ATV Rider Killed in Collision with Fire Truck
On Christmas Day 2019, an all-terrain vehicle rider passed a vehicle and slammed head-on into an Atlanta fire truck coming from the other direction. The wreck occurred near the intersection of Dill Avenue and Sylvan Road. Apparently, an ATV rider moved into the opposite lane to overtake a slower-moving vehicle. The fire truck and motorcycle […]
Epic Pre-Christmas Pile-Up Crash Injures Dozens
Investigators believe that a combination of fog and ice might have caused a crash which involved some sixty-nine vehicles. This wreck occurred in Virginia, but it could have just as easily happened in Cobb County. Overall, fifty-one people were injured in the crash, many of them severely. The crash began on the portion of westbound […]
Obtaining Compensation in Truck Crash Cases
Fully-loaded large trucks weigh at least 80,000 pounds. Moreover, these vehicles routinely carry hundreds of gallons of diesel fuel. This liquid burns at a different temperature than gasoline. That fact, combined with the massive weight, often causes catastrophic injuries, such as serious burns and wrongful death. The serious injuries are just one reason these wrecks […]
Hemp, Marijuana, Drug Possession Cases, and Marietta Criminal Defense Lawyers
The short, unhelpful answer is that hemp is legal and marijuana is not. The long, helpful answer is much more complex. In many Cobb County criminal cases, the difference between hemp and marijuana is the $64,000 question. These substances are both cannabises. They look alike. In fact, if you have hemp in one hand and […]
Georgia Hemp Farming Act Four Things You Should Know
Industrial hemp fell victim to the War on Drugs as this effort reached one of its early peaks. In December 1970, after a tiff with his wife and father over the $32,000 he spent on Christmas gifts, Elvis Presley flew to Washington and met President Richard Nixon at the White House. The King wanted Nixon […]
How Much Will a Marietta Personal Injury Attorney Cost?
Most of us have probably seen countless commercials from injury lawyers who say something like “we don’t get paid unless you win.” But just how much do these lawyers eventually get paid? And, perhaps more importantly, is the lawyer’s definition of winning the same as my definition of winning? To answer the first question, Marietta […]
Motorcycle Wrecks in Marietta: What You Need to Know
Essentially, there is no such thing as a fender-bender motorcycle wreck. These collisions almost always cause extremely serious injuries. In fact, during a collision, motorcyclists are twenty-eight times more likely to die than vehicle occupants. Largely because of these serious injuries, a Marietta personal injury attorney may be able to obtain substantial compensation for these […]
Obtaining Compensation in Alcohol-Related Wrecks
The first drunk driving crash probably happened in 1897. George Smith, a taxi driver, was allegedly intoxicated when he hit a building. He eventually pleaded guilty, and a judge fined him twenty-five shillings. There were no serious injuries in that crash, but that’s not normally true in alcohol-related collisions. In fact, alcohol is a factor […]
Obtaining Damages in Substance Impairment Claims
Largely because it is legal and available, alcohol causes about a third of the fatal vehicle collisions in Cobb County. These qualities are present in other areas as well. Many prescription painkillers, like Fentanyl, are more powerful than heroin. They are available at most corner drug stores. Additionally, tranquilizers like NyQuil and Sominex are available […]
Does Third Party Liability Matter in Car Crash Cases?
In some cases, what seems like a legal loophole or an obscure rule might make all the difference in the world. Roughly one in six Georgia drivers are uninsured. Frequently, when these tortfeasors (negligent drivers) cause accidents, they flee the scene of the crash. They calculate that the risks of facing the music outweigh the […]
