In the city of Atlanta, home and business owners are responsible for keeping their property in good repair and in reasonably safe condition. This includes making sure that sidewalks and driveways where the general public walk are free from defects and potential hazardous conditions. If a person should trip and fall or have an accident on the property because of a safety hazard, the owner may be held liable for that person's injuries. This is also true of property owned by the city of Atlanta. In events where people hurt themselves on city property and the city is found to have been negligent, those people may be entitled to compensation for their injuries.
Woman burned by defective heating pad sues manufacturer
When a product manufacturer puts something on the shelf for a consumer to purchase in Fulton County, Georgia they are responsible for ensuring that product is safe. If it is not, and a consumer becomes injured or dies as a result, the manufacturer can be held liable.
Woman sues makers of NuvaRing after developing pulmonary embolism
Atlanta residents rely on prescription package inserts for information about the drug that they will be taking. In the U.S., the Food and Drug Administration regulates what kind of information is required to be on the inserts. This typically includes sections related to what the drug is used for, warnings and side effects, when the drug should not be used and precautions. This is done in order to educate the person taking the medication about what he or she may expect.
Drunk Atlanta public works employee causes fatal accident
Driving drunk in Atlanta is bad enough, but when a person is a repeat offender, that crosses the line into sheer reckless behavior. Each time a person is convicted of a DUI in Georgia, the penalties get stiffer and stiffer. This is done in order to try to get people to think about the consequences of drinking and driving. Although the consequences can be severe for repeat DUI offenders, there are some that never seem to learn. This can be hard for those who are injured as a result of a drunk driver to accept.
