A partner with Childers, Schlueter & Smith, LLC,, Brandon Smith has devoted his practice to pharmaceutical litigation, mass torts, products liability and serious personal injury. A frequent guest spea
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A few short months ago in Valdosta, Georgia, the Georgia Public Health Laboratory (GPHL) received eight new Salmonella Montevideo claims from the South Georgia Medical Center between August 28, 2006 and September 5, 2006. While ordinarily these 8 cases might not seem like a reason for great concern,
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After initially denying thousands of claims filed against it in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, State Farm Fire & Casualty Co. decided yesterday to settle hundreds of lawsuits filed against it by its policyholders after the company initially denied their claims for one reason or another. The set
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Peter Holliday Jr., 85, was tragically struck and killed in a pedestrian accident just before 3 p.m. at his Macon, Georgia residence earlier yesterday afternoon. Holliday, who lived on Forest Hill Road in Bibb County, was checking his mail when the accident occurred. It is believed the first vehicle
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Since my previous post about the death of an 11-year-old Atlanta girl who was struck by a hit and run driver, authorities have recently made an arrest of the alleged suspect. Atlanta police arrested Tory Fairchild, 23, in connection with the hit and run accident which left Terriona Ison dead last we
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In a rather unique accident, a 2001 Dodge Ram carrying 20 passengers recently crashed into a tree after running of the road in LaGrange, Georgia earlier this week. Of the 20 Hispanic passengers, 14 were injured and two died as a result of the crash. Authorities investigating the scene said the van w
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In Shepherdsville, Kentucky a fiery train crash has caused hundreds to evacuate their homes, schools and work as flames emanated from the accident scene. The train crash which occurred earlier this morning involved numerous train cars that were carrying toxic chemicals like cyclohexane. Authorities
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Georgia’s dangerous roadways claim yet another teen driver’s life as J.C. Ferrel, a Central High School student, lost control of his vehicle and died as a result on Monday night. The 17-year-old honor student and athlete was returning home from work when his vehicle apparently hydroplaned off Highwa
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In a recent pedestrian accident in Cleveland, Georgia, a woman was serious injured as she tried to cross the road on south main street. The woman, who has yet to be identified, was struck by an oncoming vehicle that apparently did not see her until it was too late. Witnesses of the accident said the
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A tractor trailer that reportedly caused a three car auto accident caused major delays to traffic and left one overturned vehicle demolished. Witnesses say the tractor trailer, which was not stuck in the accident, was the cause of the accident but left the scene of the accident despite the driver’s
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Everyone who has ever driven on a public highway or interstate has seen tractor-trailers (aka semis or 18-wheelers) and knows how dangerous they can be if not operated properly. A recent trucking accident on I-75 involving a tractor-trailer is just the latest example. In this rather bizarre accident
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In a deadly accident last week involving a vehicle and a train, one woman died after her vehicle became stuck on the tracks of the train. The train accident, which occurred in Taylors, South Carolina, involved a 73-year-old woman, Betty Van Sisk, who could not get across the tracks before the crossi
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Have you ever given a deposition? If you have ever been involved in a lawsuit you undoubtedly have, but surprisingly enough many have no idea what a deposition entails. In its essence, a deposition a question and answer session where the opposing attorney asks all types of questions ranging from whe