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In many cases, health insurance companies want you to reimburse them for their payments out of your personal injury recovery.  This may significantly reduce your settlement.   This area of the law is known as “subrogation”.  Subrogation law is very complex and some insurance companies take advantage of the complexity of the law by demanding payment even …

New car seats cost $100 to $300 or even more. Money is tight for many of us and reusing an old car seat or buying a car seat secondhand may seem like a great idea.  A Graco Snugride car seat and stroller frame can be bought on Craig’s List for $65, half the price you’d …

Shane Smith, an injury lawyer in Atlanta, can help clarify the legal headaches that may come when considering how the discovery rule relates to the statute of limitations. Although the Georgia statute of limitations on a personal injury claim is two years, there are certain cases in which this time period can be extended, and you may …

Depending on your circumstances and your specific case details, there are generally four parties that could be responsible for your escalator accident and injury in Georgia. These parties include: You – if your negligence contributed to the accident The owner of the building the escalator is located in The manufacturer of the escalator or escalator …

Normally personal injury clients complain about one of several things when talking about firing their personal injury lawyer. The main concern generally is, “I don’t know what’s going on with my case and my personal injury lawyer won’t tell me or I don’t know what’s going on with my case and my personal injury lawyer …

Every case is looked at individually—reviewing the facts—in order to determine a case value. In some cases, an adult’s case value will be more or less than a child’s pedestrian injury case worth due to the seriousness of the injuries involved.In order to determine a child pedestrian injury claim in Georgia, every dime should be …

Attorneys representing injured victims have certain areas they focus on. For example, some injury attorneys help victims of workplace accidents and others represent victims of auto accidents. While either of these types of injury cases can be handled by Georgia personal injury lawyers, it is best for victims to work with attorneys who have had …

If you were involved in an accident caused by a drunk driver, your case may be affected by the Dram Shop Act. A dram shop is a business where alcohol is sold and consumed on the premises, such as a bar, restaurant, or liquor store. This law forces business owners to take responsibility for the …

How do you choose the Right Lawyer For Your Car Accident Case? Choose a lawyer the same way you would do anything else.  Do your research.  Ask prospective lawyers about their practice.  Ask them about their experience, and what they normally find in cases such as yours.  Ask them about their staff.  Ask them how …

Social Host Liability:  Some Statistics & Social Host Liability Law ExplainedAccording to Mothers Against Drunk Driving, there are some encouraging statistics when states have laws that hold negligent and irresponsible hosts (commercial and private individuals) for serving alcohol to the wrong people: States that have dram shop and social host liability laws have had their …

Playgrounds at parks and schools are places where children should be able to run around and play without the fear of getting hurt. Unfortunately, thousands of children get injured in playground accidents each year. While some injuries are due to a child’s negligence, other playground injuries in Georgia are caused from the following: Negligent supervision …

Yes. Punitive damages, also known as exemplary damages, are one way that the state of Georgia can punish someone for a criminal act. Georgia law says that punitive damages may be awarded in addition to compensatory damages when the person that caused the injury behaved in a way that showed a reckless indifference to the …