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Peanut Butter Contamination Is A Real Danger For Children

Our InjuryBoard partner from Orlando, Joseph Saunders, recently made a great point about the dangers associated with the recent salmonella peanut butter outbreak in reference to our youth. It is undisputed that hundreds of thousands of children eat peanut butter sandwiches everyday for lunch and/or

By M. Brandon Smith

/ 16 Feb 2007

Peanut Butter Contamination Is A Real Danger For Children

What Is Salmonella And What Are Its Effects?

With the recent salmonella outbreak concerning Peter Pan and Great Value peanut butter many people are asking the question, what is salmonella and what are its adverse effects? The short answer is that salmonella is a infectious bacteria that attacks the intestines and blood stream in most humans. T

By M. Brandon Smith

/ 16 Feb 2007

What Is Salmonella And What Are Its Effects?

Save That Peanut Butter Jar-It Is Evidence

When pursuing a peanut butter salmonella outbreak claim it is very important to NOT throw away the jar of peanut butter and its lid despite what others are saying at this time. It will be a very important piece of evidence in the future. Keep it in a very safe place where no one will use it again an

By M. Brandon Smith

/ 16 Feb 2007

Save That Peanut Butter Jar-It Is Evidence

Peanut Butter Linked To Salmonella Outbreak

If you eat peanut butter and have a jar or two in your home, Be Careful-Be Very Careful as the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has recently warned that thousands of jars of peanut butter have been linked to a salmonella Outbreak. According to the FDA, the salmonella outbreak has been found in jar

By M. Brandon Smith

/ 15 Feb 2007

Peanut Butter Linked To Salmonella Outbreak

Marta Rape Case Leads To $1.7 Million Verdict

A grandmother who was kidnapped and raped while leaving the Lindbergh MARTA station in Buckhead in June of 2002 got some great news Wednesday afternoon in the form of a $1.7 million verdict. The Fulton County State Court jury, made up of 6 men and 6 women, only had to determine the damages portion o

By M. Brandon Smith

/ 8 Feb 2007

Marta Rape Case Leads To $1.7 Million Verdict

Lawsuit Filed In Connection To Arby's Salmonella Outbreak

Our law firm, Childers, Buck, & Schlueter, LLP, along with Eric H. Weinberg of The Law Offices of Eric H. Weinberg, recently filed the first of what we expect to be a number of lawsuits on behalf of those adversely affected by the salmonella outbreak at an Arby’s in Lowndes County Georgia this past

By M. Brandon Smith

/ 8 Feb 2007

Lawsuit Filed In Connection To Arby's Salmonella Outbreak

Georgia Pedestrian Loses Leg In Hit And Hit Accident

A Georgia woman was recently struck by a hit and run driver on Ulmerton Road as she and a friend tried to cross the roadway. Elonda Floyd, 41, and Lisa King, 46, were both taken to Bayfront Medical Center in St. Petersburg after being struck by the driver for their injuries. As a result of the accid

By M. Brandon Smith

/ 4 Feb 2007

Georgia Pedestrian Loses Leg In Hit And Hit Accident

86-Year-Old Woman Attacked By Two Dogs In Cobb County

It seems like every time I pick up a newspaper or read an article online, it illustrates another vicious dog attack. Annie, Maiforth, an 86-year-old Cobb County resident is just the latest victim as two dogs, a German shepherd and Labrador retriever violently attached her earlier this week. The atta

By M. Brandon Smith

/ 25 Jan 2007

86-Year-Old Woman Attacked By Two Dogs In Cobb County

Water Drinking Contest Ends In Death

After a the death of a young mother in a recent water drinking contest held by a local radio station in California, a wrongful death lawsuit has now been filed on her behalf by the family members left behind. It is alleged that the contest promised a Nintendo Wii to the person who could drink the mo

By M. Brandon Smith

/ 25 Jan 2007

Arby's Linked To Salmonella Outbreak In Valdosta, Georgia

A few short months ago in Valdosta, Georgia, the Georgia Public Health Laboratory (GPHL) received eight new Salmonella Montevideo claims from the South Georgia Medical Center between August 28, 2006 and September 5, 2006. While ordinarily these 8 cases might not seem like a reason for great concern,

By M. Brandon Smith

/ 23 Jan 2007

Arby's Linked To Salmonella Outbreak In Valdosta, Georgia

State Farm To Pay Over $130 Million To Policyholders Affected By Hurricane Katrina

After initially denying thousands of claims filed against it in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, State Farm Fire & Casualty Co. decided yesterday to settle hundreds of lawsuits filed against it by its policyholders after the company initially denied their claims for one reason or another. The set

By M. Brandon Smith

/ 23 Jan 2007

State Farm To Pay Over $130 Million To Policyholders Affected By Hurricane Katrina

Pedestrian Accident Ends In Death For Bibb County Man

Peter Holliday Jr., 85, was tragically struck and killed in a pedestrian accident just before 3 p.m. at his Macon, Georgia residence earlier yesterday afternoon. Holliday, who lived on Forest Hill Road in Bibb County, was checking his mail when the accident occurred. It is believed the first vehicle

By M. Brandon Smith

/ 21 Jan 2007

Pedestrian Accident Ends In Death For Bibb County Man