Category Archives: Personal Injury
Being Partially at Fault Does Not Negate Your Rights
Even good drivers can have some bad habits. It is all too easy to look back on an accident and think there was something you could have done to avoid it. Years ago, being partially at fault in an accident prevented an injured victim from recovering any compensation. Unfortunately, many people still believe this to […]
What if the Government Caused Your Injury?
There are many ways in which state, local or even the federal government can cause injury to members of the public by way of their agents and employees. For example, what if you are involved in a car accident with a government vehicle or injured in an accident on a poorly designed or maintained highway? […]
Who Can Assert the Rights of a Deceased Accident Victim?
Legal action is usually one of the last things on the minds of those who have recently lost a family member to an accident or other unexpected injury. However, the economic realities of losing a loved one can quickly become difficult to ignore. This is why it is important to act quickly after the death […]
Companion Claims for Families of Accident Victims
When a serious accident occurs due to the negligence of another, it is not just the injured person who suffers. His or her spouse also experiences a very real deprivation of the various ways in which that individual would have but can no longer contribute to their marriage. To recognize this serious loss, Georgia law […]
Pursuing Legal Action for Serious On-the-Job Injuries
If you or someone you love was seriously injured on the job, you may have been surprised to learn that under Georgia law you cannot sue your employer for negligence leading to an on-the-job injury. In Georgia, as in most other states, your rights against your employer are limited to workers’ compensation. However, this does […]
Taking Stock of What the Seriously Injured Have Lost
Putting settlement offers in perspective is a challenge that every injured individual and family faces. In some cases, especially those where liability is clear, the party at fault rushes to make an offer before the injured victim and his or her family can seek legal advice. These initial offers may sound generous but are almost […]
Dangerous Trend: Rate of Spinal Cord Injury Increases in the United States
An injury to the spinal cord is always serious. A recent study suggests the rate of this devastating injury is on the rise in the United States. Along with traumatic brain injury, spinal cord injury (SCI) can permanently disable. As the communication highway between the brain and the body, damage to the spinal cord at […]
Healthcare Acquired Infections Pose Danger in American Hospitals
Recent research gives a startling view of the danger of healthcare-acquired infections (HAI) in the United States today. For individuals who are seriously ill or injured, a hospital is a dangerous place to be. HAIs are potentially fatal infections developed by patients through contaminated equipment and other means. Most HAIs take the form of one […]
Is Surgery Safe in Georgia Hospitals?
Eighteen neurological surgery patients in North Carolina may have been exposed to a fatal brain disease because of hospital error. On January 18, 2014, a patient with Creutzfeldt – Jakob disease (CJD) underwent surgery at Novant Health Forsyth Medical Center in Winston Salem. The instruments used in the CJD patient’s surgery were not properly sanitized […]
No Brain Injury Is Minor
For more than half a century, our law firm has aggressively served injured members of this community. From car accidents to catastrophic injury, our attorneys understand the physical and financial damage of serious injury. No injuries are more serious than those to the brain or spinal cord. In recent years, science has focused on how […]
