A tragic truck accident occurred in New Jersey on June 7, 2014 in Cranbury Township. The alleged negligent truck driver, Keven Roper (age 35), is a resident of Jonesboro, Georgia. The accident involved a Wal-mart big rig swerving to avoid rear ending the Mercedes van carrying Tracy Morgan, a comedian formerly on Saturday Night Live, [...]
Emily Bowman's Physical Progress: WSB-TV channel 2 in Atlanta reported that Emily Bowman is improving after over a year of extensive medical treatment for her traumatic brain injury. It is great to hear that she has been able to speak and stand with assistance. This clearly demonstrates that traumatic brain injuries can be life altering [...]
Personal injury claims arise from auto accidents, truck accidents, motorcycle accidents, and pedestrian accidents. Injured parties are facing many difficult challenges from the moment the motor vehicle accident occurs. Because personal injury claims are the only way the injured party can be compensated for the expensive medical treatment, lost wages, and pain and suffering, it is very important that [...]
Pedestrian accidents are accidents that involve an automobile striking a person. Pedestrian accidents occur quite frequently as pedestrians attempt to walk across the street or across private parking lots in Atlanta and throughout Georgia. If a pedestrian accident is caused by a negligent act by a driver, then a valid pedestrian personal injury claim is created. [...]
There are deadlines called Statute of Limitations for pursuing your personal injury and worker's compensation claims in Georgia. This means that if you wait too long to pursue your injury claim, then you may be barred from any recovery. This is why it is so important that you call an injury lawyer as soon as possible for a free [...]
Dog bite statistics are surprising to most people. Unfortunately dog attacks occur almost 5 million times a year in the U.S. The dog bite victims often suffer very serious injuries that on average cost about $30,000 to treat. These serious injuries can involve permanent loss of use of limbs, disfigurement to the face or other body parts [...]
Social Security Disability can be a frustrating processes since at least 80% of the application received are denied when reviewed at the first stage by the Disability Determination Services (DDS). The good news is that if your medical and mental conditions prevent you from working and if you hire a seasoned Social Security Disability lawyer, then [...]
What is the biggest problem facing many personal injury claimants who have huge personal injury claims? The biggest problem is recovering for damages that exceed the available insurance coverage. There is nothing worse than having a personal injury claim that is worth more than the available insurance coverage. Defendants are liable for the damages caused [...]
People often don't understand why some personal injury cases are worth a great deal more than others. The first factor to consider is always the extent of your injuries from you car accident, truck accident, motorcycle accident, or other personal injury accident. As you would expect if your injuries are severe, permanent, or catastrophic, then the [...]
Can you get pain and suffering in Georgia personal injury claims? Yes. Georgia law does allow you to recover for your pain and suffering when you have a physical injury caused by someone else's negligence. In Georgia you can't recover for your mental distress or pain and suffering unless there is actually a physical injury. [...]