Brain injuries are complicated and can affect each person who suffers one differently. In fact, no two brain injuries are exactly alike in symptoms and effect of quality of life. For these reasons, brain injuries are often misunderstood and difficult to live with. However, according to the Center for Disease Control and Prevention, 1.7 million people …
Paula Abdul Sued for Slip and Fall
According to a study by the Centers for Disease Control (CDC), 15 percent of all job-related injuries are caused by slip-and-fall accidents. Additionally, there are over 19,500 deaths each year in the United States from unintentional falls. The CDC also reports that over 60 percent of all elevated falls causing injuries are from heights under …
Truck Driver Duties
In certain situations, people have duties of care toward one another even if they are complete strangers in order to prevent injury. Some examples of duties of care include business owners keeping their premises reasonably safe for customers and doctors providing proper medical care to patients. Another duty of care exists for all drivers to …
HAZMAT Truck Accident: Why the Insurance Runs Higher
Coverage decides what a serious claim recovers. A HAZMAT truck accident often reaches insurance limits several times higher than an ordinary freight crash, because federal law demands it. Below, we explain those limits, who writes the rules, and why the paperwork aboard the truck becomes evidence. Why a HAZMAT Truck Accident Carries More Insurance First, …
Recovery After a Train Accident
Trains are a comparatively safe form of transportation in the United States. According to the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA), approximately 3,000 train accidents occur per year in the United States, as opposed to the millions of car accidents. However, because of weight and size of a train, train accidents have a high rate of fatality, …
Golf Cart Accident Leaves Teen With Severe Brain Injury
On , a Peachtree City golf cart crash occurred that involved an underage teenager at the wheel. This accident left one teenager with a severe brain injury and the other facing charges. According to the Peachtree City Police, the teenager who was driving the golf cart was traveling too fast down a hill, lost control …
Slip and Fall vs. Trip and Fall
According to a study by the Centers for Disease Control (CDC), 15 percent of all workplace-related injuries are caused by slip-and-fall accidents. Additionally, there are over 19,500 deaths each year in the United States from unintentional falls.Georgia law requires commercial and private property owners to maintain safe properties for people who are legally on the …
When Truck Accidents Involve Negligent Driving
Negligent driving is one of the foremost causes of truck accidents in Georgia and across the United States, but in many cases, accident victims don’t receive the financial damages they are due to the chronically aggressive tactics pursued by the defense attorneys kept on retainer by truck companies and commercial vehicle insurance providers.If you or a loved one has been …
Lagrange Pedestrian Hit and Injured
Lagrange Personal Injury Lawyer, Shane Smith, was recently hired to help SC who was hurt in a Lagrange car accident, which is in Troup County. SC was hurt and needed to see a doctor. Stephen J. Cain also decided they needed a Lagrange Personal Injury Lawyer to help them against the insurance company. Stephen J. Cain …
Safety Tips for Driving Around Commercial Trucks
Commercial truck accidents can cause devastating damage and injuries for victims. Though truck drivers have a duty to drive in a safe and lawful manner, truck accidents still happen on a regular basis. When a truck driver acts negligently and causes accidents and injuries, victims have the right to be compensated by the responsible driver …
Why Rear-End Accidents Can Be Serious
Car accidents injure thousands of Georgia drivers and passengers every year, sometimes seriously. Rear-end accidents make up a significant number of these accidents, and often result in successful legal claims. Generally speaking, the driver of the vehicle that did the hitting is deemed at fault for a rear-end accident, unless there are other circumstances that …
Why Motorists Need to Know About Road Hazards
While the vast majority of car accidents are caused by driver error, a significant number are the result of poorly designed roads or failure to warn motorists about dangerous road conditions. The failure to warn issue can come up in several ways, but most commonly occurs when inadequate signage fails to warn motorists about a …
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