Why Do I Need to Hire a Lawyer Quickly in a Trucking/Tractor-Trailer Case?
The reason why it's important to hire a lawyer quickly in a trucking or tractor trailer case is because most trucking companies have quick response teams. They are ready to go 24 hours a day. [...]
Georgia Wants to Build a Truck-Only Highway
Atlanta is one of the most congested freight bottlenecks in the nation. However, if the Georgia Department of Transportation (GDOT) gets their way, the city may see some of that traffic lighten up in the [...]
Top Ten Product Recalls in the United States
Every year, thousands of people are injured or killed by defective products. Under Georgia law, companies and manufacturers have a duty to consumers to ensure their products are safe. Any product that malfunctions or otherwise [...]
Why Are Trucking/Trailer Cases Different from Car Wreck Cases?
Trucking cases are very different from car wreck cases because there is a whole body of law from the government that regulates them and that they have to comply with. That includes the Federal Motor [...]
What Constitutes Catastrophic Injury?
In the legal realm, you might hear the terms “personal injury” and “catastrophic injury.” Are the two interchangeable? What's the difference? A catastrophic injury can be a type of personal injury but, as its name [...]
How Do I Know if I Have a Product Liability Case?
A lot of times what we look for in a product liability claim is when you have what we would call an unexpected injury. If for instance there's an auto collision where four people are [...]
Mandatory Opioid Drug Testing for Truck Drivers to Prevent Drugged Driving
The nationwide opioid epidemic has taken a significant toll in the lives of Americans, and that includes truck drivers. Truck accidents caused by drivers impaired by drugs devastate the lives of everyone involved. Last year, [...]
Current Safety Recalls for Dangerous and Defective Products
Companies are legally obligated to make products that are safe and that work as promised. In instances where there is an inherent danger in the product – like a curling iron that gets very hot, [...]
Why Are Tractor-Trailer Trucks More Dangerous than Other Vehicles?
The reason why trucks and tractor-trailers are more dangerous than most other vehicles on the road is: one, is obvious that they are much larger. They sometimes weigh 60 to 80,000 pounds, but the average [...]
A Tractor-Trailer Crash on I-285 Has Led to the Death of a 4-Year-Old
A truck crash in Fulton County has led to the tragic death of a four-year-old child. The crash took place on Thursday, April 19, around 4:30 p.m. The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports that “a Hyundai Santa [...]
