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Car accidents can be traumatic, leaving victims with physical injuries, emotional distress, and financial difficulties. When faced with the aftermath of a car accident in Georgia, selecting the right lawyer is vital to ensure your rights are protected, and you receive...
Car accidents are a frightening reality, and the potential for serious injury is a constant worry. While many injuries heal with time, spinal cord injuries (SCIs) caused by car wrecks can be life-altering. These complex injuries disrupt communication between the brain...
It's been about five years since Georgia's law prohibiting drivers from handheld cellphone use. The law made it a ticketable offense to hold a phone in your hand for virtually any purpose, including to read or write text messages, make phone calls or watch videos. The...
Being in an auto crash is unnerving, and usually leaves one feeling disoriented. Although there are important action steps to take immediately following a crash, it may be difficult to think of them on the spot. Therefore, it is important to plan in advance for the possibility of an accident ― which is what we hope this post will help…
According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), 9 percent of passenger cars in the United States have at least one bad tire. According to an earlier NHTSA study cited in the report, more than 400 deaths, nearly 11,000 non-fatal injuries and more than 78,000 crashes occur annually due to flat tires or blowouts. Driving with faulty tires is clearly a…
In July, local news sources in Gwinnett County reported on a crash in Norcross where a motorcyclist was killed by a driver who did not yield while making a left turn. Motorcyclists are particularly vulnerable to severe accidents because they are largely unprotected and often hard to see. Therefore, they need to take extra care to avoid accidents by following safety precautions…
Driver error causes 90% of truck accidents. Tired drivers have more accidents ― and truck accidents are particularly deadly. Thankfully, federal rules have recently become stricter for truckers. In particular, truckers’ hours-of-service, or the amount of time they are allowed to drive per week, has decreased. These new regulations went into effect at the beginning of July. Here are the key changes…
On June 23, 40-year-old motorcyclist Francisco Oscar Ramirez of Doraville, Georgia, was killed in front of a Family Dollar store when an oncoming driver tried to make a left-hand turn into the store’s parking lot and struck him. According to The Hurt Report, a 1981 national study on motorcycle accident cause factors, “The most frequent accident configuration is the motorcycle proceeding straight then…
Truck accidents are oftentimes harder to litigate than car accident cases. Truckers are professionally licensed, have ample insurance, and work for large companies with extensive legal resources. Thankfully, we can help you prepare. First, we notify the trucking company that there is a pending claim The first thing we do in truck accident cases is tell the trucking company that…
According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, in 2011 truck accidents caused 50% of vehicle fatalities in the state of Georgia. Trucks are approximately 25 times heavier than cars, inflicting serious damage when involved in vehicle crashes. Many truckers also work under stressful conditions, working long shifts with little to no sleep. These factors increase the probability and deadliness…