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Invited to join this prestigious organization this week and did. Thirty years in coming is a never too late moment. I kind of know how Sergio Garcia feels.Keith Praterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06667687656436769764noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7257943971917450580.post-79683872430204201162017-01-22T06:36:00.001-08:002017-01-22T06:36:02.276-08:00How much is my case worth?<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 4.5pt;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "inherit","serif"; font-size: 10.5pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Social Responsibility</span></b><span style="font-family: "inherit","serif"; font-size: 10.5pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> [I will<br />
be editing this post going forward]:<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 4.5pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 4.5pt;"><span style="font-family: "inherit","serif"; font-size: 10.5pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> <br />
</span>In our civilized society, we owe one another good faith, fair dealings,<br />
liberty, honesty, compassion, respect, and the agreement not to interfere in<br />
each other's pursuit of happiness<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 4.5pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 4.5pt;"><span style="font-family: "inherit","serif"; font-size: 10.5pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">1. <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Criminal<br />
Statutes</b>: We passed them because a small portion of us can't adhere to the<br />
code above. If one of us violates one or more of the criminal laws that person<br />
will have to make it right to all of us by paying money and giving that<br />
person's liberty to an appropriate extent, to the state.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 4.5pt;"><span style="font-family: "inherit","serif"; font-size: 10.5pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">2. <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Contracts</b>: We like them in this country<br />
and want them to be adhered to by the contracting parties. If one of the<br />
parties breaches the performances owed under the agreed upon terms of the<br />
contract that person is going to have to pay money to the other party to make<br />
up for the breach and to finalize the contract.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 4.5pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 4.5pt;"><span style="font-family: "inherit","serif"; font-size: 10.5pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">3. <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Torts</b>:<br />
The breach of the above duties owed one to another, most commonly, negligence.<br />
The party in breach (the tortfeasor) of a duty owned to the person harmed by<br />
the breach, has to pay money to the victim to make the victim whole.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 4.5pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 4.5pt;"><span style="font-family: "inherit","serif"; font-size: 10.5pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">From my window negligence is broken<br />
down into: <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Simple negligence</b> - a<br />
mistake that hurt someone; <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">gross<br />
negligence</b> - a stupid act that no reasonable person would ever do; <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">reckless negligence</b> - an act that hurt<br />
someone because of distraction –commanding a moving object that weighs several<br />
tons demands focus ... texting, driving while not looking where the 2-45 tons<br />
are moving, driving while mad and focused solely on yelling into a cellphone,<br />
tailgating, switching lanes to try to get somewhere a minute faster, playing<br />
chicken, trying to beat a red light, turning into on-coming traffic; <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">wanton negligence</b> - hurting someone<br />
because the tortfeasor just doesn't give a damn and wanted to act like a wild<br />
maniac; <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">reckless with indifference to<br />
the consequences negligence</b> -a devil may care. </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 4.5pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 4.5pt;"><span style="font-size: 10.5pt;"> </span><span style="font-size: 10.5pt;">The tortfeasor has to pay money to make the victim whole - completely<br />
whole because the victim can't be restored to before the injury shape, has lost<br />
part of their life, has been forced to do things that they did not want to like<br />
take off work, go to the doctor, etcetera ... </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 4.5pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 4.5pt;"><span style="font-size: 10.5pt;"> If you think all lawyers know the foregoing and the many more </span><span style="font-size: 14px;">intricate part of personal injury representation, think again. TV lawyers assign cases to inexperienced, performance based and paid newbie lawyers, who settle cases for cents on the dollar to move on to newer cases.</span><span style="font-size: 10.5pt;"> </span></div><a href="https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/pengoopmcjnbflcjbmoeodbmoflcgjlk" style="font-size: 13px;">'via Blog this'</a><br /><br />
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Trucks are not as small as they once were. Have you ever asked yourself why? This rig from the thirties probably topped out at a weight of 25,000 pounds with a loaded top speed of perhaps 40 miles per hour. Today our legislatures in their infinite wisdom have determined to allow rigs weighing more that 80,000 pounds to fly around us at speeds exceeding 70 miles per hour on highways and byways that needed rebuilding (not repairing) twenty years ago ... and on retreaded tires no less ... and with multiple trailers ... and now with flatbed trailers loaded with heavy containers full of metal. Consumer advocate groups have fought for and we have major protections to afford us the catastrophic damages that result when a rig causes a wreck. At least we have that. But now there are lobbying groups trying and succeeding in getting immunities for trucking companies so that they don't have to pay as much to the maimed for life people these rolling death and maiming machines cause on an all too frequent basis. If one has hurt you or your family or your friends call me to discuss the intricate and complicated roadmap that has to be followed to recover injury damages from the responsible party(ies). #pratlaw #Atlanta</div>
Keith Praterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06667687656436769764noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7257943971917450580.post-79882893001651164952014-05-25T19:36:00.001-07:002014-05-25T19:36:08.448-07:00An injury can happen in an instant. Physics and Biomechanics demand that speed and weight combine to cause catastrophic results when governed by human recklessness and indifference … From car and truck accidents to dangerous unregulated or under-tested products, to animal attacks, even reckless/malicious internet trolling, the law of a civilized country demands that the victim(s) be compensated in terms of enough money to make the victim(s) whole relative to the damage done and the gross recklessness of the actions that caused the injury. It was realized even before the Law of Moses that the foundation of civilization had to be fair compensation in money damages for injury(ies) and not blood feuding and revenge. The Law of Moses expounded upon that belief and since ancient times the civilizations that have flourished have centered on just compensation for injury(ies). When an incident of injury and damage occurs, it is paramount that the people close to the injured party and the injured party if he or she is able, act quickly and decisively to pin down statements, the scene if there is one, that you take pictures of everything from every angle and every perspective, and that every statute that might be applicable to what happened is reviewed and addressed with an eye toward determining what amount of money will make the injured person whole, and in some cases, what amount of money will make an entire family, devastated by the injury, whole. Proper and complete compensation is the only closure acceptable to the victim(s) of injury due to no fault of their own. Unfortunately in today’s world of irresponsibility and blaming others or circumstances, that almost always requires a lawsuit. What to do, what to do??? Filing A Lawsuit Today, really mandated and do so immediately. Civil Procedure makes the start of litigation easy because it is the backbone of civility for it to be easy to seek to be made whole in a manner other than retribution and family feuding. But as is the case in most complicated matters, the devil is in the details. Filing a lawsuit has to be combined with through investigation, experts when needed, analysis and research. A large percentage of lawyers do not want to dedicate the time and effort involved in properly preparing a personal injury lawsuit to maximize recovery. R. Keith Prater, 770-253-7778. Maximizing a Verdict Act quickly. The most important thing to do immediately is to secure the evidence – within hours, the same day, if you or your family can do it. Take more pictures than you think you should. Get the investigating officer’s name and all the witnesses. Go to the scene and take pictures. Take pictures of the injury. And … ABOVE ALL ELSE … get a real injury lawyer, not a TV talking head – an actor representing someone you will probably never meet in person or even talk to, involved in your case. R. Keith Prater, 770-253-7778 Ask your physician questions: Treatment is critical, you must seek medical care to return to your old self as soon as possible so that your injury can be quantified in terms of permanent damage, future medical care, long term chronic problems. In several cases over the past 27 years I have had clients feel perfectly fine at the scene, and therefore, forgo going to the hospital in an ambulance — this can be a mistake. In the several cases, where the impacts were severe, injury was masked by adrenaline and the next day my client(s) felt terrible: In two instances that readily come to mind, fractured vertebrae were discovered, fractures that could have caused paralysis and even death during the night after my clients told the investigating officer that they thought they would be okay! Only trained medical professionals can tell injuries when the dazed and confused present after a collision. If you prove to be uninjured or mildly banged up, the visit is a source of evidence for both your attorney and an insurance company and the wreck can’t be used against you in the future if you are in another one. Continuity: If you are injured, and your doctor recommends treatment, then do it! It is a mistake to forego treatment and it will be used against you in the immediate claim and in the future! It is a bad mistake to end treatment before a physician tells you it has run its course. Cooperate: Your personal injury attorney will need your full and complete cooperation to get your claim maximized in terms of money – you must be totally candid and honest and remember that too many details does not exist! Write it down! All of it! R. Keith Prater, 770-253-7778 Contact the Law Offices of R. Keith Prater, P.C. to File a Personal Injury Claim @ 770-253-7778; to recover the full monetary compensation that you deserve from being injured due to no fault of your own. To schedule a consultation with your Atlanta Metro Area personal injury lawyer, call R. Keith Prater at 770-253-7778. Also, please visit our website and other blogs just by Googling “Pratlaw”.<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Here is a link to research. I encourage anyone interested in the subject to look into a career in it.<br />
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<a href="http://www.collisionsafety.net/?page_id=149">Collision Safety Institute | Biomechanics</a>: <br />
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<div style="text-align: justify;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9XuDOceXDFulC851nvVEjj1tRS97q6bTJcjbfbSR2nVXTmPZ018l1NSLQJSzQDjwVkKzgxYcvOYoZ-_Y_VZrXdHxH15P6sxptdwF6g4F7bhDB0wuZ1xxV_6GHJdCy0fHF_xsdxActyh4/s1600/386381_2508914853783_1580435828_2323717_1837074336_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9XuDOceXDFulC851nvVEjj1tRS97q6bTJcjbfbSR2nVXTmPZ018l1NSLQJSzQDjwVkKzgxYcvOYoZ-_Y_VZrXdHxH15P6sxptdwF6g4F7bhDB0wuZ1xxV_6GHJdCy0fHF_xsdxActyh4/s200/386381_2508914853783_1580435828_2323717_1837074336_n.jpg" width="155" /></a></div>We moved our office last month to 1665 Hwy 34 E, Suite 300, Newnan, GA 30265. Yes, that address is in The Summit Professional Park. We are just west of The Healthplex - across a parking lot in the new building in the Park. We are proud to be neighbors of The Healthplex, The YMCA and The Delta Credit Union. We love it out here in Coweta County as close to Peachtree City as we are to Newnan. Call us today for an appointment if you have need of an Attorney or Lawyer: </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;"><i>770-253-7778</i></span></div></div>Keith Praterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06667687656436769764noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7257943971917450580.post-42946151888559429812011-06-02T21:39:00.000-07:002011-06-03T15:43:39.037-07:00The Saga of a 49 million dollar verdict<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGmdZCuPHF7FmkSc7BD1D8cdl89jJpD_cDafeB0QjN40IYlVxfwqb5X2y0wIZEjRWi6EvLyLkDZZSbIruJnsCP4LnI2LkBbmIpxuFnf1wA7w5ik93aoQC3jtAx068PFfSAHyq2m-AxZjo/s1600/car+wreck.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="162" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGmdZCuPHF7FmkSc7BD1D8cdl89jJpD_cDafeB0QjN40IYlVxfwqb5X2y0wIZEjRWi6EvLyLkDZZSbIruJnsCP4LnI2LkBbmIpxuFnf1wA7w5ik93aoQC3jtAx068PFfSAHyq2m-AxZjo/s200/car+wreck.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #cccccc; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 20px;"> <a href="http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/lanow/2011/01/ventura-jury-awards-49-million-accident-paralyzed-chp-officer.html">CLICK HERE TO READ THE WHOLE </a></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #cccccc; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 20px;"><a href="http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/lanow/2011/01/ventura-jury-awards-49-million-accident-paralyzed-chp-officer.html">ARTICLE</a> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 20px;"> </span>Click on the link and you will read the causation of a wreck that just plain makes you mad as hell at the idiot that caused the life changing and life threatening injuries that led to a jury's decision to award the victim, who will never truly enjoy the award because he is too physically destroyed, 49 million dollars. <br />
<div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;">The award was large and will undoubtedly be distorted by the Insurance Industry's propaganda machine into a group of 12 insane people from that fruitcake place, California, showing why juries can't be trusted by 'normal' people. The corporate insurance mentality is bent on lying until the general public says 'uncle - enough already' we will be biased against the individual and adopt a communal mind judicial system and capitulate to free key chains and ballcaps being a just reward to we the people - we will turn away from the constitution and worship big business. To date the bombardment of propaganda has not worked. If you seek a jury of citizens to determine the proper amount of money damages to give you that will equal the misery you have endured - if you have a lawyer that knows what he is doing, you will probably come away with justice. We will supply the 'lawyering' when you supply the case.</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><br />
</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;">Call Prater, Duncan & Craig today: <b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><i>770-253-7778</i></span></b>: before evidence goes missing and time fogs the memory of witnesses.</div></div>Keith Praterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06667687656436769764noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7257943971917450580.post-17924360967244858282011-05-05T19:05:00.000-07:002011-07-30T06:37:44.146-07:00Injury Lawyer Newnan: Primer on Energy and Whiplash<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJzDElUcAfzcwu27dFgAJvg0Hya3MXQlWDPpmEgRCavhhq7oWcpa3atXdsXtzegZHiveuQhyoD4lxl2yz3wlhMBy0xVBvRhtPJnj3HU0TjPTlY6uorrNj6qkjmGpWd8-flWd-uLz8WprA/s1600/snap+the+whip.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="142" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJzDElUcAfzcwu27dFgAJvg0Hya3MXQlWDPpmEgRCavhhq7oWcpa3atXdsXtzegZHiveuQhyoD4lxl2yz3wlhMBy0xVBvRhtPJnj3HU0TjPTlY6uorrNj6qkjmGpWd8-flWd-uLz8WprA/s200/snap+the+whip.jpeg" width="200" /></a></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: black; color: white;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 13px; line-height: 20px;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Call Today</span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif;">: </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; line-height: 20px;"><i><b>770-253-7778</b></i></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 20px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">:</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 20px;"><span style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: xx-small; font-weight: bold;">THE DIFFERENCE IS IN THE ENERGY BEING TRANSFERRED INTO THE HUMAN BODY</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 20px;"><br />
</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 20px;">In a high speed vehicle collision, defined as a collision in excess of 7 miles per hour, a common personal injury that will occur is whiplash. It is the simple physics phenomenon in the old child's game 'Snap The Whip' seen in the above pastoral painting WITH ONE MAJOR DIFFERENCE:</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 20px;"> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 20px;"><span style="font-style: italic;">THE MILES PER HOUR OF THE ENERGY TRANSFER<span style="font-weight: bold;"></span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 20px;">!</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 20px;"><br />
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</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 20px;">Our experienced attorneys have seen hundreds of cases where whiplash caused a head to violently hurl backwards, and then forward; your neck and shoulder muscles just are not strong enough to hold the old bowling ball still when you have the energy that 5+ miles per hour creates. Medical doctors call this injury a “hyperextension” from being jerked forward, and a “hyperflexion”, for being jerked backwards. Getting jerked like this will cause serious injuries to a neck and upper torso, like the upper rhomboids, and trapezium. Injuring your neck in such a way is commonly known as ‘whiplash’. The damage caused by whiplash can include inter-vertebral joint damage, disc damage, damages to the ligaments, cervical spine injury, other orthopedic injury, headaches, loss of sleep that then results in a domino series of events that sometimes leads to being fired and even divorced in rare cases. Whiplash can even cause traumatic and mild traumatic brain injury! I am not talking about what lawyers as a group think here but what</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 20px;"> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 20px;"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Janet_G._Travell" style="text-decoration: none;">medical doctors have objectively found in many cases</a></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 20px;">.</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 20px;"><br />
</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 20px;">Muscles and nerves can often become damaged in such a way as to cause future pain and suffering. Whiplash may be coupled with a mild traumatic brain injury such as a concussion, or a more serious traumatic brain injury, even skull fractures in rare cases. This is because passengers and drivers of passenger cars often hit their heads on the inside of the car they are riding in at the moment of impact. Whiplash in high speed collisions [7+ miles per hour] often present situations where the injury causes future pain and suffering; in lower mph collisions most typically when the injured person didn’t see it coming and did not brace at all. Some whiplash accidents may permanently damage the tissues around the neck. This could make it more likely you will be injured again, need money for prescription drugs, and be forced to take drugs to control your neck pain. This is all part of the civil claim for damages for lost wages, lost income and past, present and future pain and suffering damages. can be short term or life long, and can leave the neck forever vulnerable to injury. The tort injury can also manifest itself to the deltoids, biceps and triceps muscles and even your hands.</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 20px;"><br />
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</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 20px;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Tutorial Review - Ten Percent of all Whiplash Injuries Result in Permanent Disability in Car Crash Cases</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 20px;"><br />
</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 20px;">Every year,10 percent of all car crash victims in the United States who receive a whiplash injury - which amounts to about 1,000,000 people - are long term injuries like brain injuries that will result in future medical care and loss of earnings to the tort victim. About twenty five (25) percent of those injuries will require medication for chronic pain. It will usually be impossible to work in a meaningful job when trying to undergo pain management simultaneously.</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 20px;"><br />
</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 20px;">Our whiplash attorneys recognize that one out of about every seven whiplash cases show the plaintiff’s physical and mental pain and suffering is significant for longer than three (3) years from the date of the tort. Whiplash is easily diagnosed by an experienced medical physician. This is done by the rendering of a physical examination and usually includes the taking of x-rays, and sometime a cat-scan or mri. This way, the whiplash doctors can check and see if the films or computer animation shows a fracture, broken bone, and a problem with the cervical spine and the discs of the vertebrae. The procedure will also usually pick up objective problems like neck alignment as well.</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 20px;"><br />
</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 20px;">Sometimes the spine will actually reverse from its natural curve may be reversed. This will usually cause uneven distribution of body weight. This can cause even more serious injuries requiring a chiropractor. This is because it will exacerbate and misalign the veterbrate. Later in life these injuries often result in painful bursitis. This condition can lead to arthritic degeneration and recurring pain. Many professional athletes have this condition, often known as bursitis and it is very painful. Fortunately for these athletes, many of them can afford top rate medical care and don’t need to work when they retire. If that’s not you, you need an experienced car accident attorney.</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 20px;"><br />
</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 20px;">If you have been in a collision that exceeds in your opinion 5 mph we advise you to take drive in the ambulance to a hospital. There your neck can be stabilized and you will be given a hard or soft collar depending on your condition. You will need to tell the doctor about how the other driver caused the accident and make sure to tell your doctor how seriously you have been hurt. Later your doctor may be called as a witness. If all of your complaints are not written down in a medical record, the defense attorneys will say you weren’t hurt as bad as you are claiming and that on that basis, you lack credibility. If a jury finds that your lack credibility in a jury trial, you will seriously hamper your whiplash attorneys when they litigate your car accident. This could cause a defense verdict, leaving you with medical bills and future pain and suffering. If you were set on a back board, this is because the ambulance and EMT thought your injuries might be serious.</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 20px;"><br />
</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 20px;">Our whiplash lawyers have seen that treatment for whiplash is based upon many factors. One of those factors is how much the forces involved will jarred your head and neck, spine joints like discs, muscles ligaments and nerves: You will need to undergo physical therapy. This will sometimes consist of cold and hot treatments, electric muscle stimulation like traction. You may have to wear a cervical collar for a long time, or worse. You may require a stiff collar. There are also other methods such as ultrasound, massage, trigger point conditioning. Getting a physical therapist is a good way to go. This can help realign your neck without further injuring the surrounding muscle and tissue. You will need to see a neurologist and take pain meds like Vicodin. These are narcotics and my cause chemical dependency.</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 20px;"><br />
</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 20px;">Contact our whiplash attorneys in Newnan to discuss this very common personal injury known as whiplash. Let our experienced whiplash attorneys help you find a good medical doctor to get physical therapy if you are experiencing “hyperextension” and “hyperflexion” before the nagging pain in your neck develops into chronic</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 20px;"> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 20px;"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trigger_point#Janet_G._Travell.2C_MD" style="text-decoration: none;">myofascial pain syndrome</a></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 20px;"> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 20px;">Call our attorneys hotline now: 770-253-7778</span></span></span></div>Keith Praterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06667687656436769764noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7257943971917450580.post-81561217024651179142011-04-08T14:12:00.000-07:002011-04-08T19:02:34.911-07:00One More For The Road:||: Peachtree City<div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjG1cJyCMwU3T4POfYrMHFvb8ywRbpVo7DYm4aKfBKxTldC_lJmOPJ93Qzghk1YZNuiUgPDHfoaSzvMN9yaJbyyxvHFUGKvb1vRFZ84-zciIXEcH67eP4LwmA6mDbYy4rLtm9anCCos8c/s1600/01.HAL.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjG1cJyCMwU3T4POfYrMHFvb8ywRbpVo7DYm4aKfBKxTldC_lJmOPJ93Qzghk1YZNuiUgPDHfoaSzvMN9yaJbyyxvHFUGKvb1vRFZ84-zciIXEcH67eP4LwmA6mDbYy4rLtm9anCCos8c/s200/01.HAL.jpg" width="168" /></a></div> <a href="http://praterattorney.com/">Pratlaw</a> states: Another giant corporations demonstrates that it is indeed nothing more than a paper legal entity and is devoid of morality in any shape or form. Some people need to smell the coffee. From this window I see nothing wrong with a soulless paper legal entity engaging in immoral conduct [THEY HAVE NO MORALITY, THEY ARE NOT HUMAN] but I see everything wrong with knuckleheads who want to try and tell me that a paper entity has a heart, a soul, is worthy of anthropomorphizing; and thinks that corporate use of cute babies, beauty, good music and soothing spokespersons to sell itself as some sort of real creature with a moral compass and our best interests at heart, a creature that I should feel a fondness for ~ is frankly at best baloney and let's be frank, personally I use a much more country cowboy, 'colorful' term for it. I say tax the hell out of corporations and "put them up wet". If they threaten to move off shore pass some tariff laws that punishes 'traitor' paper soulless entities that leave for tax reasons and wants to then continue to conduct any business in this country. Plain and simple: Citizens thrive not corporate entities. Gordon Gecko was correct: Greed fuels corporate business and it should and is good. Likewise, greed makes corporations pay for the marketplace the United States provides and is good for our country and is what fuels this citizen.</div><div><br />
</div><div><a href="http://online.wsj.com/article/BT-CO-20110408-712123.html">4th UPDATE: J&J Pays $70M To Settle Bribery Allegations - WSJ.com</a></div>Keith Praterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06667687656436769764noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7257943971917450580.post-55487439968954633302011-03-27T16:28:00.000-07:002011-03-27T16:32:38.043-07:00COWETA GROWING BEGS THE QUESTION| Did it ever stop?<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.newnancowetachamber.org/files/1612/8439/2039/Piedmont%20Newnan%20Hosp%20drawing.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="163" src="http://www.newnancowetachamber.org/files/1612/8439/2039/Piedmont%20Newnan%20Hosp%20drawing.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><a href="http://www.times-herald.com/local/Special-Report--Vision-2011---Coweta-s-future-already-in-view--1610670">Special Report: Vision 2011 – Coweta's future already in view - The Times-Herald</a><br />
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double our population in less than 4 decades. Perhaps we can keep up with a 3% annual growth.Keith Praterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06667687656436769764noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7257943971917450580.post-29564682081622558042011-02-07T08:07:00.000-08:002011-02-07T08:11:52.090-08:00The Singularity: Can it be recognized in advance?<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://betacache.gawkerassets.com/assets/images/8/2011/02/xlarge_singularity1_01.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="180" src="http://betacache.gawkerassets.com/assets/images/8/2011/02/xlarge_singularity1_01.jpg" width="320" /></a></div> <a href="http://io9.com/#!5751345/what-is-the-singularity-and-will-you-live-to-see-it">io9. We come from the future.</a><br />
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|<a href="http://praterattorney.com/">PRATLAW</a>| broadcasts: Here is an article worth the short read. The Singularity: Will it be an evolution that we can all ease into or an abrupt change that only the prepared will figure out?Keith Praterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06667687656436769764noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7257943971917450580.post-31065378093904399942011-01-26T17:39:00.000-08:002011-01-26T17:41:48.600-08:00Financial Crisis Was Avoidable, Inquiry Concludes // Current<div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://t0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcQtTgZXwXuMHDAbsZeTBeeFOs-wcHSTbDLl5ownpZGOFoDQPwW_Cw" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://t0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcQtTgZXwXuMHDAbsZeTBeeFOs-wcHSTbDLl5ownpZGOFoDQPwW_Cw" /></a></div>Reckless conduct was until recently a reason for 12 ordinary citizens impaneled as a Jury to tag the culprit(s) with punitive damages in a lawsuit. Some thank pseudo-republicans for getting tort reform passed that allows this kind of conduct to go unchecked unless a social government agency wants to get involved and what...fine them a thousand bucks with a promise not to do it again. Rethink closing the courtroom to the citizen. </div><div><br />
</div><a href="http://current.com/news/92941660_financial-crisis-was-avoidable-inquiry-concludes.htm?xid=PTNiGoog">Financial Crisis Was Avoidable, Inquiry Concludes // Current</a>Keith Praterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06667687656436769764noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7257943971917450580.post-32788600119797865952011-01-17T04:54:00.000-08:002011-01-17T04:54:05.603-08:00Mega Millions Lottery Winner Holly Lahti's Story Marred by Jarring Mug Shot<a href="http://www.aolnews.com/2011/01/16/mega-millions-lottery-winner-holly-lahtis-story-marred-by-jarri/">Mega Millions Lottery Winner Holly Lahti's Story Marred by Jarring Mug Shot</a><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 15.6px; color: rgb(78, 40, 0); line-height: 18px; ">HERE IS ONE HUGE REASON TO GET DIVORCED RATHER THAN SEPARATE AND STAY MARRIED. WHATEVER YOU DO: DO NOT WIN THE LOTTERY WHEN YOU ARE JUST SEPARATED. GET DIVORCE!</span></div>Keith Praterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06667687656436769764noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7257943971917450580.post-17154887079213918982010-10-02T04:59:00.000-07:002010-10-02T04:59:19.121-07:00Law.com: Prior Suit May Signal Fate of Cases Against Ga. Megachurch Pastor<div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 15.6px; "><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 18.72px; "> Breach of fiduciary duty cases illustrate what damages are all about. Sexual relations between consenting adults are probably not great damages cases and rely heavily on the victim's ability to communicate and the way they do it in front of an audience. Just how vulnerable was the victim is also a critical issue. My damages professor always illustrated the dilemma a jury has to confront by asking us to consider a bad facial injury to a hobo who spends his life down by the train terminal warming his hands over a burn barrel and the same injury to a famous fashion model ~ then he asked us to debate "do you really think a jury of twelve intelligent citizens are going to give the bum the same amount of pain and suffering they give the model?"</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 18.72px; "><div><br /></div></span></div><div>Here is the link that sparked this post:</div></span></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><a href="http://www.law.com/jsp/law/LawArticleFriendly.jsp?id=1202472830757">Law.com: Prior Suit May Signal Fate of Cases Against Ga. Megachurch Pastor</a>Keith Praterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06667687656436769764noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7257943971917450580.post-31154187147680897912010-10-02T04:57:00.000-07:002010-10-02T04:57:07.702-07:00Law.com: Prior Suit May Signal Fate of Cases Against Ga. Megachurch Pastor<div> <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 19.2px; "> Breach of fiduciary duty cases illustrate what damages are all about. Sexual relations between consenting adults are probably not great damages cases and rely heavily on the victim's ability to communicate and the way they do it in front of an audience. Just how vulnerable was the victim is also a critical issue. My damages professor always illustrated the dilemma a jury has to confront by asking us to consider a bad facial injury to a hobo who spends his life down by the train terminal warming his hands over a burn barrel and the same injury to a famous fashion model ~ then he asked us to debate "do you really think a jury of twelve intelligent citizens are going to give the bum the same amount of pain and suffering they give the model?"</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 15.6px; "><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 18.72px; "><div><br /></div></span></div><div>Here is the link that sparked this post:</div></span></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><a href="http://www.law.com/jsp/law/LawArticleFriendly.jsp?id=1202472830757">Law.com: Prior Suit May Signal Fate of Cases Against Ga. Megachurch Pastor</a>Keith Praterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06667687656436769764noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7257943971917450580.post-33699946460122230042010-03-03T12:15:00.001-08:002010-03-03T12:15:35.350-08:00NEWNAN PRATLAW|| 14th amendment essay<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://t3.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:Yja32zPCoAtHJM:http://www.notconformedthoughts.com/UserFiles/Image/SupremeCourt.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 140px; height: 95px;" src="http://t3.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:Yja32zPCoAtHJM:http://www.notconformedthoughts.com/UserFiles/Image/SupremeCourt.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /> The Supreme Court is reviewing a Chicago gun ban statute this term. The case is McDonald v. Chicago. Mr. McDonald, an elderly man, was upset that on 3 different occasions "Utes" came to his home to "visit", would not leave when he asked, demanded that they vacate his property and then stole everything he owned that was valuable. Mr. McDonald decided to purchase a gun to help him persuade the "Utes" the next time they came to visit that they should leave his home without looting it. Mr. McDonald's acts were apparently illegal according to Chicago's handgun ban. Legally, the case poses the prospect of the Supreme Court finally issuing a decision as to the extent of the scope of the 14th amendment and if they take on that topic the case could be one of the most important cases in our lifetime. It is more likely that the Court will just strike down the handgun ban and limit its decision to the specific statute. I posted the link on my blog at <span style="font-weight:bold;"><a href="http://pratlaw.wordpress.com/">HOT LEGAL TOPICS</a></span> <span style="font-style:italic;">[Click it to go there]</span>. Hope you find the topic relevant enough to follow and keep up with the Court's decision.Keith Praterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06667687656436769764noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7257943971917450580.post-69077323744545613612010-02-18T08:23:00.001-08:002011-02-10T05:18:47.523-08:00Newnan Attorney Essay on Documents<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiU4iDa4HhOfLGsyr3uaqyxVhX0qIikAXyJEoFJ0nP09FtOcX7Phavx2HubO1olNk-RLsvOBYc8qSo1UUjVcUsRW1v0M9pnown1kq41qbM7XDGv08m7ObyOFci_S2t_HRdE_03YUPiLrho/s1600/falling+off+the+edge.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiU4iDa4HhOfLGsyr3uaqyxVhX0qIikAXyJEoFJ0nP09FtOcX7Phavx2HubO1olNk-RLsvOBYc8qSo1UUjVcUsRW1v0M9pnown1kq41qbM7XDGv08m7ObyOFci_S2t_HRdE_03YUPiLrho/s1600/falling+off+the+edge.jpg" /></a></div><br />
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Over the past 23 years I have come to appreciate the fact that Judges as a whole do not like being given documents with highlighted passages or handwritten notes beside the part of the document you think is important. Doing that is really close to a demand that the Court become a participant in the blind men and the elephant philosophical exercise about the scope of perception: <a href="http://en.wikisource.org/wiki/The_Blindmen_and_the_Elephant">The Blind Men And The Elephant Fable</a> and they do not like the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Socratic_method">Socratic Method</a> to the extreme of banality, i.e., rain is rain you cannot assert you do not understand it until someone explains it to you and you "feel" it. What all this means in plain English is: (a) The Judge controls his or her court room and no one else has any right to control it. So make a copy of any document you feel the urge to write on, so your lawyer can present the 'clean' one to the Judge and draw the Judge's attention to the passage you have highlighted in your 'dirty' copy by asking the Court's permission to draw its attention to that passage; (b) A testifier's inability to grasp easy questions and evasive answers soon turns a Judge off [and a Jury Too]. Do not engage in <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tabula_rasa">Tabula Rasa</a> Socratic Responses [inane question answers to straightforward questions], and; always remember: Neither Judge nor Jury need to be hit over the head with information they can clearly see or hear. They really can be trusted to figure it out.Keith Praterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06667687656436769764noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7257943971917450580.post-12840534605107754382010-01-04T10:19:00.001-08:002010-01-04T10:19:34.457-08:002010 BIG CHANGES FOR THE GOODR. KEITH PRATER, P.C. will change its name over the course of 2010 to PRATER & ASSOCIATES as Attorney John D. Duncan has associated with the Firm. Keith Prater is excited about the prospect of mentoring John in the beginning of his practice. John has worked hard to gain his law license and has since associating with the Firm proven himself more than capable, winning outright his first trial, a difficult modification of child support and medical payments case, and obtaining a Not Guilty verdict in his second trial in a misdemeanor case. John's association will allow the firm to handle all the calls coming in from prospective clients many of which were not being returned as the firm's practice grew so large over the past two years that on multiple occasions new prospective client calls were not returned because workload and returning existing client calls consumed the entire workday. We have since John cam on board in October been promptly returning calls more than 95% of the time.Keith Praterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06667687656436769764noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7257943971917450580.post-37309564440878923882009-12-31T13:27:00.001-08:002009-12-31T13:27:16.725-08:00IF YOU CALL ME AND WE DON'T HIT IT OFF I WILL ...REFER YOU TO ANOTHER GREAT LOCAL LAWYER OR TWO OR THREE TO CHOOSE FROM. THERE IS NO ONE GREAT WIZARD OF OZ LAWYER HERE OR ANYWHERE BUT THERE ARE A NUMBER OF REALLY GREAT ONES AROUND HERE ||||<br /><br />WITH THAT OUT OF THE WAY, here is a repost with solid logic for you to consider:<br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">First</span>: always consult face to face with an attorney regarding any matter that is serious to you.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Second</span>: The ancient mathmatical logic mandate is alive and well today: "All things being equal the simplest answer is the correct answer". This is the anglicization of the latin maxim attributed to the mathematician Ockham, called "Ockham or Occam's Razor": Entia non sunt multiplicanda praeter necessitatem or "Entities should not be multiplied unnecessarily."<br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Third</span>: The 'Devil Is In The Details', always was, and always will be. || The hard decision is deciding when all things are in fact equal <span style="font-weight:bold;">and</span> what the things are that are equal. That is where experienced legal counsel comes in ~ <br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Fourth</span>: Experience is not just a linear time continuim but also requires/mandates actual real involvement in significant disputes and litigation; a lawyer could, after all, get his/her license, go to sleep like Rumpelstiltskin, wake up 50 years later and parade around proclaiming "Come see me!! I am a Lawyer with 50 years experience" ~ of course the experience would be that he or she had been asleep at the wheel for the past 50 years! Unfortunately some lawyers proclaim just about that.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Fifth</span>: Experience is a great teacher - being asleep at the wheel not so much. <span style="font-weight:bold;">Hire a great lawyer with real life experience and a lot of it</span>.Keith Praterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06667687656436769764noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7257943971917450580.post-41996234209808466842009-10-30T10:25:00.000-07:002009-10-30T10:25:21.060-07:00Pratlaw article on MESOTHELIOMA: Newnan Georgia InjuryI worked with the Mass Tort ‘Guru’, Professor Francis McGovern, <i>Esquire</i>, the man who was put in charge by the Federla Courts to set up a paradigm in the primary Federal Class Action Asbestos Lawsuit. Our team worked on developing the form for applying to receive the victim portions of settlements in the Asbestos Litigation(s). Asbestos was manufactured and used in products by hundreds and hundreds of companies ~ all of whom knew just exactly how dangerous Asbestos was at the time. Asbestos can best be explained as light and airy, ‘floating’ fiberglass! It causes Mesothelioma which plain and simply is a killer ... and it incurable. In my opinion Mesothelioma has been mislabeled as a cancer because it is more mechanical in its destruction and less in the nature of biologically than cancer. Mesothelioma is a malady that affects most persons that have been exposed to asbestos for a long duration of time. It takes many years for the victims to develop symptoms of the disease. The process of cure and compensation is complicated by everything from smoking to genetics . Almost without exception Mesothelioma victims are manufactured by the negligence of their employers. Finally the Federal Government turned from protecting big business to formulation of a compensation paradigm to give a little justice to Mesothelioma victim but a mesothelioma lawsuit still has to be file as soon as someone is diagnosed with this cancer. The Statute of Limitations starts ticking as soon as the diagnosis is given: so don’t delay! Anybody who is affected from mesothelioma due to exposure to asbestos is eligible for compensation. The United States have set up funds to help the patients. However, these funds can be availed only by filing a mesothelioma lawsuit. The connection between mesothelioma and asbestos was found in the nineteenth century. The first lawsuit was filed in 1929 against manufacturers of asbestos and owners of workshops using asbestos. The case was filed for not implementing the safety measures properly. Since that time many cases have successfully proven mesothelioma caused by Asbestos exposure and damages have been awarded. Bringing a mesothelioma lawsuit to a favorable conclusion is not an easy task and without hesitation I advise you engage an attorney in such a case as soon as possible. There are three very important reasons why a mesothelioma lawsuit should be filed: (1.) Again, the Statutes of Limitations stipulate that the lawsuit is filed within a time frame after diagnosis; (2.) the cases take a considerable amount of time to bring to conclusion and the victim and his/her family’s financial situation is going to deteriorate during mesothelioma diagnosis and treatment, and; (3.) Your lawyer will know the resources of information regarding the best treatment and doctors in the field to seek out. Call me today before valuable evidence is lost or goes missing!Keith Praterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06667687656436769764noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7257943971917450580.post-26228472852170090772009-10-09T08:16:00.001-07:002009-10-09T08:16:40.783-07:00Pratlaw article on YasminYasmin contraception tablets are having negative side effects on patients. If you have been taking Yasmin, you should be vigilant and concerned, especially if you smoke or already have heart issues. These are the women that are most at risk of suffering severe side effects from taking Yasmin, although studies show that it can happen to any woman taking the medicine! If you notice a trouble breathing, unnecessary vaginal bleeding, or the commencement of migraines or if you are diagnosed as having liver afflictions, blood clots, gallbladder damage, or some other unusual health issue that is causing you concern you need to seek medical help and a lawyer that knows how to pursue a products liability claim [failure to warn] now before valuable evidence in your case is “lost” or disappears or is forgotten. Lawyers all over the country are putting together lawsuits including class actions against Bayer, the company that manufactures Yasmin: Yasmin contains a diuretic which can raise or lower the quantity of potassium in the body which in turn, can end up in atypical heart rhythms and poor circulation bringing on blood clots and heart attacks. In October, 2008, the FDA wrote a letter to Bayer accusing it of false advertising and in response, Bayer started a $20 million corrective advert campaign however, for many women the damage has been done already. In 2008 alone there were over 240 million units of Yasmin produced and although sales have dropped significantly there are still thousands of women taking the medication. It has been alleged that there have been more than 50 women have died as a direct result of taking Yasmin, one death involved a 17-year-old girl who died after only 6 months of Yasmin use. Since there are still so many women that have taken Yasmin and suffered health problems and these cases yet to be processed it is likely that a class action suit might be started in the future. A class action legal action is one that’s filed on behalf of a large number of victims. It is usually recommended that any one taking Yasmin switch to some other form of birth control as quickly as possible. If you’ve already been taking Yasmin and have noticed a change in your health or worse have develop serious side-effects, google Pratlaw ga and contact R. Keith Prater, P.C. “If we can’t help you we will know who can” means that if we do not file your claim ourselves we will coordinate you into one of the class actions that have or will be filed.Keith Praterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06667687656436769764noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7257943971917450580.post-77273809125567025092009-10-02T14:00:00.001-07:002009-10-02T14:16:41.122-07:00PRATLAW'S GENERAL ESSAY ON TORT LAWA tort is a non-contractual wrong that <span style="font-weight:bold;">violates a reasonable standard of conduct</span> as defined in our society. In the context of a personal injury claim damages are given when a tort causes injury. Laws have been written to protect you from the carelessness of others. These laws cover a various range of injuries, whiplash, negligence, carelessness and falls caused by something that the owner of the property you were hurt on knows was there or should have known was there. The most routine injury case involves <span style="font-weight:bold;">over a hundred</span> statutes [actual written laws] and at least a hundred Judge written opinions [caselaw]. Any one seriously injured has to have the <br /> help of an experienced personal injury lawyer even when their injury might seemingly be the result of a series of events that at first thought appears to be happenstance. The injury might have simply been due to carelessness, or carelessness, concerning the safety of others. An easier way to think about it is a failure to use care when reason dictates that it is needed. Some of the most typical reasons to communicate with a injury attorney due to such a failure are: vehicle collisions and wrecks, malpractice, or accidents caused by improper design.<br />In order for your injury lawyer to win your negligence case, four standards must be be met: <span style="font-weight:bold;">1.</span>) it has to be clear that there is a societal a duty to the accuser that the tortfeasor failed to meet; most collisions involve an investigation into whether the tortfeasor was driving in a safe and careful manner; <span style="font-weight:bold;">2.</span>) The facts have to clearly show that the duty was violated, and; <span style="font-weight:bold;">3.<span style="font-weight:bold;"></span></span>) You were injured. Personal injury lawyers focus on the dominate cause of the accident, not necessarily the closest event in a chain of events but the dominate event. In some instances multiple causes might have participated in causing your injury and that might involve multiple parties & companies. An injury can leave a massive result on your life and of course no one can argue that you should be compensated fully for all your suffering and trouble. <span style="font-weight:bold;">Get in contact with an injury attorney before precious evidence is lost or forgotten or worse, purposefully destroyed.</span>Keith Praterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06667687656436769764noreply@blogger.com0