A judge in Glynn County handed down a sizable award on April 8 to the plaintiffs in a medical malpractice claim. The widow of a man who died from a drug overdose after a Brunswick pain clinic treated him received the $30-million award in the wrongful death suit, and...
Distinguished Georgia Trial Attorneys
Month: April 2013
National Crime Victims’ Memorial Service
Mel Hewitt, president of Georgia's Crime Victim Advocacy Council, presented to 400-500 family members and friends of homicide victims on Sunday, April 21, 2013, the first Sunday of National Crime Victims' Week.
Family gets settlement in wrongful death claim
The family of a teenage girl who went into a routine dental surgery but died days later has received some degree of compensation through a settlement agreement, according to court documents. The girl was a 17-year-old junior in high school who sustained a brain injury...
National Crime Victims’ Rights Week – April 21-27, 2013
REMINDER! The 23rd Annual Crime Victims' Service will be held at the First Baptist Church of Decatur, 308 Clairemont Avenue, Decatur, Georgia 30030 on Sunday April 21 from 5:30 - 7:30 pm. The Service kicks off the beginning of National Crime Victims'...
Star of Alliance Theater’s “Zorro” injured during rehearsal
An actor who was performing as the star of the Atlanta-based Alliance Theater's ambitious "Zorro" sustained a burn injury during the cast's March 27 rehearsal that required him to be taken to a nearby hospital. The on-stage rehearsal at the Alliance Theater was...
National Crime Victims’ Rights Week – April 21-27, 2013
Since 1981, National Crime Victims' Rights Week (NCVRW) has challenged the nation to extend its vision of crime victims' rights and services to reach every victim of crime. Each year, communities across the country celebrate decades of hard-earned progress in...
Closing of FAA towers across Georgia could pose safety problems
The Federal Aviation Administration has reported its plan to close a number of airport towers beginning on April 7, 2013, due to automatic federal spending cuts. A total of 149 towers will be closed across the country; five of these towers are in Georgia. These towers...