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Posted on Mar 27, 2019 By David Thomas
TAKING BIG PHARMA TO COURT On January 3, 2019, Georgia Attorney General Chris Carr filed a lawsuit in Superior Court of Gwinnett County against opioid manufacturers and distributors for their false ...
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Posted on Mar 7, 2019 By David Thomas
Electronic Scooters, or e-scooters, are the new “disruptive transportation technology.” Translation: e-scooters are the new craze in how to get from point A to point B. Their convenience ...
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Posted on Jul 31, 2018 By David Thomas
TRAGEDY IN MISSOURI The tragic sinking of the duck boat on Table Rock Lake, Missouri, that caused the deaths of 17 people on July 19, 2018 has focused new attention on not only duck boats, but tourism ...
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Posted on Jun 6, 2018 By David Thomas
DEATH IN YOSEMITE Two climbers fell to their deaths while climbing El Capitan in Yosemite National Park on June 2, 2018. The pair were known as elite climbers in their sport, and were engaging in a ...
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Posted on Apr 5, 2018 By David Thomas
WHEN AI CRASHES—AND KILLS The inevitable happened: a fatal accident involving an autonomous vehicle. On March 18, 2018, in Tempe Arizona, a pedestrian was struck and killed by an Uber vehicle ...
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Posted on Mar 21, 2018 By David Thomas
TRAGEDY AT FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY On March 15, 2018, the pedestrian bridge being installed to connect Florida International University (FIU) and the city of Sweetwater collapsed onto traffic ...
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Posted on Jan 31, 2018 By David Thomas
THE STATE OF THE UNION’S ROADS In last night’s State of the Union address, President Trump introduced his much-anticipated infrastructure plan. The President called for 1.5 trillion, in ...
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Posted on Jan 17, 2018 By David Thomas
THE NIGHT THE SNOW FELL IN GEORGIA We are only a few weeks into 2018, and this winter is already one for the record books. The cold snap that started on New Year’s and that keeps re-visiting the ...
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Posted on Jan 12, 2018 By David Thomas
A DIFFERENT KIND OF MALPRACTICE In June of 2016, a jury in St. Louis, Missouri sent a resounding message to the medical and pharmaceutical community when it awarded Brian Koon and his estranged wife, ...
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Posted on Aug 1, 2017 By David Thomas
TRAGEDY AT THE FAIR What was supposed to be a day of family, friends and fun at the Ohio State Fair on July 26, 2017, went horribly wrong when the popular Fire Ball ride broke apart mid-air, sending ...
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Posted on Jul 24, 2017 By David Thomas
NO ACCOUNTABILITY The tragic drowning death on July 9, 2017, of 31 year old Jamel Dunn in Florida, has sparked a debate about the law’s failure to hold accountable the teens who not only could ...
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Posted on Jun 27, 2017 By David Thomas
THE WORST FIRE IN A CENTURY On June 14, 2017, a 24-story public housing apartment building in London known as Grenfell Tower went up in flames. The inferno resulted in a devastating blaze that killed ...
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Posted on Jun 19, 2017 By David Thomas
WHEN WORDS KILL This week’s blog is departing from Thomas Law’s personal injury topics to discuss an important verdict in the so-called texting suicide case in Massachusetts. The case, and ...
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Posted on Jun 4, 2017 By David Thomas
UBER GOES TRUCKING Transportation and material moving is the fourth largest employment group in the United States, with 9.73 million workers according to Bureau of Labor statistics. Trucking touches ...
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Posted on May 29, 2017 By David Thomas
GRADUATION SEASON: THE SOBERING STATISTICS It’s the time of year where seniors and their families celebrate the end of one chapter in their lives and the beginning of another. With all the pomp ...
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Posted on May 22, 2017 By David Thomas
May is National Bike Month and we are dedicating our blogs in the month of May to promoting education, awareness and safety in bicycling. This is Part Four in our series. MOST COMMON TYPE OF BICYCLE ...
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Posted on Apr 18, 2017 By David Thomas
IT’S SPRING…AND THE ORANGE BARRELS ARE BACK Yes, those wonderful orange and white barrels on the roads have returned, bringing with them the traffic congestion and accidents that too ...
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Posted on Sep 15, 2016 By David Thomas
The first installment in our September series "Technology and the Law" examined driverless cars and Uber's Pittsburgh Project (see: blog published Sept. 8). This second installment ...
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Posted on Aug 17, 2016 By David Thomas
"INSANE" On August 7, 2016, 10 year old Caleb Schwab rode the world's tallest water slide in Schlitterbahn Waterpark in Kansas City, Kansas. The ride, named "Verruckt" which is ...
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Posted on Aug 10, 2016 By David Thomas
THE GAME-CHANGER On July 29, 2016, Florida Governor Rick Scott announced what the Centers for Disease Control, the National Institutes for Health, and many people both inside and outside of the public ...
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Posted on Jul 21, 2016 By David Thomas
REDUCING RESTRAINTS The Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1987 required nursing homes and skilled nursing facilities to comply with specific regulations in order to participate in Medicare and ...
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Posted on Jun 24, 2016 By David Thomas
SUMMER CAMPS: NOT ALL FUN AND GAMES Every summer, approximately 14 million children and adults attend summer camps. Since 2002, the number of American Camp Association (ACA) day camps has increased by ...
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Posted on Jun 16, 2016 By David Thomas
TRAGEDY IN THE MAGIC KINGDOM It was supposed to be a wonderful family vacation at Disney's premiere resort in Orlando, Florida. The Grand Floridian is a Victorian-style Disney Deluxe Resort hotel ...
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Posted on Jun 9, 2016 By David Thomas
FALLS: ORDINARY NEGLIGENCE Many people assume that accidents and injuries that occur in nursing homes and skilled nursing facilities are due to medical malpractice or nursing errors. Actions such as ...
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Posted on Jun 3, 2016 By David Thomas
A DAY AT THE ZOO GOES HORRIBLY WRONG The tragedy that occurred at the Cincinnati Zoo and Botanical Gardens on May 28, 2016, highlights the dangers in such popular summer destinations. Enjoying the ...
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