Car Accident - Page 5

If you’re involved and injured in a car accident in Peachtree City, then there are a great many things to think about after the crash including your own health, recovery, insurance, time missed from work, as well as many other things. You’ll also need to consider specific accident-related factors such as preserving evidence, collecting witness’ …

Bad days happen to everyone.  Can you imagine running out of gas on a deserted rural road only to find out your cell phone is dead? Or getting a flat tire, call your roadside service, and being told there’s a three to four-hour wait time? Or running off the road in a rare Atlanta snowstorm? …

These are things you can expect from your lawyer: He should interview you. He should educate you about personal injury claims. He should gather the necessary information to support your claim:  accident reports, medical records, bills, and lost-wage evidence. He should look at your insurance policy and health insurance to see what type of coverage …

You were drinking at a party.  You decided to do the responsible thing and take a taxi home, but the taxi was involved in an accident.  Now you have whiplash and a broken arm.  Who pays your medical bills? You were on your way to the airport when your speeding taxi ran a red light …

Any car accident is stressful, but if you were injured in an Atlanta hit-and-run accident, your stress may be magnified as you are forced to fight for insurance compensation for an accident that you didn’t cause.Getting compensation after an Atlanta hit-and-run accident can be complicated. If you only have the basic Georgia insurance coverage, your own …

In Georgia, you have two years from the date of your injury in which to file your car accident claim. This is called the statute of limitations. If your case is not filed within those two years, it is no longer valid; however, there are situations that would warrant an extension, allowing you to file after the …

Atlanta Car Accident Lawyer Shane Smith, an Atlanta Personal Injury Attorney who limits his practice to Car Wrecks, Car Accidents, Personal Injury, DUI Victims, Slip, and Falls, and other injuries relating to Back and Neck Injuries Many times, as part of the regular maintenance of the vehicles, we have had to add new tires or …

Unfortunately, there are accidents severe enough to total a vehicle. This means that the market price of the car or truck is lower than the cost to repair it. This is extremely common is older vehicles. The insurance company always has to offer you the market price of the car. It does not matter how …

Atlanta Car Accident Lawyer Shane Smith, an Atlanta Personal Injury Attorney who limits his practice to Car Wrecks, Car Accidents, Personal Injury, DUI Victims, Slip, and Falls, and other injuries relating to Back and Neck InjuriesMany times as part of the regular maintenance of the vehicles, we have had to add new tires or add …

According to the National Highway Traffic and Safety Administration (NHTSA), seat belts save approximately 13,000 lives in the United States each year and could save an additional 7,000 lives if everyone wore a seat belt belts. Seat belts do not stop Atlanta car accidents from happening.  But, what they do is keep the occupant of a vehicle from …

You never know if you will take to the road and end up seriously injured in a crash. Just as an accident is impossible to predict, so is the coverage that the other driver carries. In fact, you may find that they have no insurance.This is why you would benefit in having UM motorist coverage. …

While seat belts save lives, they are also linked to sternal fractures during serious crashes. Because of the force of the impact, the seat belt does its job by restraining buckled-in motorists; however, many people suffer chest trauma as a result. One such injury occurs to the sternum, also known as the breastbone, which is …