Accidents involving large trucks or tractor-trailers often cause serious damages and injuries due to the sheer size of the vehicles. Victims of these accidents may sustain cuts and bruises, broken bones, head trauma, and other life-altering or threatening injuries. In many cases, the victim may be entitled to recover compensation…
A person who is injured in a car or truck accident, due to the negligence of another, may file a claim or lawsuit against the responsible party or parties to recover damages for their suffering and losses. In many of these cases, the plaintiff must be sure to serve the automobile…
Depending on the specific circumstances, a person injured in a car or truck accident may be entitled to recover damages under a variety of legal principles. Ordinarily, an accident victim will bring a negligence lawsuit against the potentially responsible parties, seeking compensation for physical and emotional pain and suffering. There are…
Parties to personal injury cases often attempt to settle the claims without going through a trial. Depending on the circumstances, settling claims may potentially serve to limit costs and shorten the entire process. But it is important to keep in mind that the settlement stage, like most phases of any…
Car accidents have the potential to cause serious injuries to the parties involved. In some cases, the injured victim must seek treatment at a local area hospital. Sometimes the injuries are extremely serious, requiring the victim to endure a prolonged stay at a hospital. While such continuous care may be…
In some car accident cases, the injured party may be able to recover punitive damages for their pain and suffering, in addition to compensatory damages. The Georgia Code sets forth the circumstances under which a plaintiff may be entitled to recover such damages in negligence cases. According to the statute,…
In some personal injury cases, plaintiffs find themselves addressing issues of contract law as well as traditional notions of negligence in order to achieve a recovery of damages. For instance, in a car accident case, once the injured party establishes that another driver was negligent and caused the accident and…
Accidents involving vehicles on local roadways can result in driver and passenger injury, and even death. Many of these tragic cases are caused by negligence of some sort, and on behalf of one or more party, such as the driver, car manufacturer, or some other related entity. Under such circumstances,…
If you have been injured in a car accident with a negligent driver who was operating the vehicle while working within the scope of his or her employment, you may be entitled to recover damages from both the driver and the employer. Keep in mind, however, that under Georgia law,…
The primary reason to file a personal injury claim against another person or entity is to recover damages for the victim’s pain and suffering and financial losses. Very often, the injured party has suffered serious injuries and is hoping to recover medical costs, lost wages and other items. In order to…