Giving birth to your long-awaited baby is a very exciting event, but sometimes things go wrongand your child suffers an injury during the labor and delivery process. When this happens, it’s ahorrific shock to the mother and her family. While a newborn can often fully recover from mildbirth trauma that may occur, many Georgia birth injuries come with lifelong consequences…
Victims of any type of negligence, including that involving medical malpractice, have a right to compensation for their injuries and related suffering. Medical malpractice attorneys, like Kathryn Burmeister, work to win compensation for their clients via personal injury cases. While no personal injury case is an “open and shut” case, medical malpractice cases represent the most difficult to prove. …
What elements does the law require to prove assault and battery? The answer to this question is key if you wish to pursue legal actions against someone who injured you intentionally. The first step involves knowing the difference between the term assault and the term battery. If you’ve ever watched any of the popular television law dramas, you’ve heard…
If you’ve suffered injuries due to an assault and battery incident, you may wonder if you can recover compensation for your injuries. Most personal injury lawsuits involve injuries due to neglect or other failures of the responsible party, causing harm to others. But when the case involves assault, battery, or both, the conduct causing injury is intentional. Many states, including…
Most people trust their doctors to diagnose and care for them with competence and compassion. It’s your doctor’s responsibility to affirm this trust by providing you with the best available care, treatments, and interventions available. But, sometimes, things can go terribly wrong and you end up seriously injured as a result. According to the BMJ, medical errors represent the…
Why are commercial trucking accidents so dangerous when they involve a personal automobile? Eighteen-wheelers, driven by commercial truck drivers, are significantly bigger than your car. Because of this massive size differential, when your vehicle collides with a commercial truck, the potential injuries are more likely to be long-term and devastating. If you’ve been injured in an accident with one…
What to Do After a Multi-Car Wreck? Accidents involving two cars are traumatic enough, but when you’re involved in a multi-carwreck, the stress and injuries become even worse. It’s often fairly simple to determine who is atfault after a typical two-car accident, so if you’re injured, you have a good idea who must pay fordamages and medical expenses. With accidents…
Bullying in school has become a major problem in the US for both elementary and secondarylevel students. Unchecked, bullying can lead to serious negative consequences in a child’sphysical and psychological health. Too often, school personnel turns a blind eye when theyreceive complaints of bullying by a witness or from the bullied student. If your child is beingbullied, you may wonder…
Many people injured in an accident involving a commercial truck firmly believe the truck driver was at fault, but don’t know how to prove it. Burmeister Law does know how to prove truck driver negligence. Commercial trucking companies and their professional drivers, along with their insurance carriers, commonly avoid admitting fault for a collision and will even go so…
What you need to know Should you talk with an attorney about filing a brain injury lawsuit? There’s not an easy ‘yes’ or ‘no’ answer. A traumatic brain injury impacts not only the injured person but also his or her family. Costs associated with brain injuries include initial medical care, in-patient rehabilitation, out-patient rehabilitation, neuropsychological treatment, lost wages, lost…
