Don’t confuse underriding with underwriting. These are two different things, and one will kill you. Just when you think you may have heard everything, you hear about a fairly graphic term that happens in certain accident cases called underriding. Underriding refers to a wreck where a vehicle or a motorcycle…
Wrongful death lawsuits are not about revenge. These suits deal with obtaining future financial security. While some people may think that filing a wrongful death lawsuit is all about getting even with the person or company who killed your loved one, it isn’t. Primarily, it is about getting financial compensation…
Motorcycles are unique vehicles. Nothing else can approximate the thrill of riding in the open air. Unfortunately, they are high-risk rides. There is no question that riding a motorcycle is one of the greatest thrills on planet Earth. It is a super-charged rush to get on the open road and…
Premises liability cases are not always clean-cut cases, as there is sometimes confusion regarding who is the named defendant. Check this with an experienced Atlanta personal injury lawyer. If the world were as simple as it once was, things might be straightforward and easy when it comes to lawsuits. However,…
Professional malpractice refers to more than lawyers or doctors. It also includes accountants. “Most people, when they hear the words ‘professional malpractice,’ think it refers to lawyers or doctors. While it may well refer to them, it is also a term used when talking about accounting malpractice. Simply put, accounting…
Civil litigation is not the same thing as criminal litigation. Civil litigation involves things like wrongful death lawsuits. In a criminal case, the person charged goes to a criminal court and is dealt with accordingly. They may be found guilty or not guilty. Either way, once that process is concluded,…
At over 80,000 pounds each, it’s no wonder that 18-wheelers are involved in ugly, and often fatal, crashes. Not many people realize that a fully loaded big rig can weigh that much. Comparatively, most cars weigh only about 4,000 pounds. It’s not hard to see why smaller vehicles tend to…
It’s never too early to mention that you need to beware of ice and snow in the winter. Slips and falls can do a lot of damage. You may have never experienced snow or ice in Georgia, but it happens, and when it does, you still have to cope with…
When servicemen are killed in the U.S. in car crashes, it’s hard to accept. They survived Iraq only to come home and wind up dead. “This case was really hard for the family,” said Stephen Ozcomert an Atlanta personal injury attorney. “The 21-year-old Marine hadn’t been home all that long…
A slip and fall may cause far more than just bruises and embarrassment. Falling may cause traumatic brain injury. We’ve likely all done this: slipped on something and taken what we laughingly refer to as a “prat fall.” We may have gotten up off the floor and been just fine,…