Blog Posts in 2013
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Posted on Dec 30, 2013 By David Thomas
The 2013-2014 flu season is upon us. As of December 21, 2013, the data collected by the Centers for Disease Control in Atlanta showed that flu activity continues to increase across the nation. High ...
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Posted on Dec 27, 2013 By David Thomas
The Atlanta-based shipping company, UPS, is experiencing a nightmare of a public relations disaster: the packages that it guaranteed customers would arrive by Christmas did not make it under the tree ...
Continue reading "'Twas The Night Before Christmas...And Not All Packages Were Under The Tree" »
Posted on Dec 22, 2013 By David Thomas
In Part One of "Sexual Harassment or Political Correctness out of Control," the case of the seventeen-year-old Georgia student suspended from school for a year for hugging his teacher was ...
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Posted on Dec 20, 2013 By David Thomas
When is a hug a hug or something more? To Sam McNair, a 17 year old senior at Duluth High School in Georgia, his act of hugging a teacher was simply that: a hug. But to the teacher and the school ...
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Posted on Nov 6, 2013 By David Thomas
There has been much discussion in the news lately about New York City's Stop and Frisk program. Although New York may be more aggressive in implementing Stop and Frisk, all states use Stop and ...
Continue reading "Stop and Frisk: The Controversy" »
Posted on Nov 4, 2013 By David Thomas
The recent arrest of Grammy-award winner Chris Brown for yet another outburst of violent behavior puts the controversy over what is the appropriate and most effective way of dealing with this kind of ...
Continue reading "Assault: Jail or Rehabilitation?" »
Posted on Nov 1, 2013 By David Thomas
In the first case of its kind, a woman in California was pulled over on October 29, 2013, for speeding and issued an additional citation for driving while wearing her Google Glass. While Cecilia ...
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Posted on Oct 30, 2013 By David Thomas
On October 21, 2013, a 12 year old student at Sparks Middle School in Nevada allegedly shot and killed a popular math teacher and wounded two classmates before turning the gun on himself. Authorities ...
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Posted on Oct 28, 2013 By David Thomas
Maryland Attorney General and Gubernatorial candidate Doug Gansler was among a group of parents who went together to rent a beach house for their sons to celebrate their recent high school graduation. ...
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Posted on Oct 24, 2013 By David Thomas
We've all seen the video by now. Two men and a teenager in a National Park in Utah, laughing and high-fiving each other after one of them topples a huge boulder off its base. The men, David Hall ...
Continue reading "Social Media and Personal Injury Lawsuits" »
Posted on Oct 16, 2013 By David Thomas
Sometimes a confluence of events can provide for absolutely horrifying results. Such was the case last month when a motorcyclist was killed when his motorcycle collided with a tractor-trailer. ...
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Posted on Oct 13, 2013 By David Thomas
The idea of parents being held responsible for their children's actions is not a new one. Courts can fine parents--and in extreme cases even jail them--for the truancy of their children. Courts ...
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Posted on Oct 9, 2013 By David Thomas
The motorcycle gang "Hollywood Stuntz" pulled a stunt this past week that went horribly wrong. The whole encounter between the bikers and an SUV was caught by a camera on one of the bikes, ...
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Posted on Oct 7, 2013 By David Thomas
By now, every driver knows that texting while behind the wheel is dangerous. So dangerous, in fact, that getting behind the wheel and texting is 23 times more likely to cause accidents than getting ...
Continue reading "Texting While Driving: The "New Negligence"" »
Posted on Sep 30, 2013 By David Thomas
Last week, on September 19th, the Mayor of Athens-Clarke County Nancy Denson declared the day " Don't Text and Drive Day " and coordinated the message with the national " It Can ...
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Posted on Sep 23, 2013 By David Thomas
It is that crazy time of year where people decorate their houses, trees, lawns and even sidewalks all in the hope of creating an authentic Halloween atmosphere. Some homeowners are quite creative, ...
Continue reading "Premises Liability & Halloween" »
Posted on Sep 20, 2013 By David Thomas
Have you ever felt uncomfortable at work due to crude jokes based on race? Have you or others been the subject of unwelcome physical advances and/or sexually offensive behavior? Is your work ...
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Posted on Sep 18, 2013 By David Thomas
We are all tempted to do it. We hear the familiar sound on our cell phone indicating a text message has just come through, and we reach for the phone. We are sitting at a traffic light and think we ...
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Posted on Sep 16, 2013 By David Thomas
Despite the great work that organizations like Mothers Against Drunk Driving, "MADD," have been doing for 33 years, and the ubiquitous infomercials reminding people who intend to drink while ...
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Posted on Sep 13, 2013 By David Thomas
According to a study by the US Bureau of Labor and Statistics, between 1992 and 2001 a total of 68 people were killed while riding on an elevator to work. This statistic should really be read as an ...
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Posted on Sep 11, 2013 By David Thomas
Hard to believe, but another football season is upon us. Many of us look forward to watching our college and professional teams hit the fields and hit each other. Spectacular hits make for great ...
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Posted on Sep 9, 2013 By David Thomas
It is the time of year when many students are heading to college, to learn...and to party. Drinking at college is hardly new, but binge drinking, defined as 5 or more drinks in a row by men and 4 or ...
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Posted on Sep 7, 2013 By David Thomas
A wrongful death lawsuit is a somewhat confusing name for a not very confusing legal action. In a wrongful death lawsuit, a person or persons are sued in civil court for the death they allegedly ...
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Posted on Aug 16, 2013 By David Thomas
Summer time often means grilling out and enjoying a few adult beverages with buddies. It's also a time that can have serious consequences if you're not careful. Sometimes however, even the ...
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Posted on Aug 7, 2013 By David Thomas
Even as the summer is nearing a close (hard to believe, right?), there's still plenty of time to hit the pool. Pools can be a great place to relax and spend some time, however they are also a ...
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