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Georgia accidents kill 24 in Christmas holiday weekend

Ken Shigley
December 31, 2008 20:32

Georgia had 3,325 traffic accidents, with 868 injury victims and 24 deaths during the Christmas holiday weekend.  At least one of those crashes involved a tractor trailer, though the other driver was at fault.   Ken Shigley is a trial attorney in Atlanta, Georgia who has...

Adult stem cells may be useful in spinal cord injury treatment

Ken Shigley
December 31, 2008 00:24

While I make my living as a trial attorney handling personal injury liability cases for people who have been seriously injured, I am also deeply interested in scientific advances that improve their prospects for productive lives of high quality. Traumatic spinal cord injuries leading to...

$1.25 million Georgia verdict for nursing home neglect

Ken Shigley
December 30, 2008 18:48

As an Atlanta trial lawyer, I have often seen instances of severe neglect in nursing homes. Last week I wrote on this blog about the ratings of Georgia's 358 nursing homes, 115 of which rated "much below average."  A few days ago, a DeKalb County jury returned a $1.25 million verdict...

Surgery offers better odds than nonsurgical treatment for low back herniated discs

Ken Shigley
December 29, 2008 04:12

For patients with low back pain and other symptoms caused by herniated discs, surgery provides better results than nonsurgical treatment, according to a study in the December 1 issue of Spine.  In the 4-year combined as-treated analysis, those receiving surgery demonstrated significantly...

Tractor trailer strikes snow removal truck in NH, reminding me of GA case 25 years ago

Ken Shigley
December 26, 2008 21:10

A trucking accident in New Hampshire today reminds me of one of the first interstate trucking personal injury cases I handled as a young lawyer roughly 25 years ago, before I gained much knowledge about things as crucial as the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations. In the New Hampshire...

Where to send mama, or not -- Georgia nursing home ratings

Ken Shigley
December 22, 2008 23:26

We have lawyers in my firm who regularly handle nursing home malpractice and abuse cases all over Georgia. One of them called my attention to the new government web site that included ratings of nursing homes. The 17 Georgia nursing homes rated "much above average" include:  ...

Cooper tire issues another recall for defective tires, closes Albany plant

Ken Shigley
December 22, 2008 22:36

Sometimes quality control and financial stability go hand in hand. This week I saw two announcements from Cooper Tire. First, they recalled Cooper CS4 Touring (VR tires) size 215/55 R17 produced between September 7 and October 11, 2008.  This is part of a long history.  According to the...

Jury rejects defense try to shift blame, award $48 million for paraplegia injury

Ken Shigley
December 21, 2008 20:53

When the Georgia legislature passed an omnibus tort reform bill in 2005, one of the provisions was to require juries to apportion fault between all parties and non-parties -- even if they cannot be held liable -- at whom the defendant points an accusing finger. In Indiana last week, a jury...

Deceptive advertising as basis for products liability claims

Ken Shigley
December 20, 2008 12:49

The Georgia Fair Business Practices Act was enacted in the 1970's. In the early nineties I sifted through the original legislative committee files at the archives in researching legislative intent. It is clear that this Georgia law encompasses personal injury and wrongful death claims based upon...

Obama omits Southerners from appointments, but could make up for it soon

Ken Shigley
December 20, 2008 02:25

According to Ben Evans of Associated Press, President-elect Obama's appointments have notably excluded Southerners. It's hard to see where he's going to fill in that gap.  However, there is speculation that my friend from Atlanta, Teresa Wynn Roseborough, could be the next Solicitor General of...