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It depends. The city could be liable for not fixing the pothole if the road hazard was reported to them and they didn’t do anything about it, or if they already repaired it and did a poor job or used poor materials. When an Atlanta motorcycle accident occurs due to roadway hazards, there could be …

Almost 30 people in the United States die every day in automobile accidents that involve an alcohol-impaired driver according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Consulting a Clayton County attorney after a car accident involving an impaired driver increases a victim’s ability to receive a reasonable settlement. If you have been injured in an automobile accident involving …

A Columbus truck accident attorney may assist with one of the most important parts of your claim: collecting evidence to determine liability. If truck driver negligence is to blame for your accident, you may be entitled to collect compensation for damages. Below are more possible causes or contributing factors of truck accidents. Driver Fatigue and Other Errors …

Three people are dead and two are seriously injured after a Highway 36 auto accident in Covington, Georgia. The Georgia car accident occurred at 8:30 p.m. on Friday, March, 4.  Twenty-two-year-old Tesha Amanda Barrington was driving a Pontiac Grand Am with four passengers.  She pulled out of the parking lot of the Covington Dollar General store into traffic and was …

Gwinnett County Auto Accident Lawyer Shane Smith Gives General Overview of the Deleterious Effects of Drunk Driving in GeorgiaAccording to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, there are some startling statistics about drunk driving in Georgia which puts innocent Gwinnett County car drivers at risk for serious injuries or even death: Drunk drivers, including those …

Driving under the influence (DUI) refers to the criminal act of operating an automobile while impaired by alcohol or drugs. While most impaired accidents are attributable to alcohol, impairment from drugs accounts for approximately 18 percent of automobile fatalities. DUI fatalities have declined over the last ten years but deaths caused by people impaired by prescription …

Car accidents caused by drunk driving are often the culprit for serious injury and even the death of the victims of those collisions. One of the more serious but often undetected injuries that can result from drunk driving accidents is internal bleeding. This type of injury, like concussions, is difficult to spot because there are very few …

Drowsy driving may have caused the fatal I-85 accident that claimed the life of a man from Newnan. The Coweta County accident occurred at 5:15 p.m. on Thursday, April 21. Fifty-one-year-old Donald Clyatt Moore was driving his van south on I-85 when his van had a flat tire.  Moore pulled onto the middle median and was standing between …

It is May. High school seniors are getting ready for prom, looking forward to graduation, and planning their future.  Julian Moss, a senior at Tri-Cities High School, was no exception.  The 18-year-old football player looking forward to graduating on May 27 and was planning to enlist in the military. But his life and his dreams ended …

A Mableton man was seriously injured after stopping to help another driver on the East-West Connector in Smyrna. The Atlanta pedestrian accident occurred early on the morning of Saturday, May 21. Martreece Tyson was driving on the East-West Connector when he saw a Saturn Vue SUV swerve and crash into a guard rail. He stopped his car, called …

A teenage driver who died after a Coweta County car crash may have been texting at the wheel.  The Georgia traffic accident occurred on Friday, , on Bullsboro Drive in Newnan.  Just before midnight, 29-year-old Linda Devora LeFlore exited I-85 in a 1993 Honda Civic and turned left on a green light to go east on …

Wrongful death refers to a claim by a plaintiff (not the victim) who seeks to recover damages for the unjust death of another caused by someone’s negligent, reckless or intentional acts. There are no specific guidelines that dictate the means of death; however, wrongful death tort claims frequently occur in several circumstances: Medical malpractice, especially …