Aiken v. Newton Health System
Sep 28, 2015
Plaintiff Ron Aiken underwent gall bladder surgery performed by Dr. Steven Whitworth. Apparently the gall bladder was nicked during surgery and blood accumulated in the plaintiff's abdomen. Plaintiff alleges Dr. Whitworth did not notice this fluid...
Sep 23, 2015
The medical malpractice wrongful death suit filed by community activist Renee "Sunshine" Lewis against the Emory Clinic following the death of her son Brandon Harris during a sleep center study goes to court in DeKalb County.
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Sep 21, 2015
Brandon Lewis, 25 and mentally challenged, died while participating in a sleep study at the Emory Clinic to determine if he was suffering from sleep apnea. His mother, Renee Lewis, filed suit against the clinic claiming he should not have been mad...
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Sep 17, 2015
A consumer fraud trial that reached the Georgia Supreme Court begins Monday in the case of a man who bought a damaged used car based on a clean Carfax report that the dealer allegedly knew was incorrect.
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Following $29M Verdict, Family of Worker Burned Alive Settles Case with Newell Recycling
Sep 10, 2015
The family of a worker burned to death in a fire at Newell Recycling's East Point, GA, facility reached a confidential final settlement with the company hours after a Fulton County State Court jury issued a $29+ million verdict in their favor.
Sep 9, 2015
An accident reconstruction witness disproves defendant's version of a collision between the defendant's truck and plaintiff's motorcycle, leading to a $1 million verdict in a personal injury case.
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Sep 4, 2015
A Fulton County State Court jury issued a verdict in favor of an Atlantic Station high-rise condo association and its management company in a case involving a plastic surgeon who fell and was injured in the complex's theater room.
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Sep 1, 2015
Plaintiff plastic surgeon claims a condo association and management company are responsible for a fall that fractured his hip.
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(BREAKING) Jury Awards $29+ Million against Newell Recycling for Worker Burned to Death
Aug 27, 2015
A wrongful death trial continues in Fulton County State Court in the case of a 19-year old industrial worker who was burned alive as the result of an accident at the Newell Recycling of Atlanta facility in East Point.
Aug 25, 2015
Erik Hilario, age 19, was working at Newell Recycling's East Point facility when he died in a fire. His parents brought the suit against various related corporate entries. He was working on a machine that punched holes in gas tanks to drain them b...
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Aug 25, 2015
James Lanier was a 24-year-old electrical worker who was killed when hit by equipment at an Ameristeel mill in Cartersville. His family filed the wrongful death action against Gerdau Ameristeel.
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Aug 19, 2015
Pedestrian James Booth was awarded $7,500 in damages by a Coweta County Superior Court jury after being hit by a truck driven by Joel Edge in an accident that neither party could remember at trial.
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