Spinal disc herniations are often caused by auto accidents, slip and fall accidents, and work accidents. If you have a disc herniation, then you must make the right decisions at every stage of your claim, or you could lose thousands of dollars. The Griffin Law Firm has a history of great personal injury and workers' comp recoveries for cases involving herniated disc injuries. To [...]
Medical treatment is expensive. It is even more expensive if your injuries involve disc herniations, spinal injuries, nerve injuries, bone fractures, traumatic brain injuries, severe joint injuries, and other permanent injuries. Why? Because all of these injuries require extensive physical therapy, chiropractic treatment, pain management, and/or surgery. If you hire the right attorney and make the right decisions about [...]
People injured in auto accidents often struggle with the insurance companies to be fairly compensated for their personal injury claims. Adjusters and their defense attorneys often argue that the personal injury victim was at least partially at fault for the car accident that caused heir injuries. This is the legal defense called "contributory negligence". If [...]
Using Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, YouTube, and other social media can be a tool used by insurance adjusters and their defense attorneys to damage your personal injury or workers' compensation claim. Many people posted photographs and comments to social media without thinking that this could be used against them later when they least expect it. Adjusters [...]
Is settlement funding good or bad? I believe that settlement funding, also known as settlement loans or lawsuit loans, is needed. It can certainly be a good thing when used correctly. However, it can also be terrible when a bad settlement funding company is involved. When should settlement loaned be used? Settlement loans should only be used when a client faced financial ruin [...]
People often want to know how much their personal injury claim is worth. Atlanta motorcycle accident attorney Richard Griffin explains that there are a lot of different factors, but the extent of the injury is a big one. One example is William Corley and Michelle Corley v. Floyd County Medical Services and Charles Thaxton, No. 13CV-00105-KFL002. [...]
Atlanta personal injury lawyers often must explain to their clients that their case is worth more than the available insurance coverage. This is a bitter pill to swallow for anyone who has been seriously injured in a car accident. Atlanta personal injury attorney Richard Griffin at 877-PAIN-LAW (877-724-6529) knows that there are many different factors that determine how [...]
Can the pregnancy of the personal injury claimant have an impact on the value of her case? Yes. Pregnancy or any other medical condition that limits the treatment an injured party can get can definitely have an impact on the value of the personal injury case in Atlanta and anywhere in Georgia. Consulting with an [...]
Can you recovery punitive damages in a Georgia personal injury claim if a negligent driver is texting? Currently texting and driving is certainly evidence of negligence, but there is not a Georgia case yet that allows it to be the basis for punitive damages. The argument that texting should allow punitive damages would be based on the fact that texting while driving [...]
Many times car accidents are caused by more than one driver. This can make it difficult to get paid on for your property damage and personal injury claims. Attorney Richard Griffin of 877-PAIN-LAW use the following approach to deal with this situation: We set up the claim with the auto insurance adjuster for both drivers. We [...]