A deadly train derailment this past Thanksgiving weekend that claimed the lives of at least four people and caused injury to at least sixty others serves as a testament to the complexity of interpreting the cause of many transportation accidents.

Spinal injuries are among the most common type of serious injury suffered in a motor vehicle accident.

If a defective product causes a severe debilitating injury, then a product liability claim or lawsuit may offer the best alternative for the injured party to seek redress for his or her diminished quality of life, along with financial compensation for the victim’s medical bills, lost income and other forms of tangible and intangible loss.

While there is an often repeated saying that “a picture is a worth a thousand words,” this saying was coined long before video footage was common.

In recent years, traffic safety experts have observed a “good news-bad news” scenario in term of auto accidents caused by substance impaired drivers.

A brain injury, whether it’s caused by a car crash on a busy Atlanta road or by a falling two-by-four on a job site, can be a life-changing event that forces injury victims to cope with pain and financial difficulties for years.

Many people who suffer incapacitating injuries, or lose a loved one to a drunk driver, from a foreseeable and preventable act of violence or an a castrophic injury caused by a texting driver or and exhausted big-rig driver, do not receive the recovery they should because they make mistakes that damage their personal injury or wrongful death claim.

This is the final installment of our three-part blog post providing information to parents of Georgia teenagers.

Georgia and states across the U.S. have taken aggressive measures to reduce the number of newly licensed teenage drivers that are involved in motor vehicle accidents.

While dogs are an intrinsic part of many families and have earned their moniker as “Man’s Best Friend,” they are still animals with behavior that is not always predictable.

When patients entrust medical professionals like general practitioners, surgeons, and others with their treatment, those undergoing medical evaluation and treatment maintain their right to be informed by their physician of the nature of potential risks and other relevant information.

Most people have seen a fictional version of a deposition while watching a legal drama on television or the movies.

A big question that comes up in law offices and courtrooms is “Does an unborn child have the right to sue a person for injuries the fetus sustains in an accident?

While our Atlanta personal injury attorneys inform our clients that complete and full disclosure is imperative, a client occasionally will be afraid that certain facts that they believe might compromise their legal claim should be held back.

Most bicycle enthusiasts in the greater Atlanta metro area recognize the dangers posed by careless or distracted motorists.

Although distracted driving has received significant attention as a serious public safety issue, distracted pedestrians have received a lot less attention.

If you work on a construction site with cranes, you know that they are one of the most dangerous pieces of heavy machinery used on construction projects.

Although most Georgia personal injury cases never see the inside of a courtroom due to being settled before a lawsuit is ever filed, the process that personal injury attorneys in Atlanta and throughout Georgia go through in order to come to a settlement is much the same as if they were preparing for trial.

There are a number of myths that the insurance industry wants consumers to accept on face value, because insurance companies can save a lot of money by avoiding liability for claims or limiting the amount of those claims if they can get consumers to accept them.

While any fan of the NFL is aware that the issue of concussions and their long-term debilitating impact on professional athletes is a growing issue of contention and lawsuits, fewer are aware that these similar issues are now becoming prevalent among young people involved in high school athletics.