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Accident with Tractor Trailer leads to Serious Spinal Injuries, Settlement for $1.8m
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Georgia Court Denies Defendant’s Request to Transfer Case Out of the Country in Recent Personal Injury Case
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McAleer Law Secures a $9,000,000 Settlement for a Family that Lost their Father in a Wrongful Death Case Involving a Big Rig and a Motorcycle
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Court Considers Whether Traumatic Boat Accident is Sufficient to Recover Emotional Damages Under Georgia’s Impact Rule
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Georgia Car Accidents Involving Inexperienced Drivers
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Georgia Court Allows Maintenance Worker’s Premises Liability Case to Proceed Against Apartment Complex
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Georgia Court Permits Plaintiff’s Slip-and-Fall Case to Proceed against Maintenance Company
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Georgia Court Considers Case Involving Car Accident Allegedly Caused by Defendant’s Controlled Burn
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Georgia Slip-and-Fall Case Dismissed Based on Lack of Evidence Indicating the Defendant Was Aware of the Hazard that Caused the Plaintiff’s Fall
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Court Considers Whether a Pending Criminal Case Tolls the Ante-Litem Notice Requirement
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Georgia Court Rejects Defendant’s Spoliation Claim Against Personal Injury Plaintiff
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Georgia Court Affirms Shop Owner’s Liability for Customer’s Injuries
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Georgia Court Discusses Store’s Duty to Maintain the Area Immediately Outside Its Entranceways
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Evidence of an Accident Victim’s Failure to Wear a Seatbelt Is Prohibited in Georgia Personal Injury Trials
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Damages in Georgia Negligence Claims
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Georgia Supreme Court Rejects Heightened Burden at Summary Judgment for Food-Poisoning Plaintiffs
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Court Considers Whether Roadway Contractors Are Liable for Georgia Car Crash
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Court Upholds Athlete’s Award for Future Earnings in Recent Georgia Car Accident Case
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Georgia Court Discusses Venue Selection in Recent UIM Case
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Georgia Court Upholds Residential Lease Clause Limiting Amount of Time Tenant Had to File Personal Injury Lawsuit Against Landlord
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Court Discusses “Distraction Doctrine” in Recent Restaurant Slip-and-Fall Case
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Georgia’s Supreme Court Holds Wrongful Death Lawsuit Limited by Previous Personal Injury Settlement
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Plaintiff Permitted to Amend Medical Malpractice Complaint after Failing to Attach Expert Affidavit
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Court Orders New Trial After Jury Returns Zero-Dollar Award for Plaintiff’s Pain and Suffering
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Court Rejects Georgia Plaintiff’s Underinsured Motorist Claim, Finding Vehicle Was Furnished for Plaintiff’s Everyday Use
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Georgia Court Discusses Plaintiff’s Potential Failure to Comply with Terms of Insurance Contract
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Determining Insurance Coverage Following a Georgia Car Accident
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Georgia Court Issues Another Opinion Discussing the State’s Recreational-Use Statute
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Georgia Court Rejects University’s Claim of Immunity in Recent Wrongful Death Case
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Georgia Court Discusses How Fraud Can Extend the Statute of Limitations in Recent Medical Malpractice Case
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Court Discusses When a Georgia Personal Injury Plaintiff’s Duty to Preserve Evidence Is Triggered
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Plaintiff’s Case Dismissed Due to Failure to Comply with Procedural Notice Requirements
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Georgia Court Discusses Government Immunity in Recent Construction-Zone Accident Case
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Georgia Court Discuses Availability of Punitive Damages in Recent Dog Bite Case
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Georgia Court Discusses Coverage Exceptions to Insurance Policies in Recent Car Accident Case
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Georgia Court Affirms Teacher’s Immunity in Recent Wrongful Death Lawsuit
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The “Superior Knowledge” Element of Georgia Premises Liability Lawsuits
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Georgia Appellate Court Discusses How Conflicting Testimony Should Be Handled by Lower Courts
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Court Holds Insurance Company May Have Acted in Bad Faith When It Denied Accident Victim’s Claim
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Georgia Appeals Court Rules on Dispute Over County to Hear Car Accident Case
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Georgia Supreme Court Discusses Dog Bite Liability in Recent Case
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Court Discusses “Family Purpose Doctrine” in Recent Car Accident Case
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Georgia Court Discusses Government Immunity in Recent Car Accident Case
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Georgia Medical Malpractice Case Dismissed Based on Inadmissible Expert Testimony
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Georgia Statutes of Limitations in Personal Injury Lawsuits
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Georgia Court Determines Pharmacy Error Plaintiff’s Evidence Insufficient to Establish Medical Malpractice Claim
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Georgia Appellate Court Discusses Fireman’s Rule in Recent Car Accident Case
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Georgia Court Discusses the Doctrine of Intervening Cause in Recent Personal Injury Case
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Farm Accident Results in Wrongful Death Case
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Georgia Court Determines Steep Stairway Without Handrail May Constitute Hazard in Recent Premises Liability Case
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Court Finds Insurance Contract Ambiguous, Putting Insurance Company on the Hook for Accident
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Georgia Court Refuses to Enforce Clause in Insurance Contract against the Insured
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Georgia Supreme Court Dismisses Defendant’s Summary Judgment Challenge in Recent Premises Liability Opinion
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Court Excludes Key Witness at Trial Due to Plaintiff’s Failure to Identify Witness Before Trial
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Georgia Court Permits Plaintiffs to Add Defendant and Amend Expert Affidavit Beyond Statute of Limitations
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Georgia Court Finds Condo Association Not Liable in Swimming Pool Death of Young Child
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Georgia Court of Appeals Discusses Venue Selection in Hit-and-Run Car Accident Case
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Appellate Court Finds Student “Assumed the Risk” of Drowning in Recent Georgia Wrongful Death Case
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New Georgia DUI Law Goes into Effect
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Georgia Hit-and-Run Accident Victim Permitted to Pursue Case Against the Owner of the Vehicle Involved in the Accident
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Georgia Appellate Court Affirms Summary Judgment in Favor of Defendant in Recent Car Accident Case
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Georgia Appellate Court Clarifies When Accumulated Rainfall Constitutes a Hazard
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Trial By Ambush Backfires
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Flawed Medical Malpractice Expert Affidavit Sends Case To The Round File
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Georgia Court Determines Fast-Food Restaurant Did Not Have “Superior Knowledge” of Hazardous Condition that Allegedly Caused Plaintiff’s Fall
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U.S. Supreme Court Requires Nursing Home Arbitration Agreements Be Treated Like Any Other Contract
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Undue Nit-picking by Georgia’s Court of Appeals?
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Pointing the Finger — Apportioning Fault in Georgia Motor Vehicle Accidents
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The Importance of Properly Serving All Defendants in a Georgia Personal Injury Lawsuit
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Georgia Appellate Court Finds Accumulated Rainwater on Train Platform Is Not a Dangerous Condition
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Georgia Appellate Court Puts Plaintiffs’ Case in Free Fall
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Georgia Appellate Court Reverses Default Judgment Because Defendant Was Never Properly Served
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Granny, Does Your Dog Bite?
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Long Arm of the Law Does Not Reach Far Enough For Man Who Lost Use of Arm After Cancer Surgery
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When Can You Sue An Employer For Negligence?
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Rollover Ends in Tragedy on GA 400
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The NTSB to Issue Its Report on Biloxi’s Fatal Train-Bus Crash Within Weeks
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Plaintiff Skunked by Georgia’s Court of Appeals – Court Holds Corn Hole Game at Car Dealership is Open and Obvious Hazard
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Georgia Case Slips Away from Plaintiff Who Fell in Fast-Food Restaurant
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Court Finds Gas Company Not Liable After Home Explosion
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Anyone Can be the Victim of Negligent Conduct — Jury Awards Doctor $7 Million after Slip-and-Fall Accident in Operating Room
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Delivery Driver Sues Gas Station for Creating Hazard After He Is Struck by Customer’s Vehicle
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Plaintiff Receives $21 Million After Wife Suffers Catastrophic Brain Damage During Back Procedure
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Parents Prevented from Suing Teacher After Child Dies in Classroom
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Man Shot by Stranger While at Home in Apartment Complex Fails to Establish Property Management Company Was Liable
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Court Allows Evidence of Previous Accidents Involving Jeep Vehicles in Wrongful Death Case Against Chrysler
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Horse’s Owner Immune from Liability in Case Brought by Camp Counselor Injured While Riding Horse
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Georgia Court of Appeals Finds in Plaintiff’s Favor in Nursing Home Slip-and-Fall Case
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Georgia Court Declines to Sanction Woman for Destroying Car Before Suing Tire Manufacturer for Husband’s Death
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Family Injured in Car Accident Barred from Challenging Inconsistent Damages Awards, Due to Failure to Object to Alleged Error at Trial
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Plaintiff Who Was Struck By Drunk Driver Sues Bar, Several Claims Dismissed in Recent Opinion
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Georgia Court Finds School Bus Driver May Have Been Negligent by Driving Straight Through Intersection While in Turning Lane
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Georgia Court Reverses Decision in Favor of Mobile Home Owner after Woman Killed in Fire
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Georgia Finds Admission by Organization in Malpractice Case Properly Excluded Because It Was Not Properly Admitted as Expert Opinion
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Woman Fails to File Expert Affidavit in Medical Malpractice Claim but Able To Proceed Regardless
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Georgia Woman Slips on Puddle in Grocery Store but Unable to Prove the Store Was at Fault
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Government’s Failure to Modify Roads to Prevent Hydroplaning Can Pose Increased Risk for Drivers
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Trucks Carrying Hazardous Materials Pose Increased Risk Without Enough Oversight
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Georgia Court of Appeals Discusses the Evidentiary Authentication Requirement in Recent Personal Injury Case
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Wrongful Death Cases Against Negligent or Abusive Georgia Nursing Homes
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What You Need to Know About The Dangers of Running Off The Road
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What is a Cause of Action for Wrongful Death in Georgia
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Taser Death Case Lands at the Supreme Court Prematurely.
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Trip and fall victim given her day in Court
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Possible Cause of Amtrak Derailment Announced
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When Evidence is Lost or Destroyed
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Drivers Beware!
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Forklift worker shot and killed by co-worker is entitled only to workers comp benefits
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Georgia Court of Appeal holds that lay witness may offer opinions about whether a driver is intoxicated.
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Family of Nursing Home Wrongful Death Victim Not Bound to Arbitrate
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Things to Consider when Choosing your Child’s Daycare
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The “Impact Rule” – When Can Emotional Damages Be Recovered In A Personal Injury Case in Georgia?
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What is the Settlement Value of a Burn Injury?
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Cure is Worse Than Disease: Paxil Leads to Suicide and Wrongful Death Lawsuit
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What is Restitution and What Does it Have to Do With DUIs?
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Understanding the Types of Damages for Car Accident Victims
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McAleer Law Reaches $4M Settlement in Wrongful Death Case
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Should You Hire a Lawyer for Your Car Accident Case?
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7 Ways a DUI Will Affect Your Life
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What is E-Discovery and How Does it Affect Your Case?
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What to Do if You’ve Been Hit by an Uninsured Driver
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McAleer Explains: What to Do if You’ve Been Hit by a Drunk Driver
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Stay Safe on the Road With These Motorcycle Safety Tips
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How to Avoid Being Involved in a Pedestrian Accident in Atlanta
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What Should You Do After a Bicycle Accident?
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Can You Sue if You’ve Been Misdiagnosed by a Doctor?
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Charles McAleer Helps Client Reach $4M Settlement
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A Guide to Worker’s Compensation Benefits
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Takata Airbag Recall is the Largest in US History
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Summer Safety: What to do if Your Child Has Been Injured at Day Care or Summer Camp
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After Years of Decline, Train Accidents on the Rise in 2015
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McAleer Law Helps Those Injured in Boating Accidents
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Understanding the Process of a Slip and Fall Accident
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What to Do if You’ve Been Injured at a Swimming Pool
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Injured at an Amusement Park? McAleer Law Can Help
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What is the Process Between Filing a Workers’ Compensation Claim to Get to Your End Result?
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Understanding the Types of Property Liability Cases
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How to Operate ATVs Safely and Responsibly this Spring/Summer?
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Avoid Pharmacy Prescription Errors With These Tips
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What Are Your Options if You’re Injured at a Ski Resort?
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How To Return to the Workplace After an Injury
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Who May Be Liable If You Fell on Ice at Work
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How to Deal with Child Abuse
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How To Prove That a Product Is Defective
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Steps To Take When Your On-the-Job Accident Leads to Paralysis
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The 3 Types of Defective Liability Claims You Should Know
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Tips for Caring for Soft Tissue Injuries
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Signs That Your Child Is a Victim of Daycare Abuse
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7 Common Injuries That Occur in Daycare
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Information Needed When Filing a Medical Malpractice Lawsuit
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Common Medical Malpractices by Doctors and Hospitals
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Tips for Taking Action After a Car Accident
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Can Assault and Battery Double as a Personal Injury Claim?
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Common Personal Injury Defense Strategies To Prepare For
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Understanding the Federal Tort Claim Act
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Atlanta Drivers Are Among the Nation’s Most Dangerous
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What Was the Most Recalled Vehicle of 2014?
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Wal-Mart Denies Responsibility for Tracy Morgan Accident
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How Prevalent Is Nursing Home Abuse and Neglect?
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Tips To Prevent Accidents at Home This Winter
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The Fatal 4 of Atlanta Construction Worker Deaths
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Bounce House Disaster
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Montreal Nursing Home Fire
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Atlanta Is Not Safe for Pedestrians
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Peanut Company Owners Tried For Food Poisoning
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The Major Cause of Spinal Cord Injuries Is Usually Slips and Falls
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Parents Need To Set an Example and Stop Texting While Driving
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How Long Do You Have To File Your Injury Claim?
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Why You Shouldn’t Tweet About Your Injury Case
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SWAT Grenade Severely Injures Toddler, But County Refuses to Pay
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Bike Safety in Atlanta
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Driving with Trucks: Tracy Morgan
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What’s the Price of Respect & Acceptance in College?
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Rapper T.I. and Funeral Home Lawsuit Settled
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No Place for Hate: Who’s Responsible for Bullying?
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Think Twice Before You Plan Plastic Surgery At a Strip Mall
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Water Safety
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An “Insufficient Culture of Safety” Permeates the Workplace
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Georgia’s Firearm Expansion Law and What It Means For Residents
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Are Home Births Worth the Risk?
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Hot Cars Put Children at Risk
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MARTA Assault Sparks Demand for Security
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Out of Sight Does Not Necessarily Mean Out of Mind
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Jump Clear of Trampoline Injury
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Even You Can Prevent Fire Catastrophes
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Can I File a Lawsuit for a Wrongful Death?
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When Asbestos Attacks, who’s to Blame?
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In the News: Mom Sues Walgreen’s Over Son’s Vicodin Overdose
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McAleer Law Firm Wins Big in Retrial
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What’s the Difference between Assault and Battery?
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Separating Fact from Fiction in Legal TV Shows
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Stay Safe When Vacationing
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Understanding Identity Theft: How to Prevent it and What To Do When it Happens
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Can Your Employer be Held Liable if you get in a Weather-Related Accident Driving to or From Work?
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NFL Lawsuit Put on Hold After Judge Rejects Settlement Amount
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West Virginia Chemical Spill Triggers Wave of Lawsuits
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Five Financial Resolutions to Stick to this New Year
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SMART Tips for Shopping Safely
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$1.16 Million Awarded in Negligent Nursing Home Case
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10 Tips for Safe Travels this Thanksgiving
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When Hurt on the Job, You May Be Entitled to Compensation
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10 Tips for Winning Your Personal Injury Case
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When Injured on Someone Else’s Property, Who is to Blame?
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How to Manage Your Money After a Settlement
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Reaping the Benefits of Social Security
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Pharmaceutical Errors
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Understanding Your Rights in Medical Care
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Slip and Fall Injuries
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A Tenant’s Rights
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When the Bite’s Worse Than the Bark
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It was Only a Fender Bender
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School’s Out! Staying Cool and Safe at Your Water Park
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Keeping Your Kids Safe in Day Care
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Fourth of July Safety
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Know Your Cycling Rights
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A Cause Worth Supporting
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Sports Camp Injuries
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BUIs – Don’t Drink & Drive.
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DUIs
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Hot Coffee
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By J&J’s own admission it took inappropriate steps to identify and eliminate risks in the design of its hip implants
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Discovering the Story in a Personal Injury Case
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Store clerk shoots and kills customer with mental disability – and held responsible
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Verdict for Pedestrian Who Falls on Icy Sidewalk
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$6.25 Million Settlement in Negligent Security Case
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The meningitis outbreak continues to grow – Tennessee is hit hard
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Jury Awards North Carolina Couple $1.7 Million in Unborn Son’s Death
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Will the Ford Taurus Be The Next Big Recall?
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Recall of 16,850 toddler’s chairs due to laceration and choking risks
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Spray-on sunscreen can be a serious burn hazard
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Settlement reached in Chantix suicide test case.
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Another Alcohol-Related Lawsuit Filed
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Recent Product Recall
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$2.5M Settlement Reached in Allstate Motor Vehicle Insurance Class Action
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Whistleblower Suit Nets $1.8 Million Settlement
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Family Sues Pest Control Company for Daughters’ Deaths
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Slip and Fall victim awarded $2.3 million
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Teenager Sexually Assaulted In Ambulance Awarded $12.5 Million
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Suit Over Excessive Bank Fees
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Parents of son killed by drunk driver sue Golf Club for $3 million
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Waitress leaves Gold Club intoxicated and dies; her parents sue
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Top Tips When Making a Personal Injury Claim
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Trucker crushed by steel coils obtains million dollar settlement
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Parents sue for son’s death in “Big Cypress” incident
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Insurance Companies Spend Millions on Dog Bite Claims
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Celeberty Bret Michaels settles lawsuit against CBS Broadcasting
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Neck Injury Compensation 10 Years in the Making
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Girl Wins $8.3M from KFC
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Crash victim’s family wins $8.8 million
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Man sues Starbucks for $7.5 million
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Spine implant maker reaches $1M settlement with FDA.
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Wrongful death suit filed against pest control company
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Report finds that many hospital errors go unreported
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Pennsylvania’s Investigation of Power Lines
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Deputy’s Negligence Leads to Settlement
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Mother Sues Building Management
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Georgia Daycares Fail to Meet Safety Standards
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Water Heater Explosion Leads to $27M Settlement
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Dog Bite Victim Bites Back
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Grandparents Awarded $3M
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Be Safe on the Road this Thanksgiving
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After-School Program Settles for $400K
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Man Who Loses Eye Awarded $45K
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Trucker Awarded $10M After Fall in Wal-Mart
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Run for Justice 5K
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Ford Motors Settles for $73 Million
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TV Star Awarded $156,000 by Georgia Court
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Sacramento Hospital Settles for $10M
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Georgia Family Files Wrongful Death Suit
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Pharm Company to Pay $3 Billion
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Product Recalls in the Headlines
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Semi Truck Company Settles for $5.6M
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Teva, Baxter, McKesson at Fault for Hepatitis C Infections
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Metal-on-Metal Devices Fail at Alarming Rate
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$5.6 Million Awarded in Plant Explosion Lawsuit
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Jury Awards $35 Million in Wave Runner Collision
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Hospital Admits Mistake after Teen Left Paralyzed
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Foreign Object Left in Patient Leads to a $375,000 Medical Malpractice Verdict
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