Christopher Blain argues that evidence does not prove that a chemical burn sufferred by Lissette Perez was caused by a defective Wawa gas pump.
Convenience Store Chain Prevails in Florida Chemical Burn Trial
Posted by Arlin Crisco on Aug 13, 2015 8:55:00 PM
Topics: Negligence, Retail, Perez v. Wawa Inc.
Pedestrian Struck En Route to HS Football Game Tackles Driver for Six Figure Verdict
Posted by Steve Silver on Aug 12, 2015 6:20:39 PM
Atlanta—High school football can be a dangerous sport, but most injuries occur inside the stadium. However, one would-be spectator never even made it to the game, suffering a broken leg in an auto/pedestrian accident outside the stadium that led to a personal injury trial nearly five years later in Fulton County State Court. Sherma Dailey v. Denise Brock (11EV012807).
Topics: Negligence, Georgia, Dailey v. Brock
Non-Returned Phone Calls Lead to $3.5M Verdict Against Medical Practice
Posted by Steve Silver on Aug 6, 2015 6:21:53 PM
Jonesboro, GA—A non-returned phone call is generally an annoyance, but two telephone calls from a concerned patient’s wife to a surgeon’s office that were never returned led to a wrongful death case in Clayton County State Court and, ultimately, a $3.5 million verdict, after the patient died within hours of the telephone calls. Pamela Douglas Banks v. South Atlanta Neurosurgery PC (2008 CV 08001).
Topics: Negligence, Medical Malpractice, Wrongful Death, Georgia
Trio of Tobacco Companies Cleared in $15M Lung Cancer and COPD Suit
Posted by Arlin Crisco on Jul 31, 2015 2:52:00 PM
Topics: Negligence, Products Liability, tobacco, Engle Progeny, Florida, Collar v. R.J. Reynolds
Former Waitress Gets Stiffed by Defense Verdict in Personal Injury Auto Case
Posted by Steve Silver on Jul 27, 2015 7:13:00 PM
Dalton, GA—A former restaurant waitress who has been receiving pain management treatments since an automobile accident in 2012 lost her personal injury lawsuit in Whitfield County Superior Court against the driver who rear ended her, following defense suggestions that two chiropractors who treated her during this time may actually have caused the pain. Christy Carr Fowler v. Shelby McFarland (14-CI-197-J)
Topics: Negligence, Georgia, Fowler v. McFarland