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Key Points: You Know You Are Owed Compensation, But When Will You Get Paid? It is normal to wonder when you will be paid after a crash, especially while bills arrive and lost wages add financial pressure. No single timeline applies to every Georgia car accident claim; timing depends on the severity of the injuries, […]
Key Points: If you were recently injured in a car accident, it’s critical that you or a car accident attorney who represents you spends the time to collect and preserve the evidence from the accident. The evidence collected in the hours and days following a car accident in Georgia could have a significant effect on […]
Key Points After a Georgia car wreck, you probably pull out your insurance policy and look at the booklet full of numbers and abbreviations. Things like BI, PD, UM, and MPC sprinkle the pages. Most people never read their entire auto policy and may not know which pages matter for their car accident claim. Where […]
Key Points: You come to a sudden stop in bumper-to-bumper traffic on I-285 and another driver slams into the rear of your vehicle, causing minor soreness in your neck and shoulders. Although you feel fine to begin with, things worsen over the next week. You start waking up with headaches and have a constant dull […]
Key Points: If you were injured in a Georgia car accident caused by someone who was working at the time of the crash, the driver’s employer may also be responsible for your injuries. This can apply whether you were struck by a delivery van, company truck, contractor on a service call, or another employee driving for work. […]
Key Points: Neck injuries are perhaps the number one injury after a traffic accident. Rear-end, front-end and side-impact collisions all make your neck do things it was never meant to do. Your neck may initially be forgiving of the accident and not hurt, but within a few days you won’t be able to turn your head. A trip to the ER […]
Key Points: You are probably learning this the hard way, but after a car accident, expenses can add up quickly – especially if you were injured and have medical bills. Unfortunately, insurance companies often rely on the fact that many accident victims fail to properly document and report their out-of-pocket costs. The at-fault driver’s insurance adjuster […]
Key Points: Fully loaded semi-trucks are a common sight on the highways around Atlanta. These huge vehicles can be an awesome sight at a distance, but they’re not as pleasant when they are coming up behind or beside you in heavy traffic. When an 18-wheeler hits a passenger car at highway speeds, the consequences for the passenger […]
Key Points: Can Self-Employed Business Owners Recover Lost Income After a Car Accident? Georgia law allows you to recover income lost due to injuries. That right is not limited to employees with a traditional paycheck. Recoverable damages such as lost wages mean “income you lost because you could not work due to your injuries, as well as future lost earning capacity if your injuries affect […]
