Wayne Grant

Wayne Grant - GA Personal Injury and Medical Malpractice Lawyer

What is the best way to choose a lawyer? In a serious case, such as a death case resulting from medical malpractice or automobile negligence, often time family members feel pressured to act quickly and they forget some of the basics. The worst that you can do in this scenario is rush into a relationship with a lawyer that may not be a good fit for you.  There are two key factors that I think anyone in that situation should look at.

The first factor is, experience; make sure that the lawyer that you hire has experience in the very area in which you need representation. That sounds basic but it’s important. You wouldn’t hire a cardiac surgeon who’d never done surgery before to do your particular surgery. Well this is important, too. You have to take into consideration that you may be addressing, for example in a death case, life long economic needs.

The second factor to consider is comfort level; you’ve got to be comfortable with a lawyer that you hire, ultimately, because this is not a short term relationship. A serious case could take a year or years until conclusion, and so you’ve got to have a gut instinct, a trust or chemistry with this lawyer. If you don’t have trust and chemistry, don’t hire that lawyer! Use your instincts. If you take into consideration these two crucial factors in deciding who to hire to represent you or your family, you’ll be much better off.

To learn more about how personal injury or medical malpractice cases work in the State of Georgia or if you have specific legal questions, then I welcome you to pick up the phone and call me or e-mail me.

The Law Offices of Wayne Grant, P.C.
3353 Peachtree Road, NE Suite 550
Atlanta, GA 30326

Phone: 404-995-3955
Fax: 404-995-3950
Email: submit@waynegrant.com

Wayne Grant - GA Personal Injury and Medical Malpractice Lawyer

What’s the best thing that you can do to help your lawyer win your case?

 If you think you’ve been the victim of a medical mistake, or received injuries or a family member has received injuries in an automobile or truck collision, get out the pad, gather information and document everything. In those first days it would be crucial for you to write down everything that you learned and do it objectively. This is not the time to be subjective and write down your own feelings. This is not that type of journal. This is a journal designed to be of assistance to your lawyer so that, for example, in the context of a medical malpractice case you may speak to a compassionate nurse who tells you that there’s been an equipment malfunction, or who tells you that somebody didn’t do what they should have done. In an automobile case you may come across a witness whose name doesn’t ultimately appear in the accident report generated by the policeman.  That witness may have crucial information to help your lawyer win the case when liability is contested. So first and foremost, if you think you’ve been a victim, after taking care of family and immediate concerns, get out the pad and start documenting everything! Your lawyer will thank you for it.

To learn more about how personal injury or medical malpractice cases work in the State of Georgia or if you have specific legal questions, then I welcome you to pick up the phone and call me or e-mail me.

The Law Offices of Wayne Grant, P.C.
3353 Peachtree Road, NE Suite 550
Atlanta, GA 30326

Phone: 404-995-3955
Fax: 404-995-3950
Email: submit@waynegrant.com

Wayne Grant - GA Personal Injury and Medical Malpractice Lawyer

This is a case I handled which involves a local hospital where a gentleman about 50 years of age was involved in an accident and taken to the hospital.  As a result of the accident, he ruptured his spleen and a broke a bone in his leg and had to undergo surgery.  Following surgery, he was admitted to the intensive care unit (ICU). During his prolonged recovery he developed respiratory problems (breathing issues) and had to have a breathing tube put in.  As a result of agitation that he was experiencing, probably from his prolonged hospitalization, possibly as a result from the many medications he was receiving; in an agitated state, he pulled out his breathing tube. 

As a result of pulling out his breathing tube and associated leads that were there for monitoring, alarms, were supposed to sound in his room and also remotely in the nurses’ station.  Nurses are supposed to listen for those alarms and respond immediately - that is required by ‘standard of care’. Unfortunately, for some reason, no one responded to the alarms when they were sounding. In fact, another nurse that was not assigned to this patient happened to be walking down the hall and looked into the room and saw the patient slumped over onto the side of his bed. She called out and got a resuscitation team there and when they looked at him and examined him as they were about to begin resuscitation, they noted that he was blued and modeled from the rib cage up, indicating that he had been without oxygen for several minutes. The resuscitation efforts were unsuccessful and unfortunately the patient died.  

Hospitals, especially intensive care units have a duty to monitor carefully. They have a duty to make sure that the alarms are audible. The alarms should be audible in the patient rooms, hallways and at the nurse’s stations. They also have a duty to make sure that the nurses respond in an immediate fashion to any sounding alarms.  A sounding alarm particularly in ICU means there is a potential emergency.

 We were able to successfully resolve this case and hold the hospital accountable under these circumstances for the benefit of this unfortunate widow.

To learn more about how personal injury or medical malpractice cases work in the State of Georgia or if you have specific legal questions, then I welcome you to pick up the phone and call me or e-mail me.

The Law Offices of Wayne Grant, P.C.
3353 Peachtree Road, NE Suite 550
Atlanta, GA 30326

Phone: 404-995-3955
Fax: 404-995-3950
Email: submit@waynegrant.com

Wayne Grant - GA Personal Injury and Medical Malpractice Lawyer

What’s the best way to get motivated and to stay motivated?  How can you get motivated to do the things you know you ought to do, whether it is working or working out?  First, take a step back and be honest with yourself.  Sometimes, your perceived laziness is really your mind or body telling you that you need a break, it is time to rest. If you’re rested and you’re still not motivated and you still don’t want to get started on that project or task that you need to complete, try something that works for me. Break it down.

 I once had a statistic professor in college that used an expression that helped us get through some complicated statistical analysis - “By the inch, it’s a cinch! By the yard, it’s hard!”  So, breakdown the project, tell yourself that you’ll do just do a little at a time.  For example, if your tackling working out tell yourself, you’ll do 15 minutes instead of 30. Get started!  Sometimes, getting started has a way of getting you motivated, and you may even end up doing more.  At a minimum, you will have broken the ice and you’ll be on your path to productivity once again.

To learn more about how personal injury or medical malpractice cases work in the State of Georgia or if you have specific legal questions, then I welcome you to pick up the phone and call me or e-mail me.

The Law Offices of Wayne Grant, P.C.
3353 Peachtree Road, NE Suite 550
Atlanta, GA 30326

Phone: 404-995-3955
Fax: 404-995-3950
Email: submit@waynegrant.com

Wayne Grant - GA Personal Injury and Medical Malpractice Lawyer

Pulmonary Embolism is a clot which blocks circulation to the lungs. Pulmonary embolism can kill you. It is usually the result of a clot that has formed in the lower leg known as a DVT (deep vein thrombosis) which travels through the bloodstream and then blocks circulation to the lungs. There are risk factors which pre-dispose people to the formation of this type of clot which can travel. The main risk factor is immobility.  We’ve all heard of people who been traveling on planes and been sitting for long periods of time without movement, they are at an increased risk for DVT.

You are also at an increased risk if you have had any type of surgery and you are immobile for a period of time following the surgery. Doctors and hospitals should be keenly aware of the possibility of pulmonary embolism and should watch for “tell, tell” signs and symptoms, so that treatment can be instituted on an emergent basis. The “tell, tell” signs and symptoms may include any type of difficulty breathing, labored breathing, gasping for breath or wheezing. There are other signs that doctors and hospitals much watch for to avoid unnecessarily exposing patients to harm.

To learn more about how personal injury or medical malpractice cases work in the State of Georgia or if you have specific legal questions, then I welcome you to pick up the phone and call me or e-mail me.

The Law Offices of Wayne Grant, P.C.
3353 Peachtree Road, NE Suite 550
Atlanta, GA 30326

Phone: 404-995-3955
Fax: 404-995-3950
Email: submit@waynegrant.com

Wayne Grant - GA Personal Injury and Medical Malpractice Lawyer

I am a health and fitness enthusiast, and as a personal injury and medical malpractice lawyer, I’m a big proponent of safety!  Whether it is patient, consumer, driver or pedestrian, I am a big proponent of safety.  A part of being safe is being healthy.  We should all do a little bit everyday to keep ourselves safe by living a healthy lifestyle.  ‘Staying active and exercising’ are the foundations for a long, healthy and productive life.  We were made to be active, that’s the human composition.

Take a look at two different people in their fifties (like me):  One active and the other a “couch potato” and you’ll see the differences.  There are tremendous differences in appearance, vitality, their ability to think and reason.  So, in short stay active! Get some exercise everyday. It doesn’t matter if it is walking, running,  strength training, or Stairmaster, just get some exercise every day, you’ll be better for it!

To learn more about how personal injury or medical malpractice cases work in the State of Georgia or if you have specific legal questions, then I welcome you to pick up the phone and call me directly 404-995-3955 or by e-mail. I welcome your call or e-mail.

The Law Offices of Wayne Grant, P.C.
3353 Peachtree Road, NE Suite 550
Atlanta, GA 30326

Phone: 404-995-3955
Fax: 404-995-3950
Email: submit@waynegrant.com

Wayne Grant- GA Personal Injury and Medical Malpractice Attorney

If you are receiving medical care or treatment or have received a diagnosis of which you have some doubt, you should obtain a second medical opinion. A second opinion is important for a few reasons:

· Important to your health

· Important for your safety

· Important in a medical malpractice lawsuit

Should you unfortunately become the victim of medical malpractice lawsuit, it is common for the defense to blame the victim by asserting that the patient should have obtained a second opinion. Whenever there is doubt or additional questions arise from your treatment, I urge you to get a second medical opinion.

To learn more about how personal injury or medical malpractice cases work in the State of Georgia or if you have specific legal questions, then I welcome you to pick up the phone and call me directly 404-995-3955 or by e-mail. I welcome your call or e-mail.

The Law Offices of Wayne Grant, P.C.
3353 Peachtree Road, NE Suite 550
Atlanta, GA 30326

Phone: 404-995-3955
Fax: 404-995-3950
Email: submit@waynegrant.com

On Friday, December 19, 2008, a walkway being built to give visitors an elevated view of the Atlanta Botanical Gardens turned into a disaster zone when it suddenly collapsed, sending workers plummeting as much as 40 feet to the ground below. One worker was killed Friday morning and at least 18 others injured, some critically according to published reports. Reports indicate that several people suffered injuries, including spinal injuries, that may result in life-long consequences.

Safety rules designed to prevent this type of tragedy exist. For example, architects and engineers are required to design structures such as bridges to standards that do not unnecessarily endanger workers, and ultimately, men, women and children who may walk across the bridge. In addition, the construction materials used to build the bridge must be able to withstand the weight and stresses placed on the bridge, both during and after the completion of construction. Workers from different companies must adhere to safety policies designed to prevent injuries to other workers.

The safety of the public is paramount and safety rules must be followed to make sure that innocent people are not endangered or harmed. Hopefully, the results of the investigation being conducted will answer the question of how this tragedy could have been avoided. Under our system of justice, those who through negligence or carelessness cause harms and losses should be held fully accountable. Our system is designed to make sure that the responsibility for such losses, including medical expenses and other damages, is not unfairly placed upon an injured individual, his health insurance company or the state. A failure to impose accountability encourages carelessness and lack of safety – something that cannot be tolerated.

Personally submitted by civil justice attorney Wayne Grant, recognized by his peers in Atlanta Magazine as a Georgia Super Lawyer.

Recent publicity regarding deaths of young adults after chiropractic manipulation have increased public attention about the safety of chiropractic manipulation of the cervical spine. The apparent association between cervical manipulation and arterial dissection has been reported several times in the literature, with increasing frequency in the last 20 years, coinciding with the rising popularity of chiropractic treatment.

In 1999, an unpublished study by the Canadian Stroke Consortium concluded that 21 out of 50 cases of stroke were due to neck manipulation. Their results were based on figures from the Heart and Stroke Foundation.

There are also reports of spontaneous cervical arterial dissection resulting in strokes. Approximately 16 to 19 percent of strokes in young patients are attributed to spontaneous cervical arterial dissection, often accompanied by neck or head pain. While most spontaneous cases do not have a clear cause, certain uncommon conditions, as well as trauma, can be a pre-disposing factor.

Neurologists suspect the sudden jerking may be a leading cause of stroke in people under age 45, but many causes of stroke are not determined. Some chiropractors, however, assert that the risk of stroke from neck manipulation is as low as the risk from playing golf or cradling a phone.

A groundbreaking study on vertebral artery dissection (VAD) and stroke following chiropractic office visits is pending publication in Spine and the European Spine Journal. The study, conducted as part of the Bone and Joint Decade 2000-2010 Task Force on Neck Pain and Its Associated Disorders, looked at the association between chiropractic office visits and the incidence of vertebral artery strokes. The recently published “Current Concepts: Spinal Manipulation and Cervical Arterial Incidents 2005” (NCMIC) [ 8 ] concludes in it’s Executive Summary: “Unfortunately, opinion rather than fact has tended to dominate discussions regarding CVAs and chiropractic, even though there has been no definitive evidence that chiropractic adjustments (actually) cause strokes.” There is note, however, of an associative relationship between the two because people may go to chiropractors for relief of stroke-related symptoms”.

In 2006, the Journal of Neurology published a German Vertebral Artery Dissection Study Group report about 36 patients who had experienced vertebral artery dissection associated with neck manipulation. Twenty-six patients developed their symptoms within 48 hours after a manipulation, including five patients who got symptoms at the time of manipulation and four who developed them within the next hour. In 27 patients, special imaging procedures confirmed that blood supply had decreased in the areas supplied by the vertebral arteries as suggested by the neurological examinations. In all but one of the 36 patients, the symptoms had not previously occurred and were clearly distinguishable from the complaints that led them to seek manipulative care. Indirectly, the study supports the assertion that neck manipulation can cause strokes—which many chiropractors deny.

Many people are tremendous proponents of the benefits of chiropractic treatment and we are not suggesting that such benefits be discounted. However, individuals who undergo chiropractic treatment should be aware of the possible risks associated with cervical manipulation and may want to address those potential risks with their health care provider, particularly if cervical manipulation is part of the treatment plan. Whether the stroke of an individual patient has been caused or contributed to by cervical manipulation is probably a matter for forensic experts to address on a case by case basis.