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Many vehicle collisions, especially large vehicle collisions, often involve wrongful death and other extremely catastrophic injuries. In wrongful death cases, damages usually include both economic losses, such as lost future financial support over the decedent’s expected lifetime, and noneconomic losses, such as loss of consortium (companionship). But there is a problem. Georgia has one of …
Words have power. “Liberal” has a different connotation than “progressive,” even though they basically mean the same thing. Similarly, there’s a big difference between a “car crash” and a “car accident.” National Highway Traffic Safety Administration head Dr. Mark Rosekind said as much during a Harvard seminar in 2016. “When you use the word ‘accident,’ …
Sometimes, a dog bite is little more than annoying or embarrassing. But in a great many cases, the outcome is much worse. In fact, animal attacks account for roughly a third of the homeowners insurance claims in Georgia. There’s more. The average settlement value of these claims has increased 90 percent since 2003. Medical bill …
A few vehicle collisions are truly one-off accidents that no one could have possibly prevented. But human error causes about 93 percent of all car crashes. Nearly all of these cases involve lack of ordinary care or a violation of a statute. These claims usually involve complex legal questions. For example, if Driver A collides …
Pedestrians typically include walkers, joggers, and people who use wheelchairs and strollers – all, of course, are vulnerable to harm or death from cars. Smart Growth America recently provided statistics on pedestrian fatalities occurring between 2005 and 2014, claiming that cars killed 46,149 pedestrians. The organization tallied deaths for all 50 states and shows which …
Many clients want to know if their personal injury case will produce good results. The answer hinges upon several factors, one of which is the amount of damage the client sustained. In other words, the more a person is hurt, the more he or she will likely recover in monetary compensation. That’s the bad news, …
