“personal injury”

Texting While Driving: New Twist on Liability and Car Accidents Causes Concern for Motorists/Friends and Family

By Robert N. Katz, Esq. | September 17, 2013

In this technology-driven age, texting while driving is undoubtedly the most rampant of the distracted driving culprits. It has become so much of an issue that many states, including Georgia, have in recent years implemented bans against the practice – hoping that discouraging the conduct will subsequently curtail the number of car accidents that result. […]

Fatal Stadium Fall at Atlanta Braves Game Leads to Premises Liability Questions for Patrons

By Robert N. Katz, Esq. | August 14, 2013

When sports fans enter sports arenas, the one thing that is the furthest from their minds is the possibility of a slip and fall accident. Instead their minds are on things like their favorite players, the winning odds, consuming inglorious amounts of stadium food and libations, and experiencing a level of camaraderie with perfect strangers […]

Georgia Officials Caution against Boating and Driving During the Summer Months as New Boating Under the Influence Law (BUI) Comes With Stiffer Penalties

By Robert N. Katz, Esq. | June 29, 2013

With the Fourth of July quickly approaching, just a few words of caution: Don’t boat and drive. Around this time of year, and particularly during the summertime, Georgia residents are often warned about the dangers of operating fireworks. Holidays like the Fourth are also accompanied by the usual admonitions regarding drinking and driving. Pretty much […]

Car Surfing Trend Resurfaces at Great Cost: Injury, Deadly Car Accidents Result

By Robert N. Katz, Esq. | June 13, 2013

As trends often do, this one seems to resurface every year or so. Like most fads, young people looking to impress their peers tend to be the ones to latch on. Unlike some less complicated trends, however, this particular trend has more dangerous implications – car accidents often resulting in traumatic brain injury, physical disabilities […]

Flying Tire Causes Fatal Car Accident during Atlanta’s Morning Commute

By Robert N. Katz, Esq. | May 2, 2013

There are undoubtedly many different types of car accidents. There are collisions between multiple drivers, and then there are those collisions caused by motorists who are under the influence, or distracted. All of these accidents, no matter, the driving force, invoke feelings of sympathy for the victims involved. But of particular tragedy are the accidents […]

Million Dollar Settlement Reached in Medical Privacy Violation Case: Patient Privacy Pivotal for Personal Injury Plaintiffs

By Robert N. Katz, Esq. | September 13, 2012

Often, when a person finds themselves on the injured end of a car wreck, plaintiff’ personal injury attorneys know that a significant part of the pre-litigation and/or settlement process is gaining access to the medical records of their clients. Medical records are important for several reasons. For one, they provide documentation of previous injuries, thereby […]

The Resolution of Two Personal Injury Cases May End Mississippi’s Cap on Non-Economic Damages

By Robert N. Katz, Esq. | May 2, 2012

According to Gulflive.com, a state judge has declared a legislatively imposed cap on how much juries can award in non-economic damages unconstitutional. Circuit Judge Charles Webster in Coahoma County issued the ruling April 20 in a 14-page opinion. He criticized the Legislature for intruding into judicial authority. Webster’s ruling came in a motion filed by […]

Wrongful Death Suits in Virginia Tech Shootings Successful: School Found Negligent Due to Premises Liability

By Robert N. Katz, Esq. | March 19, 2012

Five years after a campus shooting spree left 33 dead and numerous injured, a jury has finally weighed in on a negligence suit filed by the parents of two of the deceased. This week jurors sided with the families, finding that Virginia Tech was negligent when it delayed warning students and faculty that a shooter […]

Continued Trend towards Pedestrian Accidents Gives Cause for Concern

By Robert N. Katz, Esq. | March 7, 2012

Pedestrian accidents in Georgia appear to be on the rise, and it’s a very disturbing trend for those concerned about traffic safety – which is almost everyone. In 2006 the city of Atlanta, which includes Cobb, Fulton and DeKalb counties, had the highest pedestrian fatality rates – 16 died that year in each respective county. […]

After Being Associated with a Salmonella Outbreak, Taco Bell May be Liable in Possible Products Liability Cases

By Robert N. Katz, Esq. | February 2, 2012

After weeks of anonymity as “Restaurant Chain A” in an investigation into a salmonella outbreak that infected dozens of people in ten states, Taco Bell has been identified as the “Mexican-style” restaurant chain linked to the dangerous infections. The salmonella outbreak, which occurred in October 2011, infected 68 people in total, mostly in Texas, and […]