Georgia Injury Lawyers Blog

Our Atlanta law firm has gone to court on behalf of patients hurt by medical devices for 30 years. The use of computer assisted devices and software has been a new source of danger for patients and doctors.

On its front page, the New York Times (1/24, A1, Bogdanich) reports that complex software flaws, faulty programming, poor safety procedures or inadequate staffing and training have caused serious errors in radiation cancer treatments. Lack of oversight and difficulty knowing when radiation errors even occur have been reasons why so few lawsuits have been brought. New York, a leading state in monitoring radiotherapy and collecting data about errors, found patterns of accidents including records of 621 radiation technology mistakes from 2001 to 2008.

Medical device and radiation software errors require the highest level of expertise to investigate and evaluate. Our firm has worked with nationally renowned oncologists, radiation engineers and developers to investigate, identify and prove these types of medical technology failures.

Our Atlanta personal injury law firm has gone to court against all the major auto manufacturers. Vehicle design and manufacturing defects often lead to catastrophic injuries on the highways.

Still, it is shocking when a car manufacturer knows of a defect and delays recalls and warnings . USA Today (1/25, Healey) reports, "Toyota says it knew there were problems with accelerator-pedal assemblies from supplier CTS late last year, but not enough to warrant a recall." Toyota announced last Thursday a planned recall of 2.3 million vehicles, back to 2005 models, because the defect trend had picked up." If a defect is known then warnings or recalls should be mandatory.

Georgia and Atlanta cases against Toyota for sudden acceleration issues will be increasing now that the company has admitted the problem. Unfortunately, that will not help the people who were unnecessarily injured or killed.

The driver of a pickup truck lost control, left the highway and went down a ravine while driving during one of Georgia's tricky winter storms. What is also tricky for our Georgia personal injury & vehicle accident law firm is how to make out a good case against a negligent driver and their insurance company when the roads are slick with ice or snow..Sometimes the driver negligence is clear: such as driving too fast for conditions, failing to yield the right of way, following too close, etc. But in these icy conditions, an accident can happen even where someone drives carefully. Sometimes the icy conditions are really the sole cause. When we investigate these winter road traffic collisions we look at the police investigation, weather reports, D.O.T. road reports, interview witnesses & the police officer, as just some of the factors to determine if it is a valid case. We want to be sure that we can be successful in handling every case for our clients.
The Dahlonega Nugget- January 13, 2010