Atlanta Injury Attorney Blog

A woman with two children were tragically killed Saturday in a car accident in Union City, outside Atlanta, when another motorist pulled a car onto a highway causing a t-bone collision after being struck by an SUV.

The fatal car accident involved a Chevrolet Tahoe traveling east on South Fulton Parkway that collided with a Chevy Lumina that was turning into traffic. The two children killed were girls, ages 5 and 12.

A 36-year-old woman and a 16-year-old girl in the Lumina were airlifted in critical condition to Atlanta Medical Center. The woman later died in the emergency room and the 16 year old remains in the ICU.

The driver of the Chevy Tahoe was transported by ambulance to a local area hospital with non life-threatening injuries.

If you, a loved one or someone you know was or has been injured or killed in this or any other type of car or truck accident and you would like information or assistance, I would invite you to visit my website, www.samlevine.com or contact my law office, Sam Levine, Attorney at Law.

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A Spanish Airplane, Spanair Flight JK5022, on the way to the Canary Islands crashed during takeoff at Madrid's Barajas airport tragically killing 149 people. The plane crash, which happened in the afternoon Spanish time, netted 26 survivors according to Spanish emergency officials.

The Spanish Prime Minister who was on holiday at the time of the plane crash, cut his vacation short to head to the accident scene at Madrid's airport.

It is not yet known what caused the plane crash. However, El Pais, Spain's newspaper is reporting that the plane's takeoff was delayed because of technical issues and that the plane crashed near the end of the runway, this according to AENA, Spain's national airport authority.

It is always being reported that the plane involved in the crash was a Boeing MD-82. Whether the plane crash was a result of pilot error or defective mechanism or part of the Boeing MD-82 airplane is yet to be determined. An investigation is underway.

Numerous Madrid Plane Crash Wrongful death claims and lawsuits are expected to be filed in this matter.

If you or a loved one has been killed or injured in this or any other tragic plane crash/accident and you need or want to talk with an attorney/lawyer who travels, fields international inquiries and helps people all over the United States, Spain and Europe in wrongful death and injury claims/lawsuits involving plane or helicopter crashes, including the Madrid Airport Plane Crash, I would invite you to please contact my office 24 hours 7 days a week on my cell phone at (404) 468-4689 or toll free at (888) 404-Lawyer. I can also be reached by email at sam@samlevine.com and would encourage you to visit my website, www.samlevine.com.

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A serious wreck involving multiple vehicles occurred Thursday afternoon near the border of Miller and Decatur Counties on U.S 27 North in Miller County, which is in south Georgia. According to reports, the crash involved a semi-trailer truck, a school bus, a pickup truck and a Mini-van.

Six people were so seriously injured that they were taken by an Emergency Medical Helicopter to Tallahassee Memorial Hospital. Among those injured was a female pedestrian waiting for the school bus and two kids who were in a Mini-van. In total, there were some fifteen people injured in the multi vehicle crash.

It is believed that a semi-trailer truck rear ended two cars stopped behind a school bus transporting eight children who had just finished school at the Miller County Head Start program.

If you or a loved one has been injured or killed in this or a similar car wreck and you need info or assistance from an Attorney who helps Miller or Decatur County Georgia residents, please feel free to visit my website, www.samlevine.com or contact my law office, Sam Levine, Attorney at Law.

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A 14 year old teenager is responsible for a fatal car accident that occurred early Sunday morning in Dekalb County, part of metro Atlanta. The deadly car wreck resulted in one wrongful death to a teenager and injuries to three other youths and happened eastbound on River Road near Waldrop when the teen lost control of his car and struck a utility pole. Incidentally, to add insult to injury, the 14 year old driver left the scene of the car accident preventing any type of immediate assistance to the injured parties.

The three injured youths were taken to local area hospitals for treatment.

There will no doubt be a slew of insurance claims for bodily injuries and a wrongful death lawsuit to follow this tragic incident. Hopefully there is enough insurance coverage between the parties to cover their injuries and wrongful death claim stemming from the car wreck.

If you or a loved one has been injured or killed and you need info (information), help or assistance in dealing with the fallout, I would invite you to please visit my website, www.samlevine.com or contact my office, Sam Levine, Attorney at Law. I can be reached 24/7.

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A chain reaction truck crash on Sunday on Interstate 285 in Atlanta resulted in the tragic death of an eight year old girl. I-285, a very busy highway, was shut down for three hours.

Two trucks and four cars were believed to be involved in the trucking accident and eleven people, including some children, sustained injuries in the auto accident. It has been reported that the chain reaction trucking accident occurred when one of the 18 wheelers jackknifed.

The 18 wheeler accident occurred in the early morning just north of Camp Creek Parkway. Given the severity and extent of the injuries, including the death of the young girl, lawsuits are expected to follow, especially one for the wrongful death of the minor killed.

If you or a loved one has been injured or killed in any type of car or truck accident, i would invite you to visit my website, www.samlevine.com or contact my office, Sam Levine, Attorney at Law.

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An 11 year old girl, Alexis Allen, was struck and killed Friday by a tow truck while she was crossing the street on the way to school after getting off a Marta bus. The pedestrian accident occurred in the early morning. According to witnesses, the young girl was in the middle of the cross walk when the tow truck driver, Cirilo Figueroa, pulled around the bus and hit the girl, propelling her several feet into the air.

The girl died at the scene and unfortunately the mother witnessed everything. The tow truck driver claimed that he did not realize initially that he had struck the girl. The driver may face hit and run charges as it is alleged that he drove around the block after the pedestrian accident and then came back.

A wrongful death lawsuit is sure to follow.

If you or a loved one has been killed or injured as a pedestrian or in any type of car or bus accident, I would invite you to visit my website www.samlevine.com or contact my office, Sam Levine, Attorney at Law.

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Early this morning, a pickup truck driven by a Powder Springs woman suspected of being drunk crashed into the bedrooms of an unincorporated Cobb County house killing and resulting in the wrongful death of a 14 year old boy as he was sleeping and injuring his sister.

The boy was pronounced dead at the accident scene and his sister was treated for minor leg injuries at South Cobb Hospital. The driver of the pickup truck is a 44 year old woman. The Cobb County authorities are waiting for results of drug and alcohol tests.

A lawsuit for the wrongful death of the boy and the injuries to the minor sister will mist likely be filed. Punitive Damages, assuming that the alcohol/drugs tests come back positive, will most certainly be sought in Cobb County State or Superior Court depending on the preference of the Plaintiffs' Attorney.

If you or a loved one has been killed or injured by a drunk, intoxicated or sober driver, I would invite you to visit my website www.samlevine.com or contact my office, Sam Levine, Attorney at Law.

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A Missouri woman sued her pharmacy, Walgreens, after getting what she thought was a prenatal vitamin that would benefit her unborn child. What Chandra Givens actually got was quite different. She received a chemotherapy drug that adversely affected cell growth. As a result, she filed a federal lawsuit following protracted pain and suffering, which included nausea, vomiting and a host of other neurological symptoms. Worse of all, she miscarried in early April and blames Walgreen's Pharmacy.

In the lawsuit, the Plaintiff claims that Walgreens gave her the incorrect drug. She is seeking unspecified damages and argues that Walgreen's neglected to supervise its employees in, among other things, verifying the accurate filling of the prescription.

What later happened in this case and what appears to be a trend around the country is that these lawsuits are settled out of court. The plaintiff cannot talk about the settlement because of a confidentiality clause in the settlement agreement.

If you or a loved one has been affected by pharmacy error, I would invite you to visit my website, www.samlevine.com or contact my office, Sam Levine, Attorney at Law.

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Hollywood heavyweight, Dennis Quaid and his spouse recently filed a product liability lawsuit against Illinois based Baxter Healthcare over excessive doses of Heparin given to their new set of twins at Cedar Sinai Medical Center in LA.

The Quaid's assert that the drug maker negligently packed different doses of the medicine with the same color background and that different doses should have been designated with distinctive colors to avoid confusion.

In essence the Hollywood couple strongly feels that Baxter Healthcare should not have packed different doses of the drug with the same color and should have already recalled the defectively designed packaging after three children overdosed on the drug last year and died. The Quaid's apparently are holding off for now in suing Cedar Sinai Medical Center - a break for the hospital of choice for many of Hollywood's elite - given that Cedar Sinai has all but conceded that several of their pharmacy techs and nurses neglected to verify the exact dosage of Heparin before administering it to the Quaid twins, Thomas and Zoe.

The Quaid's have a right to be upset I do not blame them. Baxter Healthcare deflected blame to the Hospital, but Baxter knew and should have known that inadvertent misuse of the medicine is very foreseeable, thereby shooting down Baxter's defense of "Misuse". Time will tell. It is a good idea to absolutely double check with hospital nurses the exact dosage of a drug about to be given to your children, especially if you are not familiar with what are considered to be proper dosages and the Quaids most likely were not.

If you or a loved one has been injured by this or any other defective product, I would invite
you to contact my law firm, Sam Levine, Attorney at Law.

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