Protecting yourself as a dog owner Dog owners, especially those with large or potentially aggressive dogs, may want to consider purchasing insurance to cover liability legal expenses for dog bites. It may seem like an unnecessary expense because you don’t believe your dog would ever attack anyone. Perhaps that’s true, but animals — even the most well trained ones —…
Winning your malpractice lawsuit A medical malpractice case is brought by a qualified attorney on behalf of a patient who suffered some level of harm due to a medical professional’s negligence. Members of the patient’s family may, working through an attorney, initiate the case in certain circumstances. For a case to go forward, the lawyer must produce case evidence that…
Can I sue for dental malpractice in Georgia Like other healthcare providers, dentists can cause injury to patients due to negligence and we refer to this as dental malpractice. Your medical doctor and associated medical staff have a duty and responsibility to follow patient care best practices. Many people don’t realize that dentists are held to the same high standards.…
It’s early evening, you’re walking your dog when, suddenly, another dog appears out of nowhere and attacks your beloved pet and bites you. This scenario is more common than you might think. Dogs make great life companions and this world would be bleak, indeed, without them. But, sometimes they bite as in the above example. Not only would you be…
Georgia Childcare or Daycare Facility Negligence Can a child injury attorney help if your child gets injured while at a Georgia daycare facility? The short answer is, “Absolutely.” There’s no getting around it – in many families both parents must work full-time in order to make ends meet. This makes it necessary for most in this position to leave young…
Injured Due to a Surgical Mistake? What You Need to Know Imagine this: you go to a doctor to receive advice and treatment for a certain health issue. He or she determines that you need surgery. Whether the surgery is minor or major, you certainly don’t expect the physician to make an error that makes your condition worse, or causes…
People often mistakenly use the terms ‘assault’ and ‘battery’ interchangeably, but these are twodifferent crimes. And, according to Georgia law, they are further categorized into simple andaggravated offenses. Many victims of assault, battery, or both don’t initially know their rightsunder the law, or understand which legal process – criminal or civil – applies in their individualsituation. Criminal vs. civil assault…
Child Injured at a Playground? Get the Help You Need Now It’s not uncommon for children to suffer injuries on community playgrounds or even school play areas. Playground injury lawyer Kathryn Burmeister of Burmeister Law Firm understands that children are precious. She is ready to help you receive the financial compensation that you are entitled to on behalf of your…
Had a Severe Reaction to Prescription Medication? Burmeister Law Firm Can Help Prescription medication errors often cause adverse drug events (ADEs). Some are mild, but many are severe and can even result permanent injury or death. The Agency for Healthcare and Research Quality reports that medication errors result in approximately 700,000 emergency room visits and at least 100,000 hospitalizations annually.…
Did You Become Ill from Food Poisoning? Burmeister Law Firm Can Help If you’ve gotten food poisoning due to a grocery store purchase or from eating at a restaurant,Georgia food poisoning attorney Kathryn Burmeister can help. For most sufferers, foodpoisoning involves very uncomfortable illness that fizzles out after a day or two. But foodpoisoning often requires hospitalization and can even…