Accidents involving cars and trucks often cause serious damages and devastating injuries. In some cases, a victim may suffer for quite a while after the collision. Tragically, some victims are killed in these accidents. No matter what an accident victim has experienced or endured, it is important to know that…
Victims of motor vehicle accidents involving cars or trucks often sustain both personal injuries and property damage. Plaintiffs who have suffered injuries as the result of a car or truck accident may be entitled to compensation for their suffering and losses. It is important to identify the parties involved, since they…
Car accidents are usually preventable and often caused by driver negligence. Many of these accidents cause serious damage and can result in life-altering injuries. Accidents involving trucks on Atlanta highways have the potential to cause even more devastation, due to the sheer size of an 18-wheeler or other commercial truck.…
A victim of a car accident may be able to bring a variety of claims against a negligent driver. But Georgia law – like many states – sets forth certain limitations to recovery depending on the relative responsibility of the parties involved in the accident. For example, under a Georgia…
Under Georgia law, an award of attorney fees is typically not available unless authorized by contract or state statute. Case law indicates that a plaintiff in a personal injury accident may not be entitled to collect his or her attorney fees if there exists a “bona fide controversy” between the parties,…
One of the aspects of the litigation process of which non-lawyers may not be aware is the tactical manner in which defendants and their counsel may refuse to cooperate with what they are legally required to do. In the course of a lawsuit, both sides are required to provide certain…
Over the weekend, officials reported that it took them several hours to successfully clear the remnants of a tragic accident that happened on Interstate 85 near Peachtree Road in Suwanee, Gwinnett County. A county officer confirmed that there was one fatality, following the reported collision of a passenger vehicle and a…
An Atlanta truck driver was among the victims in an accident that occurred on Interstate 40 in Jefferson County this week involving three vehicles, which lead to eight deaths, and at least fourteen people injured. The accident happened when a church bus reportedly crossed over the median of the interstate…
A traffic accident involving a car and a tractor trailer on I-285 earlier this month resulted in the death of a 36 year old man. The accident reportedly occurred when when the man’s car struck a tractor trailer that had slowed down to avoid a car bumper that was in…
A Duluth family is mourning the loss of a mother of two who was killed in a rollover crash on Interstate 85 earlier this month. The woman was running errands with her husband and their two young children in the family’s SUV on I-85 when the collision occurred. Police say the…