibrio vulnificus, a bacteria known to contaminate shellfish harvested from the Gulf of Mexico in warm summer months.Fulton County officials closed Spondivit's for 24 hours after finding multiple...

• $11.7 Million Verdict For Paralyzed Teenager After Botched Surgery

  M. Brandon Smith | March 24, 2007 9:27 AM | 1 CommentAtlanta, GA

  Imagine you are a 19-year-old teenager in your freshman year of college and you are experiencing chronic back pain. Imagine that you are told you should have a rather normal back surgery in order to correct the problem. You are reluctant to have the surgery at first, after all no one likes surgery, but get convinced by your doctors that it is a good idea. You walk into the surgery but you never...

• Workplace Truck Accident Leads To Death Of Hall County Man

  M. Brandon Smith | March 08, 2007 8:06 PM | 0 CommentsAtlanta, GA

  While working to extend Cherokee County Airport runway, a Hall County man was killed and another was injured after a dump truck ran over the men on a work site. The fatal dump truck accident occurred around 3:30 p.m. today while the two men were reportedly taking soil samples at the top of a steep hill. The truck driver allegedly did not see the men as it topped the hill and subsequently struck...

• Georgia Native Involved In Deadly Bus Accident On I-75

  M. Brandon Smith | March 03, 2007 2:04 AM | 0 CommentsAtlanta, GA

  In the aftermath of a horrifying and tragic tale, Timothy Kay, an Alpharetta native and Bluffton University baseball player gives his version of events that transpired in a deadly bus accident yesterday afternoon on I-75 in Atlanta, Georgia. Kay, the team's ace pitcher, was one of the few that walked away from the bus accident with only minor cuts and scrapes. In all, 6 people died in the...

• Pedestrian Struck By Car In Parking Lot Expected To Recover

  M. Brandon Smith | January 06, 2007 12:57 PM | 0 CommentsAtlanta, GA

  If you have ever seen some who has been a victim of a pedestrian accident you know how deadly the consequences can be when someone gets struck by a motor vehicle. Belva Johnson, 92, knows first hand know after she was struck by a vehicle in a grocery store parking lot. Johnson, who was walking behind a parked vehicle in the parking lot, was struck as the car backed out of it spot leaving her...

• Sudden Death Associated with Dexedrine-New Black Box Warning Issued

  M. Brandon Smith | August 26, 2006 12:59 AM | 0 CommentsAtlanta, GA

  The Food and Drug Administration and GlaxoSmithKline recently sent notice to healthcare professionals and pharmacists about a new black box warning on Dexedrine (dextroamphetamine sulfate). The drug, typically prescribed to treat Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder and narcolepsy, has been shown to cause sudden death in association with CNS stimulant treatment in children and adolescents...

• Unnecessary Hysterectomy Costs Woman Opportunity Of Larger Family

  M. Brandon Smith | August 04, 2006 12:42 AM | 0 CommentsAtlanta, GA

  A Seattle jury awarded $1.75 million to a woman after Dr. Jeffrey Gabel, an osteopathic physician, performed a hysterectomy on her without informed consent in 2003. The jury found that Dr. Gable failed to suggest alternative, less invasive, treatments to the 22 year old before she signed a consent form allowing the operation. A hysterectomy involves the removal of the uterus and is most often...

• Five Year Old Boy Hit By Car in Georgia

  Jessica Smagacz | August 28, 2009 9:36 AM | 0 CommentsAtlanta, GA

  Last night, a five year old boy was hit by a car in Marietta, Georgia. He was crossing the street, according to Atlanta Journal-Constitution, when the car struck him. The name of the boy has not...

• Car Accident Leaves One Dead

  Jessica Smagacz | July 31, 2009 3:06 PM | 0 CommentsAtlanta, GA

  Earlier this week A Carrollton man was killed after his car crashed on New Hope Church Road right before 9 p.m., according to Times-Georgian. Georgia troopers could not be reached for comment at...

• Atlanta, Georgia Firefighter Pulls Two People From Burning Car

  Jessica Smagacz | July 24, 2009 11:08 PM | 0 CommentsAtlanta, GA

  Earlier today around 11 am, 33 year old Karen Nowakowski, an Atlanta, Georgia firefighter, was on her way to run an errand and was not on duty. According to the Atlanta Journal-Constitution,...