Your decision to ride without a helmet could impact your ability to successfully pursue a personal injury claim against the person who caused your motorcycle accident. Under Georgia's motorcycle laws, all riders (meaning both drivers and passengers) must wear a helmet at all times. The decision...
If you are the victim of any type of assault (sexual or otherwise), here are the first 5 things you should do: 1. Contact the police to initiate an investigation and ensure the incident is properly documented in a timely manner. 2. Get medical care for your...
The statute of limitations basically refers to your deadline to file a claim, and in personal injury cases that deadline depends upon the type of injury you suffered. In order to be awarded any damages for your injury, your claim must be filed prior to...
In personal injury cases, there are two types of damages awarded to a prevailing plaintiff (i.e. injured party): Compensatory Damages and Punitive Damages. Compensatory damages are meant to compensate the injured party for the cost of medical care, property damage, lost wages and other out-of-pocket expenses. The...
One of the most common injuries resulting from a car accident is commonly known as 'whiplash'. Whiplash occurs when a person’s neck snaps back and forth resulting in neck pain, stiffness, and headaches. This often occurs when your vehicle is hit from behind such as...
Many businesses such as fitness centers, kids' activity and play companies, and other privately owned recreational centers require those who participate to sign a liability waiver. These types of waivers are very common between businesses and the general public who wants to partake in activities...
Yes. You should not only protect your personal assets if you cause an accident, but due to the vast number of uninsured and underinsured motorists on the Georgia roads, you need coverage to protect yourself if they cause the accident. Keep in mind that your...
When parents welcome a new child into the world and face the scary situation of their newborn suffering from a deprivation of oxygen during the birthing process, many questions arise as to how this happened and what long term consequences will occur. Birth injury cases have...
With tax season in full swing, you may be wondering how your personal injury settlement impacts your tax liability. Whether you must include the settlement proceeds in your income depends on all the facts and circumstances in your case. The portion of the settlement attributed to...
If you type in 'personal injury settlement' into the search engine, you get a suggested topic of adding 'calculator' to the end. This leads many people to sites where they are told they can estimate the value of their personal injury claim by entering in...