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One of the most serious injuries you can encounter after an Atlanta trucking accident is internal bleeding. This is a very common and dangerous ailment that may result from being hurt in a car accident. If this has happened to you, contact a car accident lawyer in Atlanta today to find out what your options for compensation are. Internal Bleeding …

Like other vehicles, large trucks such as semis or tanker trucks occasionally have to pull over to the side of the road due to mechanical problems or driver issues. These vehicles take up much more space than passenger vehicles do, and as such present a greater risk to motorists who are passing by at speeds …

Approximately 5,000 people in the United States die in large truck accidents each and every year.  Though agencies such as the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration have implemented strict laws for truck driver safety, accidents continue to happen.  Some of these accidents are due to truck driver error, some due to improper truck maintenance or …

Every small motor vehicle manufactured in recent years comes equipped with standard safety features such as front and side airbags, anti-lock brake systems, and more.  Some newer models even come with fancier safety features that may alert you or cause the vehicle to brake if you are about to be involved in a collision.  Large …

The bill is no longer the number. Truck accident damages still start with medical expenses, yet Georgia changed how those expenses reach a jury. Below, we explain which losses carry a dollar figure, what the new rule exposes, and where funeral costs actually belong. Which Truck Accident Damages Carry a Dollar Figure First, the measurable …

The most serious accidents involving large trucks are either underride or override accidents.  As we addressed in another post, underride accidents occur when a vehicle drives under the back of a truck.  Override accidents, on the other hand, happen when the truck runs over another vehicle, such as a smaller car or motorcycle.  This type …

According to statistics released by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMSCA), there are generally over 300,000 accidents involving large trucks each year. These accidents have the potential to result in catastrophic injuries to the people involved and may even be fatal. As in other cases involving preventable accidents, when truck accidents occur because of …

When a tire on a large commercial truck blows out, it can shred and require a truck driver to pull over immediately. If a driver is traveling at high speeds during a blowout, a driver may completely lose control of the truck and may collide with other vehicles and cause injury to other motorists on …

A personal injury attorney is much like a doctor; there are generalists and specialists. While all attorneys who handle personal injury claims should be knowledgeable of the basic process of filing and settling a claim, not all of them will have experience with truck accident claims.  Truck accident claims often involve more severe injuries and it …

On Wednesday, , two female co-workers were killed in a tragic Douglas County car crash. The fatal Georgia auto accident occurred when their car was struck by a semi-truck on Thornton Road.Tracy Downer, 44 years old, was only on her third day of work at her new job. She was riding along with Michelle Chinnis, a …

According to the United States Department of Transportation Federal Motor Carrier Safety, at least 77,000 of the approximately 141,000 truck crashes in 2011 could be blamed on driver error. Truck accident injuries are often severe due to a truck’s size and weight and are difficult to avoid because of long stopping distances required by tractor …

Motor vehicle accidents tend to occur more frequently around the holidays, and this hold true for accidents involving large commercial trucks. When these accidents are the result of driver negligence, victims may be able to recover for their losses by filing a Georgia personal injury lawsuit. Because of the complicated industry-specific matters that often arise …