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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

Safeway Insurance Gets $500,000 Fine For Improperly Handling Claims

The Insurance Commissioner of Georgia, John W. Oxendine, has levied a $500,000 fine against Safeway Insurance Company of Georgia and told them they either better shape up or ship out. After years of low balling those injured from the negligence of Safeway insured drivers, Mr. Oxendine has publicly t

By M. Brandon Smith

/ 8 Sep 2006

Safeway Insurance Gets $500,000 Fine For Improperly Handling Claims

Deck Collapse Injures 4 Potential Homebuyers

A Gwinnett family was looking to buy a home in the area and decided to tour one that caught their eye located at 848 Fieldstream Way in Lawrenceville. According to officials, when the family went out to examine the deck, it collapsed causing injuries to all four family members. Three of the family m

By M. Brandon Smith

/ 7 Sep 2006

Deck Collapse Injures 4 Potential Homebuyers

Construction Worker Killed On The Job May Be Entitled To Worker's Compensation

A 28-year-old man died in a work related accident while working at contruction company in Selma, Alabama. The construction worker, employed by Pettyline Construction, was believed to have lost consciousness on an elevated scaffolding. OSHA was called into investigate the incident and an autopsy is p

By M. Brandon Smith

/ 31 Aug 2006

Construction Worker Killed On The Job May Be Entitled To Worker's Compensation

Prosecutors Seek To Postpone Grace Asbestos Trial(2)

Federal prosecutors are expected to appeal a number of rulings in favor of W.R. Grace & Co., a large Columbia chemical maker, who is alleged to have violated the Clean Air Act and knowingly poisoned former workers and other residents of Montana with asbestos related products. Many maintain that asbe

By M. Brandon Smith

/ 31 Aug 2006

Prosecutors Seek To Postpone Grace Asbestos Trial

Federal prosecutors are expected to appeal a number of rulings in favor of W.R. Grace & Co., a large Columbia chemical maker, who is alleged to have violated the Clean Air Act and knowingly poisoning former workers and other residents of Montana with asbestos related products. Many maintain that asb

By M. Brandon Smith

/ 31 Aug 2006

Prosecutors Seek To Postpone Grace Asbestos Trial

Alaris SE "Key Bounce" Infusion Pumps Recalled

The United States Food and Drug Administration has alerted the medical community and its patients of a potentially serious over infusion problem associated with the “Key Bounce” infusion pump. The defective pump is said to infuse as much as ten times the intended amount in patients who use the produ

By M. Brandon Smith

/ 31 Aug 2006

Alaris SE "Key Bounce" Infusion Pumps Recalled

"Big Dig" Negligence Ends In Death

Del Valle, husband of the now deceased Milena Del Valle, filed a wrongful death lawsuit in Suffolk Superior Court in Boston Tuesday after his wife suffered fatal injuries in a “Big Dig” accident. Mr. Valle was driving his wife to Logan airport when all of a sudden the multi-ton ceiling panel of a co

By M. Brandon Smith

/ 31 Aug 2006

Traffic Controller Negligence Found In Comair Flight 5191 Tragedy

Fellow InjuryBoard blogger Lee Coleman of Bowling Green brought my attention to a recent development in the latest news in the Comair Flight 5191 tragedy. In that development, the sole air traffic controller at Blue Grass Airport cleared Comair Flight 5191 for take off just before dawn last Sunday a

By M. Brandon Smith

/ 31 Aug 2006

Traffic Controller Negligence Found In Comair Flight 5191 Tragedy

Comair Investigation Continues: NTSB's To Follow Set Plan

Investigators from the National Transportation Safety Board has a set procedure in place for dealing with aviation accidents such as the recent Comair Flight 5191. While each case is somewhat different from all the others before it, the NTSB always looks for certain things when investigation a crash

By M. Brandon Smith

/ 30 Aug 2006

Comair Investigation Continues: NTSB's To Follow Set Plan

How Much Insurance Do I Really Need?

It is a question that many drivers across the United States ask themselves each and every day. It is also a question there is not exact or perfect answer too either. Each driver should evaluate their own situation to get an assessment of sufficient coverage for their particular situation. When doing

By M. Brandon Smith

/ 29 Aug 2006

What Types Of Auto Insurance Do I Need?

I recently came across a pretty good article that discusses the various types of automobile insurance available to most drivers and what benefits each afford. The Auto Insurance article denotes there are five basic types of insurance coverage: bodily injury liability, property damage liability, medi

By M. Brandon Smith

/ 29 Aug 2006