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The Atlanta Legal Examiner provides coverage of personal injury, mass torts, and safety issues making headlines in Atlanta and across the country. Our Latest News section brings together breaking stories and legal insights that matter to individuals, families, and communities.

Opening Arguments Given In Midwest Vioxx Trial

In a Vioxx trial that is expected to last four to six weeks in Madison County, opening arguments were given yesterday by both sides in the first Midwest trial over the controversial drug. The plaintiff’s attorney who represents the surviving husband of Pattie Schwaller told the jurors that Merck & C

By M. Brandon Smith

/ 28 Feb 2007

Opening Arguments Given In Midwest Vioxx Trial

Delay, Deny, Defend-How Insurance Companies Reject Legitimate Claims

Fellow InjuryBoard member Jamie G. Goldstein of Gary D. McCallister & Associates LTD., our Chicago Personal Injury Lawyer affiliate, recently brought my attention to a great topic and series of specials conducted by CNN in which they investigated how many big insurance companies are handling smaller

By M. Brandon Smith

/ 28 Feb 2007

Delay, Deny, Defend-How Insurance Companies Reject Legitimate Claims

Jury Selection Begins In Latest Vioxx Trial

Jury selection for the latest Vioxx trial is under way for a man whose wife is said to have died as a result of taking Vioxx. Frank Schwaller says his wife, then 52 and now deceased, took the painkiller manufactured by Merck & Company for an extended period to combat her pains and ailments. The atto

By M. Brandon Smith

/ 28 Feb 2007

Jury Selection Begins In Latest Vioxx Trial

Questions About The Peanut Butter Recall???

Did you or a loved one eat from a contaminated jar of Peter Pan or Great Value peanut butter? Do you have questions about this recent peanut butter salmonella outbreak? If so we at InjuryBoard can help you find answers to these questions. Let us put our knowledge and expertise to work for you in ord

By M. Brandon Smith

/ 28 Feb 2007

Questions About The Peanut Butter Recall???

370 Confirmed Salmonella Cases Linked To Contaminated Peanut Butter

According to federal health officials more than 370 cases of salmonella have been confirmed across more than 42 states as of last week. This news is just the latest update in what has become a nationwide problem for many people and families alike. This new number of 370 is only expected to grow as t

By M. Brandon Smith

/ 28 Feb 2007

370 Confirmed Salmonella Cases Linked To Contaminated Peanut Butter

Georgia Tractor Trailer Accident Ends In Death

Our fellow InjuryBoard partner Tom Methvin of the well known and respected firm of Beasley, Allen, Crow, Methvin, Portis & Miles, P.C., in Birmingham, Alabama, recently brought my attention to a tragic tractor trailer accident that occurred in Leary, Georgia. After losing control of his truck the ta

By M. Brandon Smith

/ 24 Feb 2007

Georgia Tractor Trailer Accident Ends In Death

Georgia ConAgra Plant Definitively Linked To Salmonella

As if it was not already apparent, it is now official that the local Georgia ConAgra food plant has been linked to the presence of salmonella in its jars of peanut butter according to the Centers for Disease Control. During the course of its investigation it has now been shown that the contaminated

By M. Brandon Smith

/ 23 Feb 2007

Georgia ConAgra Plant Definitively Linked To Salmonella

Is Contaminated Peanut Butter Still On Store Shelves?

Be careful if you are in the market for peanut butter because apparently despite all the press coverage concerning the salmonella outbreak contaminated peanut butter may still on the shelves at various markets and stores. According to news10now.com: On Tuesday, our station received calls claiming Mi

By M. Brandon Smith

/ 22 Feb 2007

Is Contaminated Peanut Butter Still On Store Shelves?

Police Chase Leaves Two Dead And Many Unaswered Questions

A Police chase on I-75 northbound in Barrow County Georgia leads to two deaths and leaves another seriously injured. According to the Georgia State Patrol, the suspect vehicle was fleeing from authorities for unknown reasons before a “pit maneuver” (a tactic used by police whereby they tap the rear

By M. Brandon Smith

/ 22 Feb 2007

Police Chase Leaves Two Dead And Many Unaswered Questions

Nursing Home Neglect And Abuse In Georgia

Do you have a family member or a loved one in a nursing home or assisted living facility? Do you know for sure they are being treated properly and taken care of as initially promised by the home? If not you need to find out especially given the recent nursing home investigation and report conducted

By M. Brandon Smith

/ 22 Feb 2007

Nursing Home Neglect And Abuse In Georgia

Dangerous Dogs Put To Sleep After Killing 2-Year-Old

In a follow up to a recent post on a dog attack that left a 2-year-old girl dead, authorities have stated the responsible dogs have since been put to sleep. The dog attack, which involved a pit bull mix and boxer bull mastiff, occurred after a the dangerous dogs escaped from their fenced in area acc

By M. Brandon Smith

/ 21 Feb 2007

Dangerous Dogs Put To Sleep After Killing 2-Year-Old

Georgia Lawmaker Accidently Gives Out Contaminated Peanut Butter

Georgia State Representative Ed Ryders has now found himself in a precarious situation and the sad thing is he did not even really do anything to deserve it. The main reason he has made headlines all over Georgia recently is because he handed out jars of peanut butter to friends and colleagues that

By M. Brandon Smith

/ 20 Feb 2007

Georgia Lawmaker Accidently Gives Out Contaminated Peanut Butter