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Atlanta Injury Law Blog

Johnson & Ward, since 1949, Atlanta's original personal injury specialty law firm.

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Amputation Injury

A calling to transform livesWhy it is important to immediately associate a trucking litigation specialist when you are called about a catastrophic truck crash

asbestos

Atlanta Georgia Asbestos and Silica Related Lung Illness Claims

asbestosis

Atlanta Georgia Asbestos and Silica Related Lung Illness Claims

Back Injury

Spinal cord injuries: paralysis, diagnosis and surgery (part 1)C1-C2 Fracture & Spinal Cord Injury

Bar Organizations

Meet Ken Shigley, candidate for Georgia Court of AppealsDiplomate of National College of Advocacy is not just another "certificate suitable for framing."

Boat accidents

Georgia cracks down on boating under the influence

Brain Injury

Syringomyelia and Chiari Malformation InjuriesDue to the unvaccinated, it is a terrible time to be badly injured in Georgia

Burn Injuries

Why it is important to immediately associate a trucking litigation specialist when you are called about a catastrophic truck crashWhat is PTSD (Post Traumatic Stress Disorder) and why does in matter in highway crash cases?

Bus Accidents

10 things to do after a car crashWhat is the law in Georgia on negligent hiring and retention of a truck driver?

cervical injury

C1-C2 Fracture & Spinal Cord Injury

Chiari

Syringomyelia and Chiari Malformation Injuries

Child injuries

Georgia School Bus Injuries and Sovereign ImmunityChild death in day care van – uninsured child care & sovereign immunity for negligent licensing

chronic myofascial pain

Myofascial Pain Injury

chronic pain

Myofascial Pain Injury

Civil Litigation

Civil immunity for Covered Countermeasures in fight against COVID-19A calling to transform lives

Dangerous Products

Civil immunity for Covered Countermeasures in fight against COVID-19Confidential Settlements – bad secrecy or good privacy?

Drunk Driving Liability

A year of bright ideas in advocacyGeorgia cracks down on boating under the influence

ear injury

Ear Injuries

Ethics

A calling to transform livesShigley named trustee of Institute for Continuing Judicial Education

Expert Witness Rules

Food poisoning proof is focus of Georgia Supreme Court decisionTouch at trial - jurors lay hands on injured plaintiff

FAQs

Two "reasonably adequate" jury verdicts this weekWhat are contingent attorney fees?

Federal Procedure

Venue choices for Georgia personal injury and wrongful death lawsuitsPuzzling stall of federal judgeship nomination in Georgia

Food poisoning

Food poisoning proof is focus of Georgia Supreme Court decision

Foot injury

Foot drop due to traumatic injury

Fractures

Hand fracture injuriesAnkle Fracture Injuries

Georgia Business Litigation

When is the fine print too fine?A trap door in Georgia renewal actions for uninsured motorist insurance coverage

Georgia fatality

Wrongful death claims in GeorgiaOvercoming the independent contractor defense

Georgia injury news

Due to the unvaccinated, it is a terrible time to be badly injured in GeorgiaEthylene oxide emissions from Sterigenics plants in Smyrna & Covington linked to cancer

Governmental liability

Georgia School Bus Injuries and Sovereign ImmunityChild death in day care van – uninsured child care & sovereign immunity for negligent licensing

Head injuries

Nose injuriesTemporomandibular Joint (TMJ) Injuries

Independent contractor

Overcoming the independent contractor defense

Injury Law

Low back fracture injuriesFemur fracture injuries

Insurance Law

Legislation to update insurance rule for interstate trucking11th Circuit Court of Appeals sides with insurance company on "examination under oath"

Legal Info

Emory and UGA Rank in Top 30 Law SchoolsOutgoing text messages admissible in evidence

Legal Profession

Emory and UGA Rank in Top 30 Law SchoolsShigley continues on board of Institute for Continuing Legal Education

Legislation

Civil immunity for Covered Countermeasures in fight against COVID-19What to do if you are directly solicited for a lawyer after a crash

Links

California Injury Lawyer BlogCincinnati Personal Injury Law Blog

Low back fracture injuries

Low back fracture injuries

Mediation

What is mediation and why do judges insist upon it?

Mediation

What is mediation and why do judges insist upon it?

Medical Malpractice

Confidential Settlements – bad secrecy or good privacy?Jury can decide if ER malpractice was under “gross negligence” or “ordinary negligence” standard

myofascial pain

Myofascial Pain Injury

neck injury

C1-C2 Fracture & Spinal Cord Injury

Offers of Judgment

Does Georgia really need more than five "loser pays" rules?Georgia "loser pays" rule # 5 - bad faith, stubborn litigiousness, undue trouble and expense

Personal

America's Top 100 Personal Injury Attorneys®Food poisoning proof is focus of Georgia Supreme Court decision

Premises Liability

TV law firm “settlement mills” blasted in legal ethics journal16 Ways to Overcome the Independent Contractor Defense

Proportional Liability

Apportionment of fault presents advocacy challenge to lawyers for innocent victimsSometimes a blog post really should be written like a legal brief

Q & A

Should I sue manufacturer because 11-year-old got spring from mechanical pencil stuck through his finger?Can I pursue a medical malpractice claim for injury that did not heal properly?

Recent Tort Cases

A calling to transform livesExplosion of video evidence in injury and death cases

Referral

Why it is important to immediately associate a trucking litigation specialist when you are called about a catastrophic truck crashOvercoming the independent contractor defense

Resort Torts

16 Ways to Overcome the Independent Contractor DefenseA year of bright ideas in advocacy

Rules of the Road

10 things to do after a car crashA year of bright ideas in advocacy

silica

Atlanta Georgia Asbestos and Silica Related Lung Illness Claims

silicosis

Atlanta Georgia Asbestos and Silica Related Lung Illness Claims

Spinal Cord Injury

Spinal cord injuries: paralysis, diagnosis and surgery (part 1)Spinal cord injuries: paralysis and treatment

State Procedure

Food poisoning proof is focus of Georgia Supreme Court decisionVenue choices for Georgia personal injury and wrongful death lawsuits

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syringomyelia

Syringomyelia and Chiari Malformation Injuries

Tort law

What is the law in Georgia on negligent hiring and retention of a truck driver?What is PTSD (Post Traumatic Stress Disorder) and why does in matter in highway crash cases?

Tort Reform in Georgia

The Supreme Court of Georgia quoted Ken Shigley in a unanimous decision released this week.Jury can decide if ER malpractice was under “gross negligence” or “ordinary negligence” standard

Traffic

Georgia School Bus Injuries and Sovereign ImmunityFour big rig pileup kills woman on I-285 near Camp Creek Parkway exit

Truck Wreck of the Day

What is the law in Georgia on negligent entrustment of a commercial motor vehicle?Tractor trailer merging from shoulder in darkness kills motorist on I-95

Trucking Accidents

Femur fracture injuriesDue to the unvaccinated, it is a terrible time to be badly injured in Georgia

Trucking Litigation

Femur fracture injuriesLegislation to update insurance rule for interstate trucking

Trucking Rules

Legislation to update insurance rule for interstate truckingKen Shigley earns third national board certification - in Truck Accident Law

Trucking Technology

Ken Shigley earns third national board certification - in Truck Accident LawWhy it is important to immediately hire a real trucking trial attorney after a catastrophic truck crash

Uncategorized

Choosing the Right Personal Injury Law Firm in AtlantaVagus nerve injuries in car crashes

Venue Changes

Venue options broaden for Georgia State Tort Claims casesDoes venue matter any more?

Wrongful Death

America's Top 100 Personal Injury Attorneys®Wrongful death claims in Georgia

Atlanta Injury Law Blog

Johnson & Ward, since 1949, Atlanta's original personal injury specialty law firm.

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Launched in 1949, Johnson & Ward is the oldest personal injury specialty law firm continuously operating in Atlanta. The founders of the firm were also founders of the Georgia Trial Lawyers Association. Former partners in the firm have served on the Superior Court of Fulton County and Court of Appeals of Georgia. The firm now includes former presidents of the State Bar of Georgia and Atlanta Bar Association, author of a leading treatise on personal injury law in Georgia, and recipient of the State Bar of Georgia Traditions of Excellence Award.

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