Slip-and-fall cases involving a static condition often hinge on whether the condition was in plain view, and thus, what the plaintiff reasonably could be expected to see. In a trip-and-fall case involving a woman injured at a metro Atlanta jazz club, Brantley Rowlen’s closing argument walk-through helped clear the club against a $2 million claim.
Topics: Premises Liability, Georgia, Spencer-Smith v. Cafe 290
Atlanta, GA— Jury selection begins Tuesday in Georgia’s first trial against Johnson & Johnson over alleged links between its talc-based Baby Powder and ovarian cancer. Brower v. Johnson & Johnson, 16EV005534.
Topics: Georgia, product liability, Brower v. Johnson & Johnson
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Marietta, GA— Trial is set to begin Monday against a party rental company over a rec-day accident that fractured a Georgia teen’s skull. Reyes Quezada v. Game Truck Georgia LLC, 16-A-2186.
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Atlanta— Jurors Thursday cleared an Atlanta neurologist of fault in a $10 million claim over a condition that left one of his patients legally blind. Izundu v. Choi, et al., 16EV003151.
Topics: Medical Malpractice, Georgia, Izundu v. Choi, et al.
Successfully defending a medical malpractice case often hinges on the credibility of the medical staff and their details regarding a patient’s treatment. In a 2015 medical malpractice trial over a patient’s debilitating spinal injury, Wade Copeland delivered a compelling argument on credibility to clear a Georgia pain management doctor.
Topics: Medical Malpractice, Georgia, Anglin v. Smith
