Atlanta’s Injury Advocate For Over 35 Years
It’s not hard to understand why teens are excited to graduate. Getting through high school is a huge accomplishment, they’re entering an exciting new phase in their lives and they want to party and relax. However, experts warn that graduation season, and the partying that goes along with it, can cause a rise in DUI accidents. About 33 percent of…
Riding motorcycles on city streets can be a dangerous thing, with every imperfection of the roads potentially affecting motorcycles more than bigger vehicles. Additionally, motorcycles can be hard for some drivers to control. In other cases, motorcycles can get smashed into by the larger vehicles. That happened in a high-profile Georgia case in which a verdict was recently announced. The…
Many accidents involve trucks, and those accidents can cause individuals involved to suffer many different injuries. When that happens, the individuals affected may very well want to pursue damages and it is important to know some key information about doing so. First, you will want to identify all possible defendants. Of course, the driver of the truck that hit you…
Regrettably, car accidents happen often across the country, including here in Atlanta. This leaves many people suffering from injuries. Their primary focus is to heal, but their secondary focus is on collecting compensation for damages. If you are injured in a car accident, what damages can you and your attorney pursue? The first kind of damages involve medical expenses. Those…
Trucking accidents can be extremely dangerous, as the sheer size of the rigs can amplify the damage done when they’re in an accident. Of course, the primary costs of such accidents are injuries in the worst cases the loss of human lives. In those cases, those deemed responsible can be ordered to pay millions of dollars to the families of…
Pedestrian accidents happen in every city and state, including Atlanta, Georgia. These often result in severe injuries that adversely affect the individuals suffering them for decades. For that reason, it is important to know the laws about pedestrians. One key thing has been true since 1995. That year, the Georgia legislature made a key change to the crosswalk law. Instead…
Accidents occur with every possible kind of vehicle. One of those is commercial trucks. In order to avoid accidents as a driver of commercial trucks, it is important to know what the law establishes about driving them. What are driving windows? There is a 14-hour diving window for drivers of commercial trucks. This means that you can only work across…
Pedestrians get hit by motorcycles, cars, trucks, and other vehicles every year. Due to the size and weight disparity between the vehicles and the pedestrians, the injuries suffered are often severe. This is often the fault of the vehicle driver, who may have been speeding or driving under the influence. It may also be the result of road or weather…
Drunk driving incidents nearly always have adverse effects. These can include damage to vehicles and surrounding property, injuries to drivers, passengers, and pedestrians, and even death. Not to mention the legal hot water it puts drunk drivers in. Sometimes it takes months for all of the effects to take place. That is true in an Atlanta, Georgia, case in which…
Despite millions of dollars having been spent on public education campaigns, reckless drivers still engage in drinking and driving. When they do, their intoxicated state makes it substantially more likely that they will get into an accident. This is how innocent people get hurt every day, and why they wind up needing to file lawsuits against the drivers who run…