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How Your Attorney Can Help You Build a Premises Liability Case
Put experience on your side after your accident Whether you've been hurt in a slip and fall, injured due to negligent security, or any other type of accident on someone else's premises, you have rights under Georgia law. To protect those rights, however, you need to take strong and immediate legal action. Premises liability is…
Read More »What Numbness and Tingling Means After a Car Accident
Updated October 27, 2022 If you’re experiencing pain, numbness, or tingling in your extremities or limbs after an auto accident, motorcycle accident, or truck accident, you may be suffering from nerve damage. Tingling and numbness, although bothersome, can be temporary and go away within a few hours or days. In traumatic events like motor vehicle…
Read More »How to Know If You Have an Extra Claim Plus Workers’ Compensation
When you are injured on the job in Georgia, you are afforded rights under the Workers’ Compensation Act. In general, an injury is compensable under workers’ compensation if it relates to or was caused by a person’s employment and the performance of their job duties. Sometimes though, an injured worker may be entitled to compensation…
Read More »How to Know If Your Knee Injury Is Serious After a Wreck
Car accidents are one of the most common reasons for knee pain and injuries. To determine if a knee injury is serious enough to warrant a visit to the emergency room or hospital depends on several factors: How much pain you’re in How unstable the joint is (the knee buckles when trying to stand) How…
Read More »Failure to Yield Accidents: How to Determine Who’s At-Fault
Failure to yield is ranked as one of the top reasons for auto accidents each year. According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, failure to yield is the fourth-leading cause of fatal crashes for drivers in the U.S. A failure to yield accident happens when a driver fails to give a pedestrian or vehicle…
Read More »What to Do If You Think You Can’t Afford an Attorney
You need a lawyer, but you’re worried about how much they cost. How can you possibly afford one? After all, lawyers are incredibly expensive… right? The good news is cost depends on the type of lawyer you hire. You’d be surprised at how affordable some attorneys actually are. At our firm, it’s simple to hire…
Read More »How a Workers' Compensation Attorney Can Maximize Your Odds of Obtaining Benefits
Workers sustain injuries every day all across Georgia. Many workplace accidents are the result of careless mistakes. For example, a worker may get injured slipping on spilled liquid and falling. Or a worker may sustain a serious injury because a machine wasn't properly turned off when not in use. Fortunately, Georgia workers' compensation is a…
Read More »5 Types of Concussion to Watch Out for After an Accident
Concussions can be categorized under five main subtypes: headache/migraine, vestibular, cognitive, ocular-motor, and anxiety/mood. Each may also be accompanied by two associated conditions (cervical strain and sleep disturbance). Someone who has suffered a concussion can have one or more types of concussions and experience multiple symptoms. Watch out for symptoms of a concussion (also known…
Read More »Can You Be Compensated If You're Injured During a Work Break?
If you’re hurt during a lunch or work break, you may be able to receive workers’ compensation benefits. Under Georgia law, a worker may file a claim depending on what kind of break they were on when the work injury occurred. The law differentiates cases based on whether or not an injury happened during a…
Read More »11 Common Truck Accident Questions Answered
Tractor-trailer crashes can leave people with serious injuries and questions — questions they’ve never thought to ask before. We’ve helped victims of truck accidents pick up the pieces of their lives and get justice for injured or lost loved ones. One thing we stress to any potential clients, however, is that filing a claim against…
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