A Georgia jury in Fulton County will have a chance to decide the size of settlement owed the estate of Bobbi Kristina Brown by her boyfriend. Brown, the daughter of the late singer Whitney Houston, died in July 2015 after being found unconscious in a bathtub on Jan....
Distinguished Georgia Trial Attorneys
Month: September 2016
Determining damages for wrongful death
In Georgia, a loved one may be able to seek monetary compensation from a party that causes the death of a family member. The amount of compensation that may be available is based on a number of factors related to the cause of death, the relationship between the loved...
How Georgia residents can avoid a slip-and-fall
When someone slips and falls on another person's property, a personal injury lawsuit may result. The owner of a property and anyone else responsible for its upkeep could be held liable for damages. An example would be a clogged drain causing water to drip onto a...
When a child is injured on someone else’s property
When a child is injured on someone else's property, he or she may have a right to compensation for damages such as pain and suffering. The child's parents may be entitled to recover expenses such as medical bills.Property owners, however, are not automatically...
Building Code Violations Can Cause Injury
Landlords and commercial property owners who fail to follow building codes when making repairs or improvements be held responsible if unsafe conditions injure guests.Under Georgia law, property owners are responsible for maintaining their property in a reasonably safe...
Parents of teen sue Hooters for serving him alcohol
On Aug. 31, it was reported that the parents of a Georgia teenager filed a wrongful death claim against a Hooters restaurant after he was struck by a vehicle while leaving the establishment. The teenager was struck and killed in May 2016 when he was attempting to...
Slain gun instructor’s family files lawsuit against gun range
Some Georgians may have heard about the Arizona gun instructor who was killed when a 9-year-old girl accidentally shot him with an Uzi. According to sources, the instructor's family has now filed a wrongful death civil lawsuit against the gun range where the accident...