Atlanta Auto Accident Lawyers

 In 2019, there were approximately 420,000 people injured and another 3100 people tragically killed in an accident caused by a distracted driver.

Some drivers often experience a strange event when driving, called “Highway Hypnosis.” Highway Hypnosis is a trance-like state in which a person who is safely driving a motor vehicle has no recollection of actually driving. Highway Hypnosis may cause drivers to “zone out“ while driving short distances or several hundreds of miles. 

Tennessee's DUI Manslaughter Law, Bentley's Law, Requires Offenders to Pay Child Support Payments to Victims' Children

TENNESSEE - According to an online news report posted on atlantablackstar.com, Tennessee lawmakers have decided to crack down on drunk drivers who cause fatal car accidents.

One of the most common types of motor vehicle accidents are rear-end collisions. Rear-end accidents range in severity depending on the speed of the at-fault driver. The most serious rear-end crashes occur when the at-fault driver fails to reduce their speed prior to the collision. These high-speed rear-end wrecks are often caused by drunk drivers or drivers who are driving while distracted. 

Although seatbelts are critical, life-saving devices, they can often cause back and neck injuries as they restrain an accident victim during a crash.  

According to an online recall announcement reported on KBB.com, Mercedes-Benz just issued a recall for approximately 8,000 motor vehicles.

GEORGIA - According to an accident online news report published on AJC.com, an Insurance Institute for Highway Safety study discovered that men are more likely to be in more fatal accidents, but women are 20-28% more likely to die in severe motor vehicle accidents.  

ATLANTA, GEORGIA - According to a CBS46 investigation published on cbs46.com, news reporters discovered a loophole that some auto accident insurance companies used to unfairly withhold money from Georgia drivers.  

ATLANTA, GEORGIA - A news report published on 11alive.com states that six people were tragically killed in two separate motor vehicle accidents in Atlanta. The first motor vehicle accident occurred in DeKalb County at the intersection of Snapfinger Road and Wesley Chapel Road.  According to law enforcement authorities, three people tragically died.

According to a news report posted on abcnews.go.com, BMW has initiated another recall concerning dangerous engine fire risks.  The fire recall is the 3rd time BMW has recalled its vehicles for engine fire dangers.  This recall involves over 900,000 SUVs and sedans sold inside the United States.  This engine fire recall, which was announced on March 3, 2022, involves several 1 Series, 3 Series, 5 Series, X5, X3, and Z4 motor vehicles manufactured and sold from 2006 through 2013.  The ongoing engine compartment fire issue could lead to accidents and house fires. 

Drivers understand that using a cellphone while driving a motor vehicle is dangerous, and this behavior is a serious threat to public safety. If you have been injured in an accident caused by a distracted driver, contact our firm for a free consultation. 

Driving errors and inclement weather can cause life-threatening jackknife truck accidents. When tractor-trailer trucks jackknife, cars following the semi cannot always avoid a collision with the truck or other vehicles. 18-wheeler trucks that jackknife increase the probability of injury to the trucker. These types of accidents also cause cargo to be thrown into the roadway creating an additional hazard for other motorists.  

Although the size and weight of 18-wheeler trucks make them potentially deadly when involved in an accident, one of the most dangerous things about tractor-trailer trucks is the cargo they are carrying. In fact, some of the most deadly accidents involve logging trucks or tractor-trailers carrying heavy equipment. When a semi truck's goods or merchandise becomes loose and falls off of the trailer, any motor vehicle in the path of those falling items could be involved in a severe, multi-vehicle crash. Those motorists involved in such an accident could sustain severe, life-threatening impalement injuries if the objects strike a motor vehicle's windshield. Motorists could sustain burns and other severe injuries if flammable, hazardous, or toxic materials leak or fall from the truck transporting these materials.  

Discussions about 18-wheeler truck accidents usually focus on passenger vehicle victims and/or injured pedestrians. This is because those who are typically injured or killed in trucking accidents are those people who were riding in smaller vehicles or were pesestrians. In many truck accidents, the truck driver is uninjured due to the amount of steel that surrounds them in a tractor-trailer truck. However, there are some accidents that injure or kill truck drivers.  

If you or a loved one have been harmed in an 18-wheeler accident, you and/or you loved one will tragically endure significant pain and suffering, economic burdens, property loss, and substantial medical costs. This can be an extremely stressful time for your family. Unfortunately, Insurance companies know that these accident cases carry substantial policy limits and the payouts could reach a million dollars or more depending on the facts and circumstances of the accident. Therefore, insurance company representatives and claims adjusters often try to take advantage of the claimants state of mind after an accident. Remember, insurance claims adjusters' top goal is to payout as little as possible or avoid paying on claims. 

According to an Insurance Research Council (IRC) study: 

• 85% of accident injury victims who received an accident claim payout were represented by an attorney. 
• Claimants injured and retained an attorney typically received higher payouts than unrepresented claimants. 
• On average, accident injury victim claimants who retained lawyers received 300% more monetary compensation than those who did not retain legal representation.

At Montlick Injury Attorneys, we represent clients in trucking accident cases on a contingency fee basis.*** If we are able to represent you or your family member, you pay our firm nothing up front and we are only paid after we recover  a judgment or a negotiated settlement agreement against the individual or company responsible. In the rare circumstance that we are unsuccessful in securing a recovery, you or your loved one will not be charged for our legal services. Working with one of our truck attorneys on your or your loved one's case is an essential step to maximizing your economic compensation after a truck accident.  

One of the most important defensive driving techniques to avoid crashes is not driving in another motorist's blind spot. All motor vehicles have one or more blind spots. Large tractor-trailer trucks have a much larger blind spot than other motor vehicles. 

A parent’s joy and excitement when meeting their newborn for the first time is unmatched. Unfortunately, a difficult delivery and resulting birth injuries can mar the heartwarming event and catapult new parents into a scary, confusing, and emotionally and financially taxing experience. 

Drunk drivers kill approximately 28 people per day, which amounts to one death every 52 minutes in alcohol-related traffic collisions.   Under certain circumstances, a restaurant or bar in Georgia that serves alcohol to a patron may be liable for an alcohol-related accident if it over serves a customer.

The strwhess caused by a car crash can be overwhelming especially when a negligent driver leaves the scene of the accident. 

The most severe burns penetrate several layers of the skin and may damage muscle tissue and bones. When someone sustains a severe burn, they may need painful skin graft operations in order to repair the burn-damaged tissues. Whether the burn victim sustains their injury at work, on the road, or at home, burn injuries caused by a third party could be compensatable under Georgia law.