The Information You Need, When You Need It

Traumatic brain injuries should always be taken seriously, and it is important to understand the activities that are associated with these injuries.

Car accidents are stressful events, particularly when the accident has caused property damage or personal injury.

A recent article on the Forbes website highlights the risks associated with social media accounts when someone is party to a lawsuit.

The still-grieving parents of a 9-year-old boy killed by a distracted driver are pushing Florida lawmakers to pass a bill similar to Georgia’s new hands-free law with the hope that distracted drivers will not needlessly take any more lives.

According to an online news story from qz.com, cruise ships in the United States see a higher number of passengers falling overboard than one might expect.

An online article on jdsupra.com discusses whiplash, which is a common injury in Georgia car accident cases. It is important for victims of car accidents to understand the signs of whiplash and seek appropriate medical care.*

An article online at sciencenewsforstudents.org looks at the high numbers of teen

Disaster lurks when a driver leaves his or her lane of travel and crosses over a median or yellow line into oncoming traffic.

While annoying and disgusting, roadside garbage is generally harmless to motorists.

In a story online at theledger.com (sharing an article from the Kansas City Star) a reporter discusses an increase in the rate of fatal semi-truck accidents in the United States,

Police officers in Georgia are looking at incorporating drone technology into their crime fighting and community protection efforts.

Children die all too often in car accidents.

The doctrine of continuous employment is most often used in cases involving traveling employees. Georgia courts have clarified that these types of injury cases will only be compensable if the employee was traveling for business purposes, the injury occurred during the time he or she was employed, and the injury occurred at a place where he or she was reasonably in the performance of employment.

Traumatic brain injury, or TBI, is one of the most common causes of premature death in the United States.

Pedestrian deaths have steadily increased from 2010 to the present in the United States.

Pedestrian accidents are on the rise, but nationally and in Georgia.

According to the Summer 2017 Workers’ Compensation Law Newsletter (p. 4), the Georgia State Board of Workers’ Compensation developed a new procedure last year for expediting needed medical treatment on behalf of workers’ compensation claimants.*

According to the Georgia State Board of Workers’ Compensation under O.C.G.A. §35-9-81.1 and found at sbwc.georgia.gov, the following summarizes workers’ rights thereunder:

Your femur bones are the biggest and strongest bones in your body.

According to uber.com, if you are online and third parties are injured, you will be covered by Uber’s $1 million insurance plan. The following discusses how it works.*