Using medication to subdue a resident for staff convenience, rather than to treat a genuine medical condition, is a recognized form of mistreatment in Georgia. The practice is often called...
The jury decides. In a Georgia wrongful death case that goes to trial, valuing the lost life is the jury's job, and Georgia gives the jury unusually broad latitude to...
A product's design is defective in Georgia when the risks built into that design outweigh its usefulness, judged against what a reasonable manufacturer would have done. The flaw lies in...
Absent or nonfunctioning cameras can strengthen a negligent-security claim in Georgia, yet they are seldom the whole story. Cameras are one tool an owner might use to satisfy its duty...
Inadequate lighting can be part of a negligent-security claim in Georgia, but dim conditions alone rarely decide the case. Lighting is one piece of the larger question of whether a...
Emergency-room claims face a steeper climb in Georgia because the law applies a heightened standard to care provided in true emergency settings. Instead of the ordinary negligence rule that governs...
A sponge, clamp, or other item left inside a patient after surgery is treated as a serious surgical error under Georgia law, and the patient generally has the right to...
A local rule that bars dogs from running loose can be the strongest single fact in a Georgia bite case, because breaking it gives the injured person a way around...
An official "dangerous dog" classification can strengthen a Georgia bite claim by helping establish that the owner knew the animal posed a risk, which is often the toughest element to...
Suing a Georgia bar or nightclub after another patron attacks you is possible when the venue's failure to provide reasonable security allowed a foreseeable assault. These venues face heightened scrutiny...