Kidinjury Law Blog Page 6
Legal Help For Parents of Injured Children
Georgia personal injury attorney since 1996 · JD, Emory University School of Law · State Bar of Georgia
Posts, page 6
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Georgia’s Special Civil Statute of Limitations for Victims of Childhood Sexual Abuse
Georgia's special civil statute of limitations gives victims of childhood sexual abuse five years from age 18 to file a lawsuit. O.C.G.A. Section 9-3-33.1.
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Child Sexual Abuse – Penn State Scandal 2011 – Lawsuits Sure to Follow
How could Penn State officials fail to act after being told Jerry Sandusky was molesting young boys? Institutions do a bad job of policing themselves.
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Second Impact Syndrome – Coach & School Official Liability
Second Impact Syndrome is the brain injury that can result when an athlete returns to play too soon after a hit to the head. When schools may be liable.
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Child Injury – Dog Bite – Owner must take “reasonable steps” if has “superior knowledge”
Recent Georgia decisions place a duty on an owner to take reasonable steps if the owner has superior knowledge of the dog's vicious tendency.
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Child Injury – Dog Bite – Using Violation of Leash Law to Prove Vicious Propensity
Since a 1985 amendment, a Georgia dog owner's violation of a leash law can be used to prove vicious propensity in a dog bite claim.
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Child Injury – Dog Bites – Georgia’s Misunderstood “One Free Bite” Rule
Georgia's historic "first bite rule" didn't mean quite what it sounds like. What an injured person had to prove, and when an owner is not liable.
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Child Injury – Dog Bite
Part 1 of a series on Georgia dog bite law: the historic "first bite rule" for owners and keepers of vicious dogs, found in O.C.G.A. Section 51-2-7.
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Loving the Law
Why Attorney Pete Pearson loves the law: it solves problems without violence, lets him speak truth to power, and can make the world safer for his children.
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“Baby Strep” Infection After Birth – Brain Injury
Group B Strep can pass from mother to baby during delivery and, if not detected and treated early, can lead to an infection that causes a brain injury.
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Lingual Nerve & Alveolar Nerve Injury To Children During Wisdom Tooth Extraction
If a dentist is not careful during removal of your child's lower wisdom teeth, damage to the lingual or inferior alveolar nerves can result.
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