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 [...]
Why do you need to hire a workers' comp lawyer for your Georgia workers' comp claim? You need to hire an experienced workers' comp attorney if you are injured on the job. Otherwise it will be unlikely that your workers' comp rights and benefits will be protected, and it is even less likely that you [...]
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 [...]
Griffin Law Firm Attorney rated AV Preeminent The highest possible ranking an attorney can receive from Martindale-Hubble and lawyers.com is AV Preeminent. This rating is reserved for attorneys who have demonstrated the highest possible legal skills and ethics, and is based on a peer review ranking from other clients, attorneys, and even judges. Attorney Richard [...]
Personal Injury Defenses: Insurance companies and their defense attorneys often will attempt to defend a personal injury lawsuit by pointing out anything that they believe the personal injury claimant did wrong. Often these defenses are raised even when it looks very clear that the defendant caused the auto accident to help convince the jury to [...]
Successful attorneys are attorneys who have mastered their legal skills and know how to help their clients with their legal claims. However, Snellville personal injury attorney, Richard Griffin, knows that it is also very important to support the community that you live in and work in. This is the driving force behind the 877-PAIN-LAW's support [...]
Adjusters and their defense attorneys will often refuse to make fair offers if the property damage to the vehicle you were in didn't have much property damage. They argue that if the property damage is low, then there isn't any mechanism for injury. This is a fancy way of saying if the metal didn't get [...]
Doctor Search Tool: Attorney Richard Griffin is committed to providing tools on our Pain Law website that help injured people get the information they need for their personal injury or workers' compensation claims. One of Pain Law's newest tools is the Doctor Search Tool. This tool can be used to help find the best possible doctor for you [...]
Free Police Report Tool: The Pain Law website at www.old.877painlaw.com has many incredible tools available to potential personal injury clients. One of these tools is a form that will authorize us to retrieve your police report for you for free. Attorney Richard Griffin provides this Police Report Request form to potential clients who are interested [...]
Personal injury cases involving surgery usually have a very high value. So what do you think defense attorneys do when the auto accident claimant has injuries that require surgery? He or she usually argues that the surgery was not related to the auto injuries. If the surgery is not related to or caused by the auto accident, [...]