Atlanta Trial Lawyers Handling Personal Injury,
Wrongful Death, Insurance Claims and Business Disputes

The civil trial attorneys at Ragland & Jones, LLP are focused upon complex civil litigation arising from severe injury, wrongful death, insurance disputes and unfair business practices. They have particular expertise in the following areas:

Wrongful Death – Civil cases against individuals, corporations or government entities whose negligent, illegal or criminally reckless conduct causes or leads to the death of the Plaintiff’s spouse, child or other family member.

Personal Injury – Civil cases against individuals, corporations or government entities whose negligent, illegal or criminally reckless conduct causes or leads to bodily injury or other personal harm to the Plaintiff such as emotional/psychological suffering, illegal confinement, public humiliation or violations of civil rights.

Semi Truck Accidents – Civil cases filed to recover monetary damages for bodily injuries or death caused by traffic or pedestrian accidents involving a tractor-trailer truck, 18 wheeler, semi-truck, dump truck, garbage truck, cement truck, logging truck, delivery truck, cargo truck or other large commercial vehicle.

Motor Vehicle Accidents – Civil cases filed to recover monetary damages for bodily injuries or death caused by traffic or pedestrian accidents involving a car, SUV, pick-up truck, 15-passenger van, motorcycle, school bus or other vehicle in which persons regularly travel on streets and highways.

Drunk Driving Crashes – Civil cases filed against motorists who drive while intoxicated or impaired due to alcohol, narcotics or other drugs and cause accidents with other vehicles or pedestrians leading to the injury or death of an innocent victim.

Dram Shop Liability – Civil cases against a bar, nightclub, casino, restaurant, liquor store, convenience store, sports arena, fraternity, airline, event host, or other business which unlawfully sold or served alcohol to an underaged driver or a noticeably intoxicated adult who then drives while drunk and causes an accident in which an innocent third party is injured or killed.

Common Carrier Liability – Civil cases involving commercial or government run forms of transportation available to the general public such as a bus, train, trolley, shuttle, taxi, ferry, cruise ship, airplane, subway, MARTA, or mass transit.

Food Poisoning – Civil cases against food manufacturers, food producers, restaurants, grocery stores or any individual or entity responsible for providing a contaminated food product or inadequately prepared food which leads to food poisoning, E.-coli 0157:H7 Infection, Hemolytic Uremic Syndrome (HUS), Salmonellosis, Botulism, Listeriosis, or other food-borne illness.

Product Liability – Civil cases against the designer, manufacturer or seller of an unsafe or dangerous vehicle, tire, machine, tool, equipment, toy, firearm, appliance or other product which causes its user or a bystander to be injured or killed because of defects in its design, manufacture, labeling or inadequate warning.

Unsafe Drugs & Devices – Civil cases against companies which manufacture, market or sell prescription drugs, surgical devices, or other medical products which are unsafe because they are defectively designed and/or were not properly tested before being sold to the public. These cases can also involve the failure to warn about known adverse side effects, or the failure to timely recall the product after discovering that consumers were being harmed.

Medical Malpractice – Civil cases against physicians, surgeons, nurses, hospitals and other medical care providers who fail to timely or properly diagnose a disease or other health condition, commit surgical or other medical errors, fail to prescribe or administer the appropriate medication, commit acts of physical abuse or sexual misconduct with patients, or otherwise fail to provide proper treatment which complies with the applicable medical standard of care.

Nursing Home Neglect – Civil cases against nursing homes or other long-term care facilities at which an elderly resident or patient in need of long-term care is neglected, abused, mistreated, malnourished or injured due to improper care.

Worksite Accidents – Civil cases involving workers who are killed or injured due to an explosion, collapse, fire, equipment failure or similar hazardous event which takes place at a construction site, mining area, industrial plant, manufacturing facility or other worksite location.

Boating & Water Safety – Civil cases filed to recover monetary damages for bodily injuries or death due to boating accidents, jet ski accidents, boat propeller accidents, unsafe or contaminated swimming pools, dangerous water park rides, unsafe conditions at water parks, shallow water diving leading to spinal cord injury, and other accidents which happen during water recreation. These cases can also involve drowning, near-drowning or submersion injuries due to the lack of or negligent supervision of a child, missing or inattentive lifeguards, inadequate fences or barriers to prevent pool access by children, pool drain body entrapment or hair entanglement, unavailable or inadequate life jackets or preservers, and other failures to follow drowning prevention practices.

Traumatic Brain Injury – Civil cases filed by or on behalf of someone who has suffered a mild or traumatic brain injury due to an accident caused by the negligent, illegal or criminally reckless conduct of an individual, corporation or governmental entity.

Bicycle Accidents – Civil cases against drivers of automobiles, trucks, motorcycles and other motor vehicles which strike bicyclists, and against other persons or entities whose negligence in some other way cause or contribute to an accident leading the bicycle rider to sustain injury.

Premises Liability – Civil cases against the owner of a house, apartment building, mall, retail store, grocery, theatre, restaurant, hospital, airport, concert arena, amusement park or other establishment where customers, patrons or other guests are invited to come but are injured or killed on the premises because of a hazardous condition which the landlord or business operator failed to repair, correct, warn about or otherwise address. Premises liability cases can also include claims against a homeowner or business for failure to lease or control a dog or other animal which bites, mauls or attacks someone.

Inadequate Security – Civil cases filed by or on behalf of someone who is raped, injured or killed during a criminal assault because an entity failed to provide adequate security to residents, patients, customers, ticket holders or other patrons at places where appropriate levels of security should be provided such as apartments, condominiums, hotels, hospitals, concert arenas, malls, MARTA stations, office buildings, etc.

Invasion of Privacy – Civil cases against any individual or business which invades the privacy of another by illegal or inappropriate means such as through the use of hidden cameras to conduct surveillance or video voyeurism of restrooms, shower areas, locker rooms, changing areas, hotel rooms or other places where people would have a reasonable expectation of privacy.

Crime Victim Advocacy – Civil cases filed by or on behalf of crime victims to recover monetary damages from the criminal offender or any party responsible for failing to prevent the assault, rape, molestation, homicide or other crime committed against the victim.

Police Misconduct – Civil cases against municipalities, police officers, police departments and other law enforcement agencies for deaths, bodily injuries or violations of an individual’s civil rights due to police brutality, excessive force, dangerous high-speed police car chases, mistaken identity, wrongful shootings, false arrest or other improper policing activities.

Insurance Bad Faith – Civil cases against insurance companies which wrongfully deny or mishandle a claim for life or disability insurance benefits, wrongfully deny or mishandle claims for fire or other damages to property, wrongfully refuse to settle third party liability claims against their insured, or commit unfair business practices toward their policyholders.

Business Torts – Civil cases filed to recover monetary damages from business entities which caused financial losses or damages to someone’s business by committing fraud, breaching contracts, or pursuing unfair business practices.

Contact a Georgia Civil Trial Attorney

We have expertise in each of the above areas of law.  We regularly handle personal injury and wrongful death lawsuits involving these areas on behalf aggrieved persons in Atlanta and all parts of Georgia.  Please contact us if you want to discuss your potential case.