An attorney in Atlanta, Georgia secured a $23 million to a Miami woman whose extremely premature daughter was born with severe brain damage and cerebral palsy due to alleged medical malpractice. Dr. Michael Coffey of Port Charlotte was found liable for 70 percent and the hospital where the baby was born, Peace River Regional Medical […]
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Lawyer says GM and Atlanta-based law firm conspired to cover up defect. The plaintiffs class action lawyer who is suing General Motors Co. over its ignition switch has filed a motion accusing the Detroit automaker and its outside law firm King & Spalding of conspiring to cover up the defect. The motion charges that King […]
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Ninties rapper, MC Supreme, best known for the hit song “Black in America,” was killed in a suspected DUI accident, according to Variety. Dewayne Lawrence Coleman (AKA MC Supreme) was sitting in his Honda Civic on the shoulder of Malibu’s Pacific Coast Highway when his car was struck by a pickup truck. Coleman was pronounced […]
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In a case involving injuries that include catastrophic, unchecked bone growth in the spinal column following surgical procedures with Medtronic’s bone graft product, InFuse, the Supreme Court of Missouri has denied Medtronic’s petition for writ of prohibition or mandamus. The intermediate Missouri Court of Appeals refused to review the ruling via a writ of mandamus, […]
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Christopher “Kip” Hedges recently filed a lawsuit against Atlanta based, Delta Air Lines. The former baggage handler for the airline claims he was fired from his job of 26 years for union organizing and public comments about low pay for Delta’s ground workers. Hedges’ lawsuit states that his run-ins with management date back to 2008 […]
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After a Channel 2 special investigation that revealed deadly road guardrails, Georgia’s Department of Transportation is preparing to develop an inventory system to locate and replace outdated guardrail ends. In the 1990’s the federal government told states to remove the dangerous breakaway cable terminals (BCT); however, an investigation by Jodie Fleischer found more than 300 […]
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Frank Barham, the 59-year-old musician who was traveling 30 miles-a-day towards Savannah in his wheelchair, for charity was killed when a van that had been hit by a loaded gas tractor-trailer crashed into Barham’s wheelchair. According to reports, James Strickland and Margaret Kargbo, were also killed in the accident. 34-year-old Carrie Johnson, who was a […]
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Johnnie L. Cochran, Jr. (1937-2005) The Cochran Firm Atlanta Commemorating the 10 year anniversary of the passing of our legendary founder Johnnie L. Cochran, Jr. Sunday, March 29, 2015 1:00-5:00pm GREENBRIAR MALL 2841 Greenbriar Parkway SW Atlanta, GA 30331 (next to Blessed Beauty Supply & adjacent to Food Court) Please join The Cochran Firm […]
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Students from Maynard Jackson High School when get a chance to see the movie “Selma” on Thursday, thanks to the law firm founded by the late Johnnie Cochran. The students will also participate in a social media campaign highlighting their thoughts on current social justice issues. Local television personality and Cochran’s daughter, Tiffany Cochran, will […]
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