Under Georgia law, a person who owns or keeps a vicious or dangerous animal of any kind and who, by careless management or by allowing the animal to go at liberty, causes injury to another person who does not provoke the injury by his own act may be liable in damages to the person so… Read more »
Products liability is an area of law of immense importance to manufacturers, retailers and consumers, as it defines their rights and duties regarding the production, sale, and consumption of goods. The historical basis of all modern products liability law is the law of warranty, originally a contract law theory. Contracts traditionally required “privity” (a relationship… Read more »
In Georgia, “every driver of a vehicle shall exercise due care to avoid colliding with any pedestrian upon any roadway.” O.C.G.A. § 40-6-93. Other Georgia statutes pertaining to vehicular-pedestrian safety include: O.C.G.A. §§ 40-6-22, 40-6-91, 40-6-92, and 40-6-144. In general, “the driver of a car has no right to assume that the road ahead of… Read more »
Earlier this year, CVS received a six-figure fine by state regulators in Oklahoma. In an audit, the officers found an error rate of nearly 22 percent, or 66 errors out of 305 prescriptions. Incorrect dosage management to adjust to a patient’s changed condition Prescribing medications that conflict with other prescribed medications and cause adverse reactions… Read more »
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations (FMCSR) help us get a bird’s eye view of the minimum standards for truck drivers and trucking companies, while Georgia’s Commercial Driver’s Manual fills in the details. All states’ Commercial Driver’s Manuals, including Georgia’s, are very similar as they are based on a single manual published by the American… Read more »