August 12, 2019
Wetherington Law Firm Files Suit Against Atlanta Hotel For Legionnaire’s Disease Legionnaires’ disease is a serious form of pneumonia caused by bacteria. Individuals who stayed at the Atlanta Sheraton Hotel between June 12 and July 15, 2019, may have been exposed to legionella bacteria. If you visited the Atlanta Sheraton… Continue reading Atlanta Hotel Sued For Legionnaire’s Disease
READ ARTICLEAugust 6, 2019
This article is about Matt Wetherington’s efforts to get a catastrophic car wreck to trial as quickly as possible. It is also about a corporation and its insurance company’s efforts to delay trial by any means necessary. These tactics include backing out of signed agreements, late disclosure of evidence, and… Continue reading Car Wreck Results in Confidential Settlement Over Policy Limits at Trial
READ ARTICLEAugust 5, 2019
Matt Wetherington served as associate counsel on a six week trial that resulted in a 24.8 million verdict. The lawsuit alleged that hospital staff failed to take action in 2003 when a 6 year-old boy was taken to the hospital with injuries that showed he was abused. The boy was… Continue reading $24+ Million Verdict for Failing to Recognize and Report Child Abuse
READ ARTICLEAugust 3, 2019
Vehicle booting is a form of urban blight. If you are a legislator who is interested in stopping predatory booting in your community, we have compiled model language that has been adopted by other communities for you to use. There are many other communities that have banned booting than are… Continue reading Model Legislation to Ban Vehicle Immobilization
READ ARTICLEAugust 2, 2019
Fulton County State Court Judge Eric Richardson, who is handling about 30 “unlawful booting class actions,” has declined to toss out most of the claims. Recent rulings by the judge overseeing dozens of putative class actions targeting the operators of booting services in and around Atlanta have moved the cases… Continue reading Dozens of ‘Booting’ Class Actions Moving Forward in Fulton County Court
READ ARTICLE$3 Million Settlement For Recalled Tire A final, confidential settlement with Ford Motor Co. has ended a multidefendant suit involving a woman injured when a tire that was supposed to have been recalled nearly 12 years earlier blew out, sending the Ford Explorer she was driving tumbling on I-85.… Continue reading $3 Million Settles Portion of Tire Failure Case
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