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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.

Pilot Crash Leaves One Man Dead

In a recent aviation accident, the pilot of a single engine four person plane was killed after an unexpected crash. The plane left out of the Dekalb-Peachtree Airport in Atlanta and was headed to Charlotte Douglas International Airport. The Federal Aviation Administration said they are not sure what

By M. Brandon Smith

/ 3 Dec 2006

More Warnings Against Pregnant Women Taking Paxil

In a recent opinion from the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, pregnant women are being told to not take the antidepressant Paxil because of the increased risk of birth defects in a fetus. This group’s view comports with the same findings the FDA noted earlier this year when two o

By M. Brandon Smith

/ 2 Dec 2006

More Warnings Against Pregnant Women Taking Paxil

Concrete Wall Falls Leaving One Dead

While working on the third floor of a new dormitory at Spring Hill College in Mobile Alabama, a 25-year-old man was suddenly crushed by 10-by-8 concrete wall that collapsed on him. Angelo Sanchez, deceased, lived in Atlanta but was working on the project for his employer at the time of the incident.

By M. Brandon Smith

/ 2 Dec 2006

Tragic Accident Involving A Student, A Bus And Another Driver

In a tragic pedestrian accident, a 16 year old boy was killed the other day as he was getting onto a school bus. The Northwest Whitfield High School student was struck by a vehicle driven by Juan Teran. At this time no Charges have been filed against Teran but a through investigation is still pendin

By M. Brandon Smith

/ 2 Dec 2006

Tragic Accident Involving A Student, A Bus And Another Driver

Two School Buses Collide Leaving Many Injured

This morning two Fulton County school buses collided after a third car pulled in front in of the first bus causing it to “stop short”. The second bus as a result rear-ended the first leaving seven students on board with injuries. The injured students were taken to Wellstar Cobb Hospital and treated

By M. Brandon Smith

/ 14 Nov 2006

Two School Buses Collide Leaving Many Injured

Inappropriate Touching To Unconscious Patient At Hospital Could Lead To Lawsuit

Imagine going to the hospital for a scheduled procedure. Imagine once there you are given a medication to help you though that procedure. Now imagine waking up and discovering some of your clothes have been removed or changed on an intimate part of your body which had nothing to do with the procedur

By M. Brandon Smith

/ 11 Nov 2006

Inappropriate Touching To Unconscious Patient At Hospital Could Lead To Lawsuit

$2.8 Million Awarded After DUI Driver Leaving Strip Club Kills Teenager

A Mobile, Alabama strip bar known as Sammy’s Club was recent found liable for serving an already visibly drunk patron who subsequently drove home and killed a 16 year-old teenager. The jury awarded $2.8 million to family of the teenager-most of which is expected to be paid by the bar. The driver rec

By M. Brandon Smith

/ 11 Nov 2006

$2.8 Million Awarded After DUI Driver Leaving Strip Club Kills Teenager

Eye Infections Not Reported By Bausch & Lomb

According to a federal letter, Bausch & Lomb, Inc. failed to formally report 35 new cases of fungal eye infections after its contact lens solutions were linked to the problem. The report details that Singapore health officials notified the Rochester, New York Company as well as the FDA about the pro

By M. Brandon Smith

/ 8 Nov 2006

Eye Infections Not Reported By Bausch & Lomb

Toddler Killed In Tragic Accident

In Georgetown County South Carolina, a 21-month-old toddler was tragically killed after the girl was accidentally ran over by her grandmother. The grandmother, who did not see her granddaughter near her truck, was repositioning her pickup to get it closer to her home. Anna Snowden, deceased, was imm

By M. Brandon Smith

/ 5 Nov 2006

Road Worker Killed In Tragic Accident On Georgia 400

While doing road repair work on Atlanta’s busy Georgia 400, a 19-year-old Buchanan man was tragically killed Monday after his vehicle slammed into a concrete placer machine. According to Officer Justin Wilson of the Alpharetta police department, Kevin Clayton, deceased, was driving his vehicle down

By M. Brandon Smith

/ 1 Nov 2006

Road Worker Killed In Tragic Accident On Georgia 400

Trasylol Is A Dangerous Drug

Trasylol (aprotinin), manufactured by Bayer, is a medication used to treat excessive bleeding and inflammation in patients undergoing coronary artery bypass grafting surgery (CABG). Due to nature of CABG procedures, most people do not realize they received the drug until after the surgery is over, i

By M. Brandon Smith

/ 22 Oct 2006

Dangerous Intersections In And Around Atlanta

If you have ever driven in and around Atlanta, Georgia it will probably come as no surprise to you that an auto accident occurs every 2.8 minutes in our great State. Knowing which intersections to avoid however might help you from being in the next one. In a recent article published in the Atlanta J

By M. Brandon Smith

/ 21 Oct 2006

Dangerous Intersections In And Around Atlanta