By now, even those who rarely watch television have run across some of Capital One’s credit cards ads that feature the key line, “What’s In Your Wallet?” While these ads do feature rather humorous antics of uniquely garbed actors, many consumers have complained about the types of services they’ve felt pressured to buy from this …
The Attractive Nuisance Doctrine and Pools
Pools can be a source of relaxation and enjoyment, but can also cause serious injury or even death. Children are among the groups most at risk for pool injuries and are often injured when they trespass into a pool unattended. Georgia property owners may be held legally liable for these kinds of injuries under the doctrine …
Teen Driving Safety Tips
Motor vehicle accidents are the leading cause of death of American teenagers. Most of these deaths occur when a teenager is behind the wheel. The risk is highest for sixteen-year-old drivers. There are seven factors that contribute to teen accidents. 1. Inexperience – Young drivers don’t have the experience to deal with unexpected situations such as bad …
Why TBIs Can Be Hard to Diagnose
One common type of injury that can be particularly hard to identify is a traumatic brain injury, or TBI. No TBIs are alike, and people who sustain them may suffer from very different symptoms. Depending on the part of the brain that is affected, a TBI may affect a person’s behavior, memory, speech, balance, or …
How Truck Accidents Can Result in Sternum Injuries
Did a semi-truck t-bone your vehicle or plow into your car head-on? If you were lucky enough to survive the crash, you may well have suffered serious chest trauma due to the tremendous force of the collision. When blunt force or pressure to the chest takes places, a sternum fracture can occur. The sternum, also …
How Hitting the Dashboard in a Car Accident Can Cause Brain Damage
There are a number of ways and events in which people can seriously injure their heads. One of the most common ways is hitting your head against the dashboard or windshield of a car in an Atlanta auto accident. In the course of hitting your head, a concussion, skull fracture, or traumatic brain injury could …
Four Basic Steps for Statutory Mergers
Stated simply, a statutory merger occurs when two corporations join together but only one of them continues to exist as a legal entity. While the steps to creating a statutory merger are not complicated, they must be precisely followed, in keeping with each specific state’s governing legislation. …
The Prevalence of Alcohol-Related Accidents
If your life or a loved one’s life has been changed because of a drunk driver, you are not alone. In the United States, three in every ten Americans will be involved in an alcohol-related crash at some point in their lives. In Georgia alone, 331 people died in alcohol-related accidents in 2009, according to …
What to Know About Georgia Slip and Fall Accidents
Sometimes workplaces that aren’t thought to be dangerous or involve heavy equipment can be just as dangerous—or worse—than a jobsite that most people may think of as dangerous. For example, an office worker can suffer a slip and fall injury just as easily as a construction worker. This is why any type of worker can …
How Restaurants are Liable for Slip and Falls
Restaurants are visited by millions of people daily for breakfast, lunch, and dinner. While many restaurants do a fine job of cooking and serving your meal—focusing on food—they may not be focused on their floors and the safety of the restaurant. When a wet floor or another hazard occurs, customers as well as food servers …
How Special Police Flashlights Can Detect Alcohol Use
According to statistics from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), 2,597 people were killed in United States traffic accidents in December 2010. Of those, 775 deaths involved alcohol-impaired drivers. A 2006 study by the NHTSA estimated that there is one drunk driving fatality in the United States every 30 minutes. Georgia’s Driving Under the …
Why Proper Seat Belt Use is Important for Children
In the event of a car accident, the driver is not the only one at risk. According to the National Highway Safety Traffic Administration, the numbers of vehicle occupant injuries and fatalities have declined slightly over the past decade; however occupant injuries and deaths still remain high. The NHSTA attributes most occupant injuries and deaths …
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