https://msdlawgroup.com/home daily 1.0 2024-11-18 https://msdlawgroup.com/daniel-shim daily 0.75 2024-11-20 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ea1a5077e4ab45cee24fa59/1588603254043-HRUQ8P44Z4ETM5TS7M0I/D75_3857.jpg Daniel Shim https://msdlawgroup.com/bruce-f-morriss daily 0.75 2024-11-20 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ea1a5077e4ab45cee24fa59/1588634665939-VQUO62D0ISME57K6ESPH/bruce-morriss.jpg Bruce F. Morriss https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ea1a5077e4ab45cee24fa59/1588634983404-PRS5CPFBWAHCYA67E485/12015219_10153211322563513_1658149454424857818_o.jpg Bruce F. Morriss https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ea1a5077e4ab45cee24fa59/1588634910944-OEVCHLOWBCIW6NMU0U8S/plane.jpg Bruce F. Morriss https://msdlawgroup.com/contact-us daily 0.75 2024-11-18 https://msdlawgroup.com/new-page daily 0.75 2021-01-04 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ea1a5077e4ab45cee24fa59/1587661286325-X92PJ5P41B5XQH1S3NUS/rep-cases-drunk-driving.jpg Representative Cases - Drunk Driver - Wrongful Death Clients were a minor child and the wife of an off-duty police detective killed by an over-served, drunk driver traveling the wrong way on an interstate while the detective was responding to a call. Although the drunk driver only had minimum limits insurance, the vehicle he was driving was a rental through a relative; he obtained the rental despite having a suspended driver’s license; and after several years of discovery, the defendant finally confessed the name of the establishment where he had been over-served. Case settled for combined policy limits for the establishment and three auto insurance carriers of $1.2 million and the defendant is serving 13 years in prison. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ea1a5077e4ab45cee24fa59/1587661363869-ZGYQCJSJFT44ZPOB5BEH/rep-cases-truck.jpg Representative Cases - Truck Wreck - Wrongful Death Clients were a mother/surviving spouse and two minor children of a man killed after an inadequately secured load swung off of a 14-wheel flatbed trailer and struck the husband’s pickup truck as he was driving home from work. The last offer prior to filing suit was $0. During litigation, it was discovered that the truck driver had previously been involved in another wreck caused by an inadequately secured load that killed a woman and her child. Prior to trial, the trucking company’s carrier tendered its $4 million dollar policy to settle, which was rejected until the trucking company agreed to contribute an additional mid six figure confidential amount. Tractor Trailer - Wrongful Death Client was the wife of a retiree killed in a collision between his minivan, and an 18-wheeler that attempted to speed through a left turn, fast enough that the container on the trailer chassis toppled off into the intersection. During litigation, inspection records revealed a known, but unrepaired defect to the tractor’s clutch and to the trailer’s coupling system, contributing to the container falling off. Case settled for $1.6 million. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ea1a5077e4ab45cee24fa59/1587662451517-L1ADLG7B4AGTD2R0IBJ7/rep-cases-security.jpg Representative Cases - Negligent Security - Wrongful Death Client was the mother of a teenaged daughter invited to attend a graduation party at an apartment complex clubhouse. The party was overrun with uninvited rival gang members, resulting in a fight and retaliatory gunfire. The daughter was struck by a stray bullet and killed. The complex sought to blame the shooter, an 18 year old gang member serving a life sentence, but testimony emerged that the complex had promised to provide security for the party through a courtesy officer who was off-duty at the time of the shooting. Staff members were also aware of a gang presence at the complex. Case settled for $600,000. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ea1a5077e4ab45cee24fa59/1587662203841-0VJ7PLCLAD0OI0CQ90LQ/rep-cases-motorcycle.jpg Representative Cases - Bodily Injury - Products Liability Elderly client purchased a “trike” unit to attach to his motorcycle. While riding his newly modified motorcycle home, a wheel weld failed, causing the motorcycle to jump a curb and the client to be thrown from the bike. Manufacturer claimed wheel weld failed because client hit a layer of pavement and asphalt curb guard ten inches in height. Client suffered fracture injuries to his right wrist, ribs and thoracic spine. Case settled for $415,000. Motorcycle Wreck, Uninsured Motorist Bad Faith – Bodily Injury Client injured on a motorcycle, suffers multiple femur and lower leg fracture injuries and incurs nearly $80,000 in medical expenses. Tortfeasor’s insurance carrier paid $100,000 policy limit. Client’s own UM carrier, Progressive, offered an additional $4,000 to settle, forcing client to file suit. Progressive refused to offer any more to settle, forcing client (and their own insured) to go through with a jury trial. Jury awards client $200,000, and Progressive is forced not only to pay its $50,000 UM policy limit which it should have paid up front, but a statutory bad faith penalty of $12,500. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ea1a5077e4ab45cee24fa59/1587662959606-CBCOUBCTJE3RK9FYZZ4Z/rep-cases-medical.jpg Representative Cases - Medical Malpractice - Wrongful Death Clients were the mother and minor daughter of a young man addicted to opioid painkillers. The young man, who had a history of drug-seeking behavior and was already on a “do-not-prescribe” list with several local medical providers, was able to obtain a large prescription of morphine sulfate from a neurologist based on an old back injury. The young man subsequently overdosed and died. Neurologist acknowledged not doing any new or independent diagnostic testing to confirm the severity of the old back injury and need for opioid pain medication. Case settled for $250,000. Pharmacy Malpractice Elderly client with a history of strokes was mistakenly given water pills instead of a blood thinner previously prescribed to her. Client suffered another stroke within a matter of weeks. Case settled for $100,000. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ea1a5077e4ab45cee24fa59/1587663516384-ZZG1VL4RXCKVRX05E25H/rep-cases-car.jpg Representative Cases - Car Wreck - Serious Injury Female client in her late twenties involved in motor vehicle wreck that shattered her right wrist, requiring multiple surgeries and insertion of a more than a dozen pins, and a permanent assemblage of metal webbing and wire. Client unable to turn right hand upward because of the permanent hardware. Case settled for $450,000. Car Wreck - Bodily Injury Clients were a husband and wife injured in a road rage incident with a second motorist. Liability was vigorously contested, with each party contending the other’s road rage led to the wreck. Wife’s medical expenses, paid through an ERISA backed employer group health plan totaled nearly $1 million, but were negotiated to a $2,500 repayment at the time case was settled. Wife’s case settled after litigation for $100,000 policy limits; property damage claim settled for $50,000 policy limits; husband’s case settled for $25,000. https://msdlawgroup.com/about-our-firm daily 0.75 2024-11-18 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ea1a5077e4ab45cee24fa59/1588636697392-DT2U7OYQ3KZ4U0IKGQLH/concierge-lobby.jpg About Our Firm - Our Firm The law firm of Morriss | Shim is honored to represent a diversity of clients and their families that have been harmed by criminal and negligent conduct. On behalf of victims throughout the state of Georgia and beyond, we proudly, professionally and aggressively use the civil justice system to remedy wrongs, seek compensation, and achieve justice. Our practice covers a broad spectrum of legal matters, including but not limited to bodily injury and wrongful death resulting from motor vehicle, truck, and motorcycle collisions, driving while impaired, distracted driving, and from the hiring and retention of unqualified drivers. We have experience representing victims of sexual assault, those injured or killed by violent crime, and those injured or killed as the result of the failure of businesses, hotels, motels, malls, and apartment complexes to adequately protect their guests and customers. https://msdlawgroup.com/mandy-donaldson daily 0.75 2024-11-20 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ea1a5077e4ab45cee24fa59/1588605016647-8ZSX2QS6UIAG29I1SXW4/D75_3793.jpg Mandy Donaldson https://msdlawgroup.com/robert-james daily 0.75 2024-11-20 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ea1a5077e4ab45cee24fa59/1588606406909-L73PNMB8ORVDONAE39MM/robert-james.jpg Of Counsel, Robert James https://msdlawgroup.com/texting-distracted-drivers daily 0.75 2021-02-25 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ea1a5077e4ab45cee24fa59/1609175466944-F78RL3URM7MBOACA6QBU/Texting+and+Driving.jpeg Texting / Distracted Drivers - Texting / Distracted Drivers According to the National Highway Safety Transportation Administration, “[t]exting is the most alarming distraction. Sending or reading a text takes your eyes off the road for 5 seconds. At 55 mph, that’s like driving the length of an entire football field with your eyes closed.” If you are injured by a texting/distracted driver, you are entitled to compensation for those injuries, especially since Georgia has made texting while driving illegal. https://msdlawgroup.com/reviews daily 0.75 2024-11-20 https://msdlawgroup.com/premises-liability daily 0.75 2021-02-25 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ea1a5077e4ab45cee24fa59/1609176061584-NWHGGEAJ601QFIFKED6H/Premises+Liab+-+Wet+Floor+Sign.jpeg Premises Liability - Premises Liability Often complex in nature, premises liability includes avoidable accidents like slip and falls, deck collapses, and violent crimes that occur on a property due to the negligence of the property owner. Many properties are often set up through subsidiaries and shell companies, making it difficult to ascertain who the true owner of the property is. Our firm has experience finding and holding the true owners of premises accountable when their wrongful conduct causes injury. https://msdlawgroup.com/personal-injury daily 0.75 2021-02-25 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ea1a5077e4ab45cee24fa59/1609175556860-8ZQKUYWZWQ9TJ1M78RPE/Personal+Injury.jpg Personal Injury - Personal Injury A term used to describe injuries to the human body, mind, or emotions, “personal injury law” refers to the pursuit of legal remedies for injuries that result from negligent or wrongful conduct. Personal injury law encompasses a wide variety of case types: automobile accident cases; wrongful death cases; trucking accident cases; premises liability cases (which in turn includes its own subset of case types - slip and fall, negligent security, and third party criminal act cases); dog bites; medical malpractice. We have over 28 years of experience successfully handling every one of these types of cases, and our firm is the beneficiary of a strong network of loyal clients who appreciate our direct, no-nonsense approach, and our recognition that every personal injury case is unique. https://msdlawgroup.com/car-accidents daily 0.75 2021-02-25 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ea1a5077e4ab45cee24fa59/1609175667696-63CYC25L3LT4TFPC5W26/Car+wreck.jpg Car Accidents - Car Accidents Car collisions are all too common in Atlanta, where traffic is renowned for being among the worst in the world. Knowledge of Georgia’s “Rules of the Road” is a must, but an experienced law firm will also know the various state rules regarding insurance coverage, and will understand how to navigate both medical and hospital lien laws – all tools that are essential to maximizing a client’s take home compensation. https://msdlawgroup.com/medical-malpractice daily 0.75 2021-02-25 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ea1a5077e4ab45cee24fa59/1614270945379-2WY6REB2TYXP1VPBKAD8/MedMal.jpg Medical Malpractice - Medical Malpractice Medical malpractice cases, also known as medical negligence cases, are among the most difficult and the most expensive (in terms of cost investment during litigation) type of personal injury case to litigate. This is because the standard of care that a medical professional is required to exercise is measured against the standard of care applicable to other professionals in the same field, not the average person. Accordingly, retention of a professional medical expert is necessary, not only to establish the proper standard of care, but to establish a connection with the negligent care and a patient’s damages. Our firm has experience successfully litigating medical malpractice cases, including those involving wrongful death. https://msdlawgroup.com/wrongful-death daily 0.75 2021-02-25 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ea1a5077e4ab45cee24fa59/1609175607756-4ZKTS3HEXX42OLRLXTD9/Graveside+-+WD.jpeg Wrongful Death - Wrongful Death Death is an all-too-frequent and tragic consequence of the many truck accident cases, car accident cases, and negligent security cases that we have handled. Georgia is governed by the Wrongful Death Act. We are intimately familiar with the Act, and have experience handling a wide variety of legal issues arising under the Act, including probate law matters. One representative case includes a $4.3 million confidential settlement after litigation, which became necessary after the truck company’s insurer refused to offer anything to a widow and her children prior to our filing suit. Because the settlement was for more than the available policy limits, the truck company was forced to pay our clients directly out of its own pocket. https://msdlawgroup.com/crime-victims daily 0.75 2021-02-25 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ea1a5077e4ab45cee24fa59/1609175809610-LEYVLILP6Y8K3ILLT2VH/Crime+Victims.jpeg Crime Victims - Crime Victims These cases typically involve preventable shootings, rape, robberies, stabbings, or sexual assaults. We have considerable experience representing crime victims in a wide variety of case types, We treat each client with dignity and sensitivity and obtain results that facilitate closure and peace as a part of the victim’s personal recovery process. https://msdlawgroup.com/social-security-disability daily 0.75 2021-02-25 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ea1a5077e4ab45cee24fa59/1609176235397-E1MZDDP6OTN2L81CTY4A/Wheelchair.jpg Social Security Disability - Social Security Disability Social Security Disability law differs from personal injury law in that the concept of liability – i.e. proof of wrongful conduct – does not exist in Social Security Disability law. But demonstrating that a medical impairment and its symptoms are severe enough to prevent substantial gainful activity – the threshold for a finding of disability - shares many similarities with proving damages in a personal injury case. Our firm has 28 years of experience handling Social Security Disability claims. https://msdlawgroup.com/truck-accidents daily 0.75 2021-02-25 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ea1a5077e4ab45cee24fa59/1614270422137-D2ZKJQLPYLSWD92IG076/Cook+Photo.jpg Truck Accidents - Truck Accidents Truck accident cases are more detailed and complex than car accident cases. It is not uncommon for trucking companies in cases resulting in severe bodily injury or death to send internal risk management teams directly to accident sites while the police are still investigating, simply to seize control of evidence and the narrative of how a wreck may have happened in way that often puts injured clients or their bereaved family members at a severe disadvantage. Fortunately there are rules, beyond those that apply to driving a car, that apply both to large truck operators and to trucks used in interstate commerce, as well as rules that pertain to the preservation of evidence in a crash. Knowing these rules and how they work have allowed us to negotiate several multi-million dollar recoveries on behalf of bereaved family member clients. https://msdlawgroup.com/motorcycle-accidents daily 0.75 2021-02-25 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ea1a5077e4ab45cee24fa59/1614264514812-FOPAG4QXR8B16BBRC1AW/IMG_20210110_180629.jpg Motorcycle Accidents - Motorcycle Accidents Personal injuries in motorcycle accident cases are almost always more severe than in car accident cases, due to the fact that car drivers are less attuned to keeping a proper lookout for motorcyclists, and motorcycles offer less protection to riders than cars to their drivers. We have experience litigating motorcycle accident wreck cases. And even if you are injured in a one-vehicle wreck on a motorcycle, there is often another party who is responsible for your injuries. https://msdlawgroup.com/apartment-security daily 0.75 2021-02-25 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ea1a5077e4ab45cee24fa59/1609175890599-MEFP9ZBWNS1J532R6BEI/Apartment+Photo.jpg Apartment Security - Apartment Security Even the most careful tenant can become a victim of a crime or other harmful event when a landlord fails to exercise ordinary care in keeping their premises and approaches safe. Such failures often occur where a landlord fails to prioritize the cost of exercising such ordinary care. Our firm has experience successfully litigating and resolving apartment security cases, including ones involving wrongful death. https://msdlawgroup.com/products-liability daily 0.75 2021-02-25 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ea1a5077e4ab45cee24fa59/1609177274326-7C8YBHN51F4NW6JRFNS2/Products+Liab+Tire.jpg Products Liability - Products Liability Corporations that do business in the United States are required to adhere to minimum design and safety standards enacted entirely for the protection of consumers of a corporation’s product. Oftentimes, those standards are breached because a proper fix is too costly, and adherence to such standards compromises a corporation’s profit margin. Our firm has experience handling products liability cases and holding corporations to those standards. That experience includes handling wrongful death/unintended acceleration cases involving a major Japanese automobile manufacturer, to litigating defective welds on trike units designed for a major American motorcycle manufacturer. https://msdlawgroup.com/motel-hotel-security daily 0.75 2021-02-25 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ea1a5077e4ab45cee24fa59/1609175984359-OTKI1F273D3210TFZZS8/Motel.jpeg Motel / Hotel Security - Hotel / Motel Security When you rent a hotel or motel room, the hotel/motel owner is responsible for providing you with a secure place to stay, and to exercise ordinary care in keeping their premises and approaches safe. When ownership shirks these duties, the danger of injury to a guest can increase beyond what a guest may contemplate when they rent a room. https://msdlawgroup.com/dui-drivers daily 0.75 2021-02-25 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ea1a5077e4ab45cee24fa59/1609175403215-7R1P3WXFVHBQ8GXGF8MM/DUI+Driver.jpeg DUI Drivers - DUI Drivers Georgia law allows for the recovery of additional “punitive” damages where an injury is caused by an intoxicated driver. This law was enacted as a deterrent against drunk driving, and gives those personally injured by a drunk driver a measure of personal justice that a criminal DUI prosecution does not. In cases of catastrophic injury and wrongful death from a DUI driver, we have successfully pursued establishments that over-served DUI drivers under Georgia’s Dram Shop Act for million dollar plus wrongful death settlements.