Ask your Atlanta car accident lawyer with Shane Smith Law about filing a claim to recover compensation for damages if you were injured by a negligent driver. Continuing from the previous article, the following are three more types of negligent drivers who may cause accidents on our roadways. Drivers Distracted by Passengers Drivers who are distracted by …
How Do I Get Compensation if the Hospital Missed My Sternum Fracture?
Hopefully you haven’t signed a final settlement offer with the insurance company. It is always best to wait to settle you accident injury claim until the full extent of your injuries are known. However, it sounds like the hospital may be partially to blame in your case because you were not presented with accurate information …
How Faulty Airbags Can Cause Devastating Injuries
Each year, approximately 3,000 lives are saved as a result of an airbag following an auto accident. Since this safety mechanism is so effective, it is now included in most vehicles traveling on the nation’s roadways. Unfortunately, there are dangers that come with the use of airbags as well. When an airbag improperly deploys during …
What Should I Do After a Hit and Run in Atlanta?
Hit-and-run accidents can happen anytime and anywhere. You may be crossing the street, parked in a parking lot, or driving down I-75. What should you do if you become a victim of an Atlanta hit-and-run car crash? Atlanta car wreck lawyer Shane Smith suggests the following: Never chase the hit-and-run driver. The driver may have left the …
How to Preserve Your Commercial Vehicle Claim in Atlanta
After an Atlanta trucking accident, you need not only a lawyer, you need a semi accident lawyer who can educate you on the key differences between a truck accident and a traditional passenger vehicle accident. Issues to consider include: Liability – determining the parties responsible for the crash is not as simple as figuring out who the driver is. In …
How to Prove Negligence in a Car Accident
One of the steps after a car accident will be collecting evidence so that you can prove the other driver’s negligent actions were the cause of your crash. It may help to consult a personal injury lawyer in Atlanta who can explain the types of documentation and information that should be assembled for your particular claim. Proving Negligence …
Preparing for Winter Weather Can Reduce Chances of an Accident
It’s hard to imagine that winter is right around the corner after the Atlanta metro area has experienced nice temperatures in the 60s and 70s over the last couple weeks. But the winter weather is coming. In some years, snow, freezing rain, or black ice didn’t occur in the city until January; however, winter weather …
When to Seek Medical Attention After an Accident
You got into an Atlanta car accident and suffered injuries; however, your injuries are not life-threatening so you forgo being transported to the hospital by ambulance. Maybe you are concerned about seeing a doctor or going to the emergency room because you are worried about racking up expensive medical bills, so you wait—hoping that your …
Common Types of Commercial Truck Accidents
More than 50 percent of Atlanta trucking accidents are front-end impacts, which are one of the more deadly types of collisions, particularly when a large or commercial truck is involved. If you’ve been hurt in a car accident because a distracted, fatigued, or negligent truck driver caused a collision, speak with one of our GA trucking accident lawyers.The …
Navigating a Personal Injury Case
Gathering Evidence and Discovery Once the defendant has been served with your complaint regarding the car accident, your attorney can begin gathering evidence. This may include producing documents and the deposition, a process during which witnesses and others involved in the case will answer the attorneys’ questions while a court reporter types a transcript. In …
Atlanta Car Accident Claim: How Seat Belt Use May Be a Determining Factor in Your Settlement
Seat belt use can have an impact on the outcome of your Atlanta car accident claim because wearing a seat belt may have left you uninjured. For a better understanding of this and help with your case if you were seriously injured, contact an accident attorney as soon as possible. Seat Belt Laws in Georgia There are 2 …
Driver Negligence in Truck Accidents
The trucking industry brought in $610 billion in 2008, and is expected to almost double by 2016. In order the growing industry to keep up with demands, it means more trucks on the road, and perhaps more importantly, more truck drivers being hired. In today’s economy, trucking is an option for many people who have been laid …
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