Car Accidents
Thanksgiving is One of the Deadliest Days of the Year for Drivers
As the holidays quickly approach, Georgia drivers should be sure to keep in mind that while this time of the year may be a great time for family gatherings, it can also be dangerous for anyone planning on spending time on the road. While it can seem incongruous, the reality is that a day… Read More »
How Air Bag Deployment Can Affect Your Car Accident Claim
Air bags prevent thousands of serious injuries every year. Unfortunately, they can also cause injuries, even when they work properly and deploy as intended. These injuries, of course, can be even more severe when deployment doesn’t happen like it should due to a design or manufacturing defect. In both cases, accident victims who sustain… Read More »
Why Georgia’s Intersections Are So Dangerous
While specifically designed to help traffic move smoothly and give other road users, like cyclists and pedestrians the opportunity to cross safely, intersections still end up being one of the most dangerous places for motorists, cyclists, and pedestrians alike. This is simply due to the fact that a collision is a lot more likely… Read More »
Symptoms of a Seat Belt Injury
Seat belts save thousands of lives every year and prevent some of the worst car accident-related injuries that a person can sustain. This does not, however, mean that their use doesn’t come without its own set of risks. In fact, many car accident victims report suffering from symptoms specifically because they used their seat… Read More »
Liability for Three-Car Rear-End Accidents
Determining fault for a car accident is hard enough when only two vehicles are involved. Things can become even more complex, however, when three or more vehicles collide in a chain reaction rear-end crash. While many assume that the driver at the back will be held liable for the entirety of these kinds of… Read More »
Did Your Car Crash Cause an Eye Injury?
Car accidents cause all kinds of physical damage, including injuries to the eyes. Understanding how eye injuries happen during a collision is important, as they could result in permanent vision loss without immediate treatment. Like any other type of injury, physical damage to the eye can range in severity from minor to severe, with… Read More »
How a Georgia Car Accident Lawyer Could Help With Your Claim
Car accident claims, whether filed with an insurer or tried in a courtroom, can quickly become complicated, especially for those with no legal training. An experienced car accident attorney can evaluate the strengths and weaknesses of a case from the get-go and come up with a legal strategy that will give claimants the best… Read More »
Understanding Your Georgia Auto Insurance Coverage
In Georgia, vehicle owners are required to maintain continuous auto liability coverage on their actively registered vehicles. What this coverage looks like, however, will vary depending on the type of policy in question. Unfortunately, when people buy auto insurance, they don’t always receive a clear explanation from their insurers on what they are actually… Read More »
Apportioning Fault in a Car Accident Case
For decades, many accident victims were barred from recovering compensation for their injuries if they contributed to their accidents in any way. Most states, however, including Georgia, have moved away from this system and have adopted comparative fault standards. In Georgia, for example, victims who bear some responsibility for their accident-related injuries aren’t automatically… Read More »
Atlanta Car Accidents Caused by Brake Checking
Aggressive driving has become an increasingly serious problem in Georgia as the roads grow ever more congested in Atlanta and across the state in general. In fact, Georgia’s Department of Transportation estimates that aggressive driving is a factor in one out of every five traffic fatalities. Speeding, weaving in and out of traffic, and… Read More »
