One of the benefits of living in Georgia is the recreational opportunities that our lakes, rivers, and coast create for boating. Although boating on beautiful Lake Lanier or another lake can be a fun way to spend a day, it can also turn tragic in the event of a Georgia boating accident. Unfortunately, recreational boating …
How to Win a Personal Injury Claim
Buford PI Attorney Shane Smith Explains Necessary Elements of a Personal Injury Claims Becoming a victim of a personal injury caused by a negligent or reckless third party is not something anyone plans for or expects when they are at work, on the roads, shopping in a store, or anywhere else they can suffer painful …
Why a Wrongful Death Suit is Needed When a Breadwinner Dies
When you lose a family member because of someone else’s negligence, it is considered wrongful death. And our legal system in Georgia allows living family members—those who have lost loved ones through wrongful death—to collect benefits for their damages and losses through filing an Atlanta wrongful death lawsuit. Many people have lost someone unexpectedly due to …
Officer Related to Marta Wrongful Death Case Cleared in Incident
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 …
How Divorce Affects a Child Wrongful Death Case in Georgia
Damages in a Georgia wrongful death claim are calculated as if the victim had survived. In other words, the court calculates damages as losses sustained by the victim. Though the wrongful death claim is filed by surviving family members, the court views the family as the victim’s representatives. Georgia’s wrongful death decedent perspective means the …
CDC Releases Wrongful Death Statistics
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 …
Georgia Parents File Wrongful Death Suit on Behalf of Son
According to statistics from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), there were 126,438 unintentional injury deaths in 2010; this was the fifth highest cause of death in the United States. By comparison, there were 33,783 auto accident deaths. Atlanta wrongful death lawyer Shane Smith can help a victim’s family receive compensation for their …
How A Deadly Car Accident May Be Grounds for a Wrongful Death Claim
You may never have imagined that when you said “I love you” and hugged your husband goodbye as he was leaving for work it would actually be the last time you’d see your husband. Not only did the unexpected auto accident he was in leave you without your best friend and in tremendous despair, but …
Man Jumps Off Bridge to Avoid Being a Car Accident Victim
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 …
Two Die in Coweta County Accident
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 …
Two Boys Dead After Tractor-Trailer Accident
Best friends, Evan Escoe and Samuel Hart are dead after a Georgia tractor-trailer accident on U.S. Highway 411. The accident occurred on Friday, . The ten-year-old boys had made plans to go swimming at Sandy Creek Park in Athens and then camp out in Samuel’s backyard. But their plans and lives came to an end when a semi-truck …
Wrongful Death Lawsuit Settled by Georgia DOT
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 …
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