By Stephanie F. Brown, Attorney and David Wolf, Attorney Published by Child Injury Lawyer Network When a lawsuit is filed on behalf of a minor child in Georgia, any settlement of the lawsuit may require the approval of the Probate Court where the child resides. Georgia Code Section 29-3-3 controls…
By Stephanie F. Brown and David Wolf, Attorney Published by Child Injury Lawyer Network For children in Georgia injured by prescription and over the counter drugs, Georgia’s Governor wants to deny them their right to recovery if the drugs were FDA approved. In an effort to encourage business in Georgia,…
By Stephanie F. Brown and David Wolf, Attorney Published by Child Injury Lawyer Network Lawsuits and insurance claims filed on behalf of children bitten by a dog are controlled by Georgia Code Section 51-2-7. This statute recognizes that the dog’s owner may be held liable for injuries caused by their…
By Stephanie F. Brown and David Wolf, Attorney Published by Child Injury Lawyer Network Georgia Governor Sonny Perdue has proposed legislation that will require the losing plaintiff / injury victim in a lawsuit to pay attorney fees to the defendant if the plaintiff’s lawsuit is dismissed as lacking “substantial merit.”…
By Stephanie F. Brown, Attorney and David Wolf, Attorney Published by Child Injury Lawyer Network Montravious Jones was recently killed by a train in Bainbridge, Georgia. The incident took place near Hutto-McIver Apartments. News reports state that the conductor blew his horn but Montravious did not respond because Montravious was…
By Stephanie F. Brown and David Wolf, Attorney Published by Child Injury Lawyer Network Cobb County, Georgia police arrested a stepmother who provided alcohol to four teenagers at her home. One of the teenagers was killed later that night in an automobile accident when the car he was driving crossed…
By Stephanie Brown and David Wolf, Attorney Published by Child Injury Lawyer Network Do You Know Who Your Children Are Chatting With (Online)? is an article posted on the Charlton County (Georgia) Herald Website. The article notes the increasing popularity of My Space, Facebook and other Websites and the dangers…
By Stephanie F. Brown and David Wolf, Attorney Published by Child Injury Lawyer Network In an Eleventh Circuit United States Court of Appeals decision on January 23, 2009, the Court found that three Rockdale County (Georgia) High School football coaches were entitled to qualified immunity from a lawsuit alleging due…
By Stephanie Brown and David Wolf, Attorney Published by Child Injury Lawyer Network Although it has been in effect since July 1, 2004, many parents are still unaware or unsure of what the requirements are of Georgia’s child passenger safety law, O.C.G.A. §40-8-76.1. The law applies to adults and children.…
By Stephanie Brown and David Wolf, Attorney Published by Child Injury Lawyer Network Investigators which included pediatric experts conducted an extensive study into the cause of injuries in Atlanta day care centers. While the study was conducted in 1988, its findings are still pertinent today in that the hazardous or…