Accidents and Injuries

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Earlier this month, a jury in Georgia found that the transit system in Atlanta was responsible for a disabled person falling. Due to the system’s negligence, the plaintiff suffered from an injury that left in a completely vegetative state permanently. The jury awarded the plaintiff $18.8 million in damages. The jury discussed the details of...

Georgia Motor Vehicle Accident Statistics: Fulton County

November 26, 2018

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Fulton County, located in north central Georgia, is the highest populated county with a population of 1,041,423. Atlanta, the state’s capital and Georgia’s most populous city with a population of about 486,290, is the 9th largest metropolitan statistical area in the United States. About 90% of Atlanta is housed within Fulton County, with the other...

Georgia Motor Vehicle Accident Statistics

November 2, 2018

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Auto accidents are unfortunate and can occur at anytime and any location. A 2015 report found that there were 254.6 million vehicles registered in the United States and that 2.18 million individuals were injured in car crashes. The report also found that the most vehicle fatalities occur in these five U.S. states: California, Florida, North...

National Teen Driver Safety Week

October 21, 2018

October 21st – 27th is National Teen Driver Safety Week. Motor vehicle crashes are the leading cause of death for teens (15 to 18 years old) in the United States – ahead of all other types of injury, disease, or violence. According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), teen drivers, compared to all...

Honda Recalls 1.4 Million Cars Due to Dangerous Takata Airbags

October 1, 2018

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Honda is recalling 1.4 million cars due to a potentially dangerous issue with Takata front passenger-side airbag inflators. The recall covers both Honda and Acura vehicles. If the airbags are exposed to prolonged heat and high humidity, the Takata airbag may explode during a crash. This can cause metal parts to spray throughout the car,...

Boston Gas Explosion Injures Over 20 People, Displaces Thousands

September 14, 2018

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A series of gas explosions have hit neighborhoods outside of Boston. At least one person has been killed, with over 20 more injured. The injuries include minor smoke inhalation, to severe blast trauma and injury. Dozens of homes have been destroyed, with around 70 fires being reported throughout the area. 8,000 people are currently displaced...

Toyota Hit with $242 Million Verdict in Lexus Seat Lawsuit

August 23, 2018

On Friday, August 17th, a Texas jury in the state court of Dallas awarded a Dallas family with $242 million after finding that defects in the front seats of a 2002 Lexus ES300 caused severe injuries to the family’s two young children during a rear-end collision back in 2016. The plaintiffs and parents of the...

Southwest Airlines Sued Over April 17 Plane Accident

May 17, 2018

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On April 17, 2018, Southwest Airlines Flight 1380 traveling from New York to Dallas experienced an engine explosion in midair causing an emergency landing in Philadelphia. Preliminary findings of a National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) investigation determined that metal fatigue caused a hidden crack in a fan blade to break causing the CFM56-7B engine to...

April is Distractive Driving Awareness Month

April 19, 2018