On behalf of The Finnell Firm | Feb 6, 2020 | Firm News
Did you eat one too many nachos or tacos? Drink one too many sodas or cans of beer? Maybe you are stricken daily with heartburn, stomach ulcers or an acid reflux disease. Whatever the case, you count on Zantac or a generic version of the drug to calm your ailments and...
On behalf of The Finnell Firm | Dec 13, 2019 | Firm News
When we think of medical malpractice, we often think of a doctor making an error during surgery or failing to diagnose a patient until it’s too late. Many people are unaware that a lack of informed consent can also be considered medical malpractice. Generally...
On behalf of The Finnell Firm | Dec 6, 2019 | Firm News
While there are some car accidents that are completely out of our control, the reality is that a vast majority of accidents are caused by driver negligence. If a driver was reckless behind the wheel and struck your vehicle, you can file a personal injury lawsuit...
On behalf of The Finnell Firm | Nov 29, 2019 | Firm News
Every day, workers spend a good portion of their day at their jobs, trusting that they will be in a safe environment. However, some employers fail to properly maintain the premises, violate safety laws, or fail to properly train and supervise their employees. Even...
On behalf of The Finnell Firm | Nov 21, 2019 | Firm News
Many Georgia residents have undergone hip replacement surgery with the hope that they will no longer feel any hip joint pain. The surgery generally requires the ball-and-socket joint of the hip to be replaced with a manufactured ball inside a cup. Doctors originally...
On behalf of The Finnell Firm | Nov 21, 2019 | Firm News, Motor Vehicle Accidents
Many drivers in Georgia believe that when they do not physically hold their cellphone to text or make a phone call and instead use the hands-free device in their vehicle, they are not endangering the lives of other drivers, passengers and pedestrians. However, studies...
On behalf of The Finnell Firm | Nov 14, 2019 | Firm News
When a doctor is treating a patient, they have a duty to provide medical care that meets the standard of care accepted by the medical community. In an ideal world, every doctor would meet this standard and would go above and beyond to make sure their patients’...
On behalf of The Finnell Firm | Nov 12, 2019 | Firm News
When you think of the causes of PTSD, what do you think of? For many, they think about soldiers having flashbacks to something that happened in a combat zone. Or they think of police officers not being able to shake the feeling of unease after a partner passes away on...
On behalf of The Finnell Firm | Nov 8, 2019 | Firm News
According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, the number of traffic fatalities dropped 2.4 percent from 2017 to 2018 and the fatality rate per 100 million vehicle miles traveled is at its lowest since 2014. However, these numbers only apply to...
On behalf of The Finnell Firm | Oct 28, 2019 | Firm News, Medical Malpractice
Detection technology could protect patents from retained sponges but hospitals won’t buy it. The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality recently stated that during a 10-year period, there were 26.8 million surgeries performed in the United States. While surgery...
