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4,000 years of "tort reform"

Ken Shigley
December 05, 2009 20:33

As an Atlanta trial attorney representing folks who are badly hurt in interstate commercial trucking accidents, and the survivors of those who are killed, I spend a lot of my time flying around the country to take depositions of trucking company executives and truck drivers, and briefing...

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20% contingent fee for early resolution cases

Ken Shigley
May 18, 2011 00:23

Efficiency should benefit our clients. Therefore, on new cases accepted after May 1, 2011, - if I find a serious injury or wrongful death case is appropriate for an early resolution track, - if the client assists by gathering medical, insurance and police documents, and - if there is a settlement...

Governor Deal appoints Ken Shigley to Criminal Justice Reform Council

Ken Shigley
May 17, 2011 13:41

While my "day job" involves representing individuals and families in serious injury and wrongful death cases across Georgia, part-time public service is also important.  This doesn't hurt clients, as the time devoted to public service is counterbalanced over time by the exposure and...

Traumatic brain injury prevalent among prisoners

Ken Shigley
May 09, 2011 23:08

In the past week I've run across an unexpected convergence between my roles as a trial lawyer handling brain injury cases and as president-elect of the State Bar of Georgia. Last Friday, I attended a program on criminal justice reform at the American Bar Association office in Washington, along...

Credible accident reconstruction testimony is often important

Ken Shigley
May 02, 2011 19:23

Automobile collision personal injury cases often require the assistance of an accident reconstructionist who is trained to analyze the physics of the wreck scene and determine the movements and speeds of vehicle and communicate those findings appropriately to jurors. The more complicated and...

Tractor trailer kills bride, injures groom, on I-285

Ken Shigley
April 25, 2011 03:12

Tonight, a tractor trailer changing lanes on I-285 west, near Martin Luther King Jr. Drive, struck a Nissan, sending it into a highway guard rail. After hitting the guardrail, the vehicle was then struck by the cab of another tractor-trailer. Newlywed Danielle Holly, 21, was was killed at the...

Georgia Evidence Code passes after 25 years

Ken Shigley
April 14, 2011 18:23

Today, after 25 years of labor by countless volunteers on a succession of hard-working bar committees, the new Georgia Evidence Code was passed.  Unless I'm in court somewhere, I expect to be present when it is signed into law by Governor Nathan Deal. Appropriately enough, he sponsored an...

14 points about tire safety to avoid rolling over and dying

Ken Shigley
February 23, 2011 20:19

Over the years in my Atlanta personal injury practice, I have worked on cases involving catastrophic tire failure. It has certainly made me more alert to issues when tire issues arise with vehicles in our family.  And it helped to increase my patience with the replacement process when I...

Should all convicted drunk drivers be required to pay for ignition interlocks as condition of probation?

Ken Shigley
February 22, 2011 18:29

Should all convicted drunk drivers be required to use an ignition interlock device at their expense as a condition of probation? Ignition interlocks, or in-car breathalyzers, are devices that can be installed in vehicles to prevent people who have consumed alcohol from driving. They are most...

Inkjet printer technique may replace grafting for burn injuries

Ken Shigley
February 20, 2011 20:14

Large burn injuries today are treated with split thickness skin grafts. A dermatome, a tool comparable to a cheese slicer, is used to harvest thin slices of epidermis from donor sites on an uninjured part of the body. The harvested skin may then be meshed in order to cover a larger area  by ...