Frequently Asked
Questions

In the event of riders being struck by other negligent motorists on the roadway, traditional motor vehicle rules apply. Injured riders can pursue claims against motorists, including claims for medical expenses, lost wages, pain and suffering, and more.

In Georgia, if you were partly at fault for the accident that caused your injuries, you can still recover compensation as long as a court finds you to be less than 50% at fault.

For on-the-job injuries, Georgia has a no-fault workers’ comp system, meaning that in many cases you are still eligible for worker’s compensation benefits.

Case soliciting goes by many names, however, whether you refer to it as barratry, ambulance chasing, capping, steering, or case running–this act is illegal and a sign of an unethical lawyer.

An ombudsman is a person designated to investigate complaints against the nursing home.

Strict liability is a legal concept that holds manufacturers, distributors, and sellers responsible for the injuries caused by their defective products, regardless of negligence or fault.

Product liability cases arise when a product reaches a consumer and causes injury or damage to that consumer as a result of a defect in the product.

Our personal injury attorneys may use a variety of tactics to demonstrate the significance of your injury, including medical records, accident reconstruction, and expert witnesses.

There are often multiple parties that may contribute to a birth injury including medical staff present during delivery, or even those responsible for prenatal care, when relevant.

We represent victims of all types of train accidents, including crashes, derailments, collisions between trains and other vehicles, and vehicle and other accidents caused by spills from a crashed train.

First, always seek immediate medical attention. Make sure to tell the provider all symptoms or injuries, even if they seem minor in the moment. Often, injuries will worsen over time.

Insurance companies might use defenses such as contributory negligence, intervening cause, overinflated expenses in order to deny your claim. Read more about these below.

As a result, burn victims can pursue compensation for a wide variety of damages, including rehabilitation, reconstructive surgeries and other medical treatments, long-term care, loss of earning capacity, and lost wages, among others.

The types of damages a personal injury plaintiff may recover from negligent defendants vary from state to state.

Spinal cord injuries can be financially catastrophic.

The “One Bite Rule” is based on the idea that an owner who has no reason to believe their dog is dangerous should not be held liable if the dog surprises everyone by suddenly biting someone.

This name is somewhat misleading because some assume it means that an owner will not be liable if their dog has never bitten anyone prior to the bite at issue in a particular case.

The landowner’s defense in a case involving negligence when failing to provide adequate security typically centers on whether the criminal act perpetrated by a third party was foreseeable.

This type of healthcare fraud involves falsifying billing codes that users have to include when they send in claims to the government.

False imprisonment is defined as an act in which one person restrains or confines another person without that other person’s consent and without authority to do so.

Abdominal trauma also called Blunt Abdominal Trauma, or BAT, occurs when a person’s abdomen collides with another object, leading to the compression of the abdomen and surrounding organs (i.e., the pancreas, kidneys, stomach, intestines, spleen, liver, etc.) and excessive pressure exerted on the abdominal wall.