On behalf of Mitchell & Shapiro LLP | Jun 30, 2015 | Car Accidents
Texting while driving is currently banned in 46 states, including Georgia, and Georgia also bans all handheld and hands-free cell phone use for bus drivers and novice drivers. These prohibitions are in place for good reason, but they were a long time coming, and more...
On behalf of Mitchell & Shapiro LLP | Jun 24, 2015 | Uncategorized
Malpractice crisis? We don’t think so. The National Practitioner Data Bank, which is where all malpractice settlements and verdicts must be reported, just released it’s statistics for 2014. For the 13th year in a row there was a decrease in such payments...
On behalf of Mitchell & Shapiro LLP | Jun 23, 2015 | Car Accidents
One of the first questions that people have in the aftermath of a car accident is, “Who is to blame?” To answer this question, there may need to be a thorough investigation into cellphone records, witness statements, road conditions and other sources of...
On behalf of Mitchell & Shapiro LLP | Jun 17, 2015 | Truck Accidents
Commercial truck accidents can be some of the most devastating collisions out on the roads. The injuries of victims of accidents involving large commercial trucks can be incredibly severe in nature. Such crashes can also take lives. Unfortunately, commercial...
On behalf of Mitchell & Shapiro LLP | Jun 16, 2015 | Medical Malpractice
At least eight babies have died while in the care of St. Mary’s Medical Center’s pediatric open heart surgery department in Florida. This may not seem like an alarmingly high number at first, but the program has only been in place for less than four years...
On behalf of Mitchell & Shapiro LLP | Jun 2, 2015 | Truck Accidents
Collisions between a truck and smaller vehicles are often catastrophic; many people understand this. But understanding the devastation of a truck accident and experiencing it are two very different things. Recently, people all across the country saw the toll that a...
