By Kevin G. Faley and Kenneth E. Pitcoff | June 13, 2017
Kevin G. Faley and Kenneth E. Pitcoff write that the Court of Appeals has recognized only two exceptions to the statutory requirement of prior written notice of roadway and sidewalk defects, the first of which is where the locality created the defect through an affirmative act of negligence, which is limited to work that immediately results in a dangerous condition. Two recent cases clarified what is necessary to defeat a claim of immediate creation of a dangerous condition.
By Greg Land | June 7, 2017
An attorney representing the family of a boy mauled to death by dogs on his way to kindergarten in January welcomed Monday's vote by the Atlanta City Council levying more stringent requirements on the owners of dangerous and vicious dogs.
By Katheryn Hayes Tucker | June 5, 2017
The Georgia Supreme Court has reinstated a $35 million verdict for the family of a man severely brain damaged by a gang attack as he left Six Flags Over Georgia.
By thelegalintelligencer | The Legal Intelligencer | June 1, 2017
On May 27, 2014, plaintiff Karyn Lynn Dubois, 46, a cashier, was standing on her front porch, at 340 Centre Ave., in Oakdale, when the porch collapsed and she fell about eight feet, into the basement. She claimed foot and neck injuries.
By P.J. D'Annunzio | May 8, 2017
It wasn't a fly in his soup but worms in his meal that caused a man to sue an Indian airline. But a federal judge—presumably with a stronger stomach—tossed the suit, pointing to a law that protects foreign companies.
By Robert Storace | May 3, 2017
Mauricio Boez suffered back injuries when he fell down the stairs in the basement of a Connecticut restaurant.
By Michael Marciano | April 28, 2017
An Avon woman has been awarded nearly $1.4 million for burns she suffered while standing near a propane heater at a bible camp in Warren.
By MICHAEL MARCIANO | April 14, 2017
A federal judge in Connecticut has declined to dismiss a suit against Metro-North Commuter Railroad Co. and associated defendants on behalf of a man who was electrocuted while trespassing on railroad property.
By Greg Land | April 11, 2017
Homeowner insurers felt the bite last year as dog bite cases jumped 18 percent across the country, spurring more than $600 million in claims—more than one-third of all homeowner liability claims for 2016.
By Greg Land | April 7, 2017
Following a week of trial, a Gwinnett Country jury worked until the wee hours of Saturday morning to award $3.8 million to a woman whose foot was injured when a chair fell over at a Buffalo Wild Wings restaurant in Douglasville.
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