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When you think of someone receiving severe or multiple burns, you probably think of a house fire, campfire or something similar. However, a building or logs on fire are not the only sources of burns. Other causes exist that may actually be more likely to happen.
Knowing what these dangers are can help you determine if you have a personal injury case for your burn.
Do you talk on your cellphone while driving? Starting on July 1, a new law in Georgia is going to create some big changes, so it's important that you're prepared for them.
Here are a few things you should know about The Hands-Free Georgia Act, also known as the Hands Free Law.
A horrifying story from a nursing home in Georgia recently came to light. A scabies outbreak was left unchecked at the Shepard Hills Nursing Home in Lafayette, and a elderly woman died from the infestation. The lawsuit filed by the woman's family alleges that health officials knew about the issue but failed to order an inspection.
Nursing homes should be safe places for their residents. However, millions of seniors sustain injuries in these assisted living establishments every year. With the elderly population expected to skyrocket in the United States in the coming decades, these injuries are only going to become more prevalent.
Surgeries are frightening enough as it is. So many factors out of your control are involved in the outcome, and you are putting your trust in your medical team to do their best.
While not all bad results qualify as medical malpractice, many surgical errors are preventable, such as:
Something as simple as slipping on a wet floor can change your life forever. If you were seriously injured due to the negligence of someone else, you may be able to obtain compensation to cover your losses, including:
Making your claim
Parents constantly strive to protect their children. Unfortunately, sometimes the acts of others can put children, and mothers, in grave danger.
If your child was injured during birth, your entire family may have to deal with the consequences throughout the course of your child's life. A birth injury claim can help you pay for the continuing medical care and psychological treatment your child (and other family members) may need. If you are considering filing a birth injury claim, there are a few important facts you should know.
As anyone who has suffered a concussion will tell you, the head is a very delicate part of the body. If you are involved in a car crash, even if it seems like a minor rear-end collision, the impact could be enough to cause severe head trauma, including a traumatic brain injury (TBI).
Symptoms of a head injury may not be apparent at first, which is why an immediate medical evaluation is essential following a traffic accident.
Some businesses are not too keen on paying workers' compensation benefits to their injured employees. In fact, a number of work comp insurance companies will deny rightful claims whenever they can.
One common way to avoid paying benefits is to say that a worker's injury is not new. If the employer or the insurance carrier can prove that an employee's injury is pre-existing, they may not have to pay any benefits. There are a few ways that employees can fight back.
When a loved one dies, it is hard on those left behind. When someone passes due to the negligent acts of another, compensation may be awarded to provide financial assistance to those left behind and also to deter others from doing the same to someone else.
In order to file a wrongful death claim properly, it is important to understand the process in full. There are a few key factors attributed with a successful wrongful death claim in Georgia.
You do what you can to protect your children. Unfortunately, accidents sometimes occur that are out of your control. In the event of a head injury, there are a few key things you should do to receive the proper diagnosis.
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