Civil Litigation

Recent Cases

Rotten tires can blow out and cause serious injuries and death

January 6, 2010

Cobb County police say a rotten tire caused fatal blow out on I-20 Investigators with the Cobb County Police Department have determined that a rotten tire caused a car accident on I-20 which killed two people. The Atlanta Journal Constitution has the story. The wreck occurred just a couple days before Christmas. Police say a […]

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Columbus Georgia lawyers win $3.4 million verdict for widow of bicyclist killed by teenage driver

December 18, 2009

A Columbus, Georgia jury returned a $3.4 million verdict last Thursday for the wrongful death of Harris County resident Scott Matty. Matty was struck by a 17-year-old driver while bicycling on Georgia 315 in February of 2008. The Ledger-Enquirer has the story. Police say the driver, Rachael Nicole Griffin, was driving a Ford Explorer when […]

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Marietta nurse anesthetist charged with molesting patients under sedation

November 24, 2009

Cobb County police arrested Paul Patrick Serdula, a nurse anesthetist, last week for unlawful surveillance after a patient found video surveillance equipment in a Marietta dentist office bathroom. Authorities then re-arrested Serdula on Monday night for aggravated sexual battery and aggravated child molestation after evidence revealed that he may have made sexual contact with a [&he…

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Marietta nurse anesthetist accused of videotaping women’s restrooms and fondling patients

November 23, 2009

Cobb County police believe that a Marietta, Georgia nurse anesthetist may have inappropriately touched hundreds of patients while they were sedated. The allegations arose after a patient found video surveillance equipment in the women’s bathroom of a Cobb dentist office. The Atlanta Journal Constitution has the story. Police say a patient spotted the recording device […]

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Georgia attorney wins settlement from DeKalb County in police abuse case

October 20, 2009

DeKalb County, Georgia was facing a lawsuit by a homeless man who complained that a police officer kicked him out of the county and then beat him. The county settled the case last week for $165,000. The Atlanta Journal Constitution has the story. The incident happened five years ago when Robert Williams was found sleeping […]

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