Archive for March, 2010
Georgia consumers wrongfully detained or arrested by businesses and corporations have begun to fight back thanks to recent changes in the law.
In the latest false imprisonment case, a customer of the Atlanta W Hotel claims that multiple staff members tackled and detained him for criticizing a manager. The customer is seeking $250,000 in damages. The Atlanta Journal Constitution has the story.
Filing a lawsuit against a business or corporation for false imprisonment used to be a difficult ...
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The Georgia Supreme Court upheld two controversial laws on Monday which may signal a change in the direction of the Court. The Court first ruled that gross negligence in medical malpractice suits against ER doctors is not an unconstitutional standard. It also ruled that criminal defendants convicted of non-sex crimes can be forced to register as sex offenders.
Legal analyst and Atlanta trial lawyer Page Pate shared his analysis of both opinions and what they mean for the future of ...
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Approximately 1,500 people die on Georgia’s roadways every year. Of those, around 40% involved alcohol and 30% involved speeding. In one recent reckless driving tragedy, a 21-year-old Marine was killed after a wrong-way driver crashed into his vehicle on I-20 in Cobb County. The Atlanta Journal Constitution covered the incident.
In the I-20 Cobb County case, the victim, Lance Cpl. Gregory M. Suedmeyer, had just returned home from Iraq at the time of the wreck. The ...
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