Auto accidents in Roswell, Atlanta, and throughout Georgia occur every day. Unfortunately, some of the most common injuries suffered by victims of car crashes are back and spine injuries as a result of wrecks. Some types of back injuries include: Herniated disc injury. This is also known as a ruptured disc or slipped disc. When …
Injuries From Slip and Falls on Wet Floors
Dry and clean floors are essential to everyone’s safety. However, many stores like Kroger, Wal-Mart, and other supermarkets have been known to mop floors and leave sections of the floor wet and slippery. When wet floors occur, store employees should deploy warning signs. However, when negligent employees mop floors and fail to display warning signs …
What Do I Do if My Car is Towed After an Accident?
If a car is too damaged to be moved after an Atlanta motor vehicle accident, the police officer at the scene will call a tow truck and ask the driver to take the vehicle to a storage yard. The car will stay in the storage yard until you or your legal representative tells them where the …
How Towing Companies Prey on Atlanta Accident Victims
You’ve been injured in an Atlanta traffic accident. You are being loaded into the ambulance when a tow truck driver waves a piece of paper under your face and asks you to sign. You have never been in a car accident before, so you assume this is routine. However, a week later when you are feeling …
Advice From a Car Accident Lawyer
Auto accidents can be traumatic even if there are only minor or few noticeable injuries. It is pretty clear to auto accident victims who have serious injuries or whose loved ones are killed in accidents that they should consult an attorney. But even minor injuries entitle a victim to compensation. Consulting a Clayton County attorney …
How to Avoid Car Insurance Scams
Unfortunately, the slow economy means that there are an increasing number of people looking for a quick buck. Scam artists and professional criminals dupe unsuspecting drivers into staged accidents in order to collect car insurance payments. Victims of staged accidents may suffer injury and financial loss – but they aren’t the only victims. Car insurance …
Georgia Seat Belt Use Statistics
Car accidents can be very serious and can cause devastating injuries that can affect a person’s life for years. According to a report published by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, car accidents are the leading cause of death among people between the ages of 5 and 34 in the United States. In addition, …
Verdict Against Football Helmet Manufacturer in TBI Case
Post-concussion syndrome, a mild traumatic brain injury (TBI) caused by an impact to the head, may not be identified without expert medical attention following an accident. A Clayton County brain injury lawyer at the Law Office of Shane Smith can pursue a Georgia personal injury claim. A jury awarded a teenager $11.5 million for brain injuries suffered …
Truck Accident Victims Need Adequate Compensation
The large tractor-trailers that drive Georgia’s roadways sometimes do not get to their destinations safely as they are involved in wrecks along the way. When large trucks are involved in traffic accidents, smaller vehicles sometimes are not able to escape their pathway and end up being involved in the crash. When occupants in passenger cars …
Preventing Atlanta Blind Spot Accidents
Were you driving on I-75 when a car suddenly changed lanes and hit you? The other driver claims your vehicle came out of nowhere. You know you were in the lane for some time before your Atlanta traffic accident. The driver wasn’t distracted or impaired. What happened? Chances are that you were in the driver’s …
Man Arrested for DUI on ATV
According to statistics from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), DUI accident fatalities increased from 9,865 in 2011 to 10,322 in 2013. The NHTSA reported that the majority of DUI accidents with fatalities involved drivers whose blood alcohol concentration (BAC) was 0.15 percent or higher, or almost twice the legal limit. A 2006 study …
Should My Recovery Include Money for Potential Brain Injuries?
Researchers are constantly looking for treatments to minimize brain damage for those who have suffered a traumatic brain injury (TBI). Currently, progesterone—in a phase three trial called Synapse—is being infused into the brain after an accident that causes a TBI. In addition to this study, there are many others taking place that could possibly produce …
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