When most people hear about a motorcycle accident they envision a collision with a car or a truck; however, motorcycle accidents also occasionally occur as a result of debris and foreign objects on the roadway. The Savannah Morning News reported today that on Sunday, a 23 foot trailer came loose…
The Georgia injury lawyers at Finch McCranie, LLP know that most motorcycle riders are good drivers and that many accidents are caused by other careless drivers. Such may have been the case yesterday in South Fulton County. WSBTV and The Associated Press have reported that a motorcycle accident has resulted…
Whenever uninformed members of the public hear the words “workers compensation” “on-the-job injury” and “fraud” they almost always associate those words with an injured worker; however, most Georgia injury lawyers know that employers and insurers are sometimes guilty of fraud when it comes to workers compensation claims. In all of…
In the typical case in civil litigation, the winning and losing sides are responsible for their own attorney’s fees. There is an exception to this rule under Georgia law. If a party acts in bad faith in the underlying transaction (committing acts of fraud and/or attempting to damage the Plaintiff,…
Not a day goes by that the Georgia injury lawyers at Finch McCranie, LLP don’t read about tragic deaths from automobile accidents, tractor trailer accidents and motorcycle accidents. On Wednesday of this week a popular Georgia High School coach, 46 year old Anthony Glen Barge, was riding motorcycles with his…
Another dangerous product recall by Federal Regulators last Thursday may signal the end of drop-side cribs that most of us have known and used for decades. According to an article by the Chicago Tribune, the Feds recalled another two million drop-side cribs. The moveable sides that raise and lower, making…
“When a vehicle is supplied by an employer for the mutual benefit of himself and his employee to facilitate the progress of the employee’s work, employment begins when the workman enters the vehicle and ends when he leaves it on the termination of his labor.” This statement is an exception…
Lithium battery cells are very small and sometimes look like a silver quarter. Unfortunately, these batteries are omnipresent and found in virtually every American household, whether it be in remote controls, watches, garage door openers or children’s books. Unfortunately, the tiny batteries that operate all of these devices can be…
Georgia injury lawyers have seen the devastation created by motorists who drink and drive. Many of the most serious automobile accidents and trucking accidents are caused by drunk motorists. A large number of the offenders are repeat or habitual offenders. Several years ago, our firm represented the mother of a…
A Springfield Georgia automobile accident resulted in the wrongful death of a 17 year old Springfield teenager, Whitney Newman, in the early morning hours last Sunday morning. According to the Savannah Morning News, the teen was a backseat passenger in a Chevrolet Tracker which lost control and flipped over several…