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FDA Reports Baby Rice Cereal is a Leading Source of Arsenic Exposure in Infants
No one of sound mind would think of intentionally lacing their children’s food with poison. But many of us feed our kids, infants even, tiny quantities of arsenic nearly every day. This is all according to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, which is taking comments through June after announcing for the first time ever…
Read MoreI-95 Shut Down Near Savannah Due to Tractor Trailor Accident
Traffic is normal again after two 18-wheeler wrecks on I-95 near Savannah on Tuesday. Emergency officials were clearing one single-vehicle 18-wheeler wreck on I-95 near Savannah when they came upon a charter bus that crashed into a second 18-wheeler. One of the 10 bus passengers was airlifted from the scene for medical treatment. The other…
Read MoreWreck Kills Four Students on Road “Where Bad Things Happen”
A two-lane road and a high rate of speed proved deadly for University of Georgia students Wednesday night as they traveled back from the “Iron Horse,” a popular gathering site for students 25 miles from campus. Four girls died and a fifth remains in a coma after their Toyota Camry crossed the center line and…
Read MoreThe Best Class Action Lawsuits Right Wrongs
Personal data breaches through hacking. Accounting fraud. Denying your child’s right to go to a decent school. All these are among the problems solved by class action lawsuits, perhaps the best equalizer a citizen has. Born in England in the 1200s, the class action enables individuals who lack the time and money to hire an…
Read MoreSwimming Pools Pose As A Liability For Homeowners
Safety never takes a vacation. Even in the summertime and especially with children in the water. As weather warms up, excited kids are busting out their swimsuits, snorkels and fins. Parents with pools, or anyone with a pool for that matter, need to be watchful. The law considers a backyard pool an “attractive nuisance” for…
Read MoreFiat Chrysler Recall Reminiscent of HLM Client’s Win
A sleek gear shift design is largely responsible for Fiat Chrysler’s recall Friday of 1.1 million Jeep Grand Cherokees, Dodge Chargers and Chrysler 300s. Since August, federal safety officials have been investigating hundreds of complaints into the design, which has purportedly caused more than 300 accidents due to runaway vehicles. The company recalled about 400,000…
Read MoreGeorgia Court of Appeals Judge Dillard Visits HLM
Georgia Court of Appeals Judge Stephen Louis A. Dillard graciously visited our office recently to discuss his article published in the Mercer Law Review and provided general tips on how to approach appellate work. Judge Dillard, of Macon, was appointed to the court by Governor Sonny Perdue in 2010 and elected in 2012 to a…
Read MoreHospital Acquired Infections Induce Injury Cases for Medical Malpractice Attorneys
Hospital Acquired Infections and the Associated Types AIDS prompted widespread use of protective gear by hospital workers. They wore gloves, gowns and glasses. Now it’s patients who need to worry about getting sicker where they go to get well. MRSA, C. diff, and UTIs are the new acronyms to fear. The numbers are nasty. A…
Read MoreTalcum Powder and Ovarian Cancer Lawsuits: Johnson & Johnson Co Liable for Negligence
The battleground in the war between ovarian cancer victims claiming talcum powder makers, mainly Johnson & Johnson Co., caused their disease has shifted from court filings to the courtroom. A St. Louis jury last month awarded $72 million to the family of Jacqueline Fox, who died of ovarian cancer. She’d been a lifelong user of…
Read MoreHouse Fires: Don’t Let Smoke Cloud Who’s Liable
House fires are the most common structure fires in the U.S. In fact, 92 percent of civilian deaths in structure fires happen in homes. The main house fire starters: cooking equipment and smoking materials. Most house fire deaths, however, are due to smoking materials.* But causation is not as clear as the numbers seem to…
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