Miscellaneous

• 10 Things To Remember In A Deposition

  M. Brandon Smith | January 11, 2007 9:33 AM | 0 CommentsAtlanta, GA

  Have you ever given a deposition? If you have ever been involved in a lawsuit you undoubtedly have, but surprisingly enough many have no idea what a deposition entails. In its essence, a deposition a question and answer session where the opposing attorney asks all types of questions ranging from where you grew up to why you filed you cause of action. Typically it will involve the deponent, the...

• Pilot Crash Leaves One Man Dead

  M. Brandon Smith | December 03, 2006 11:42 AM | 0 CommentsAtlanta, GA

  In a recent aviation accident, the pilot of a single engine four person plane was killed after an unexpected crash. The plane left out of the Dekalb-Peachtree Airport in Atlanta and was headed to Charlotte Douglas International Airport. The Federal Aviation Administration said they are not sure what cause the Cirrus S-R-22 to crash but an investigation has been launched in the incident.

• Concrete Wall Falls Leaving One Dead

  M. Brandon Smith | December 02, 2006 5:02 PM | 0 CommentsAtlanta, GA

  While working on the third floor of a new dormitory at Spring Hill College in Mobile Alabama, a 25-year-old man was suddenly crushed by 10-by-8 concrete wall that collapsed on him. Angelo Sanchez, deceased, lived in Atlanta but was working on the project for his employer at the time of the incident. There has been no word on what actually caused the wall to collapse but the Occupational...

• Inappropriate Touching To Unconscious Patient At Hospital Could Lead To Lawsuit

  M. Brandon Smith | November 11, 2006 1:06 PM | 0 CommentsAtlanta, GA

  Imagine going to the hospital for a scheduled procedure. Imagine once there you are given a medication to help you though that procedure. Now imagine waking up and discovering some of your clothes have been removed or changed on an intimate part of your body which had nothing to do with the procedure itself. That is exactly what a Piedmont Fayette Hospital patient recently experienced after...

• Safeway Insurance Gets $500,000 Fine For Improperly Handling Claims

  M. Brandon Smith | September 08, 2006 4:54 PM | 0 CommentsAtlanta, GA

  The Insurance Commissioner of Georgia, John W. Oxendine, has levied a $500,000 fine against Safeway Insurance Company of Georgia and told them they either better shape up or ship out. After years of low balling those injured from the negligence of Safeway insured drivers, Mr. Oxendine has publicly told the company their polices for handling claims has led to numerous violations of Georgia Law....

• Construction Worker Killed On The Job May Be Entitled To Worker's Compensation

  M. Brandon Smith | August 31, 2006 9:17 PM | 0 CommentsAtlanta, GA

  A 28-year-old man died in a work related accident while working at contruction company in Selma, Alabama. The construction worker, employed by Pettyline Construction, was believed to have lost consciousness on an elevated scaffolding. OSHA was called into investigate the incident and an autopsy is planned.In situations like this, where someone is injured on the job they may be entitled for...

• Traffic Controller Negligence Found In Comair Flight 5191 Tragedy

  M. Brandon Smith | August 31, 2006 4:26 AM | 0 CommentsAtlanta, GA

  Fellow InjuryBoard blogger Lee Coleman of Bowling Green brought my attention to a recent development in the latest news in the Comair Flight 5191 tragedy. In that development, the sole air traffic controller at Blue Grass Airport cleared Comair Flight 5191 for take off just before dawn last Sunday and then diverted his attention to other matters according to Federal Aviation Administration...

• Comair Investigation Continues: NTSB's To Follow Set Plan

  M. Brandon Smith | August 31, 2006 3:06 AM | 0 CommentsAtlanta, GA

  Investigators from the National Transportation Safety Board has a set procedure in place for dealing with aviation accidents such as the recent Comair Flight 5191. While each case is somewhat different from all the others before it, the NTSB always looks for certain things when investigation a crash. According to Kentucky.com:Many of the investigators will examine, among other things, the...

• Class Action Granted In Orkin Case

  M. Brandon Smith | August 29, 2006 5:18 PM | 0 CommentsAtlanta, GA

  Georgia Superior Court Judge J. Stephen Schuster granted class action status against Orkin's parent corporation Rollins, Inc., after they allegedly failed to honor their contracts promising to protect homes from termite damage through re-inspections and re-treatments. Ernest Warren and his wife Dolores Warren, of Marietta, Georgia first filed their suit in 2001.According to 11alive.com:The suit...

• Second Plane Crash In Kentucky Kills 7 Relatives

  M. Brandon Smith | August 29, 2006 12:46 PM | 0 CommentsAtlanta, GA

  Just one day after the Comair Flight 5191 tragedy, a second plane has crashed into the wooded mountains in western Kentucky. The passengers on the twin engine Cessna plane were all from the same family and all were killed in the unfortunate incident. The pilot of the plane, Jason Christie, failed to file his flight plans with the airport before leaving but they were believed to be headed another...