When area families visit Georgia's Six Flags, or perhaps area county fairs or water parks, ending up in the hospital should be the furthest thing from their minds. We expect that amusement parks of all types uphold a high standard of safety, because although rides are...
Distinguished Georgia Trial Attorneys
Month: July 2012
Is motivational speaker responsible for coal-walking burns?
Some Atlanta residents may be familiar with Tony Robbins, a motivational speaker who is well-known for his self-help books and infomercials. Robbins is also known to incorporate fire-walks into his seminars, during which the participants walk barefoot over hot...
Breakers caused 11-year-old’s electrocution on putt-putt course
A couple of weeks ago in this Atlanta GA Premises Liability Law Blog, we discussed the tragic electrocution of an 11-year-old girl at a putt-putt course in Orlando. The young girl was vacationing with her family late last month, and she was electrocuted when she...
How to avoid slipping, tripping and falling in Atlanta
Did you know that about 8.7 million people end up in U.S. emergency rooms each year because of falls? In fact, the average slip-and-fall injury can add up to costs of about $28,000.Although some fall accidents cannot be prevented, others are caused when owners...
2 robberies at ATMs in Atlanta this week
Here in Georgia as the General Assembly has refused to enact laws to make ATMs safer we are seeing more and more ATM assaults. Although Atlanta residents often feel quite safe going to their local ATM, many of these machines do not have basic safety mechanisms such as...
