Personal Injury

In the never-ending quest to cut costs, schools are always looking for ways to lower maintenance needs. They seem to have succeeded in doing this with playgrounds by replacing the old school, hard rubber tiles with those cushy crumb rubber surfaces. If you have ever fallen on that black rubber tile surface you know it…

Children should never be left inside of a vehicle, even if it is only for a few minutes. A vehicle parked outside on a warm day can get very hot, very quickly. Jan Null, an adjunct professor at San Francisco State University, explained to Heatkills.org that “basically the car becomes a greenhouse. At 70 degrees…

Joe Watts, a stuntman working on “Fast & Furious 9,” has been put into a medically induced coma after suffering a serious head injury near London, England. USA TODAY recently reported: “Watts was on an elevated stage which was part of an action sequence, according to the source. The mishap shut down the action film’s…

Although not as common as other types of vehicle crashes, can be catastrophic when they occur. Crash landing or plummeting from the air can lead to severe or fatal injuries to everyone on board as well as people on the ground. One single cause or a combination of many factors can lead to aviation and…

If you find yourself in need of a Georgia personal injury attorney, it is important to understand some of the basic characteristics to look for in your legal advocate. Choosing the right individual to represent you in your case can mean the difference between securing the maximum compensation available to you or nothing at all.…

K2D Foods, under the name Colorado Premium Foods, is recalling 113,424 pounds of raw ground beef that could be contaminated by E. coli O103. This is a Class I recall. According to the Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service, the potentially dangerous beef was produced on: March 26 March 29 April 2 April…

If another person’s negligence has left you seriously injured, no jury award can erase the trauma of the incident, remove the pain, or restore your mobility. Although juries and judges cannot undo the pain and suffering you have experienced, they do have the authority to award monetary damages when the defendant in your case is…

Your medical bills, lost wages, car rental expenses and the cost of retrofitting your home: these are the types of expenses most people think of first, after they have been critically injured. However, personal health care costs for treatment received in the hospital can be immense. These costs alone can push victims into financial difficulties,…

A personal injury award can be affected by many factors, and filing for bankruptcy is one of them. However, under Georgia law, there are exemptions available for clients who file for bankruptcy while their litigation is pending. Because of these exemptions, a personal injury client who files for bankruptcy may be able to keep some…

Hurricane Florence, which rolled through the Carolinas and Virginia in mid-September 2018, left in its wake tremendous costs – both financially and emotionally. One estimate places the total property damage in these states at roughly $19 billion to $28.5 billion. As of this writing, Hurricane Michael is making its way up the Yucatan Peninsula, and…