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• Georgia Wrongful Death Lawyer Outlines Proper Party to Bring Suit

  As a Georgia wrongful death lawyer, I am preparing to file suit in a case involving a complex analysis of the proper parties to bring the case. Georgia has a complicated set of statutes that…

• Tractor Trailer Accident in Georgia Illustrates How Police Officers Can Get it Wrong

  We recently got a call from a client who had been hit from behind by a tractor trailer after midnight on the highway. His truck was knocked into a ditch and he sustained multiple fractures…

• Diminished Value Directive from Georgia Insurance Commissioner Supports Consumers

  The Georgia Insurance Commissioner's Office released a directive last December to all of the insurance companies reminding them that when evaluating Diminution in Value, they cannot simply cite the Mabry v. State Farm decision and…

• Georgia Medical Lien Can be Located with Free Database

  Many of our client's receive notice of a Georgia Medical Lien soon after they are discharged from the emergency room and in previous articles, we have documented what your rights are. Some clients move or…

• Rear End Collision on the Interstate in Georgia Shows Why Night Construction is Dangerous

  My family was in a rear-end collision on I-85 on the way home from Virginia last weekend. We were struck by a driver who did not notice that there was construction ahead and two lanes…

• Can I Change Lawyers in the Middle of my Car Accident Case?

  You can fire your Georgia lawyer at any time. After an injury you may hire what you think is the best lawyer in Atlanta and you later come to find out they are a blockhead.…

• In Georgia, How Long Does it Take to Settle an Injury Case?

  More than a year after the injury and months of litigation, we mediated and settled a Georgia car accident case for a client yesterday and the client commented to me, "I had no idea it…

• Georgia Statute of Limitations Extended for Car Accident Cases by Supreme Court

  In a move that stunned Atlanta car accident lawyers, the Georgia Supreme Court in Beneke v. Parker held today that for injury cases stemming from the commission of a crime including traffic violations, the statute…

• When You are Sued after a Georgia Car Accident , These are the Top 5 Things to Know.

  When I worked for insurance companies, I was the lawyer that the insurance carrier would hire to defend the policy holder who had been sued and even though I practice exclusively as a Georgia wrongful…

• Georgia Statute of Limitations on Injury Cases Runs on the Second Anniversary

  I had a South Carolina lawyer telephone my office tonight with a question about the Georgia statute of limitations. There were confused under the wording of the statute as to whether you had until the…