Articles Posted in Car Accidents

Car accidents often involve more than one vehicle, and in such cases, it is often difficult to determine who is at fault or liable for the collision. One of the most common multiple vehicle accidents is where one car rear-ends another car and a “domino effect” sets off a chain reaction where the car that…

Georgia Automobile Insurance Claims When you are involved in an automobile accident in Georgia, you will want the at-fault driver to have insurance; otherwise, you will have to try to collect payment from the driver personally. One of the first steps you should take is reporting the accident to your insurance company and to the…

Who Pays the Medical Bills from My Georgia Car Accident? Unfortunately, where you’re involved in an automobile accident in Georgia before you actually settle or obtain a verdict in your case, you cannot obtain an “advance” from the at-fault driver’s insurance company for medical bills. Thus, you must arrange to pay for your medical treatment…

The pure volume of traffic in Atlanta makes multiple vehicle car accidents a common occurrence. Multiple vehicle accidents often cause problems for making personal injury claims because the question of who is responsible is often disputed. To make a personal injury claim under Georgia law, a claimant must show that s/he is not at fault,…

Our office located in Hapeville caters to clients who have been injured in automobile accidents. Like all personal injury claims, making a successful claim for injuries sustained in a car accident requires a showing that the other driver was negligent and that his or her negligence caused you to suffer from injuries and other losses.…

There are generally two parts to an insurance claim that results from a car accident that is not your fault: 1. the property damage claim or the claim that deals with repairing the vehicle; and, 2. the bodily injury claim or the claim that deals with compensating you for your medical bills and pain and…

Teenage drivers have a higher risk of getting into fatal motor vehicle accidents than most drivers. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has data that shows in 2011, that teenagers ages 14 to 18 represented 20% of those who died in a car accident while driving with an invalid license and that speeding was a…

If you are injured in a car accident, determining what caused the accident is a key element in making a claim for compensation for your injuries. Examining the surrounding circumstances, including whether the other driver was talking on his/her cell phone or sending text messages while driving could add significant value to your case. Texting…

Riding a motorcycle in Atlanta is dangerous and often results in serious injuries or death when other cars and trucks on the road fail to keep a proper lookout for the safety of motorcyclists. In fact, statistics from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration reveal that 15% of fatalities from vehicular accidents in 2012 were…

Although car accidents involving sports utility vehicles (SUVs) and trucks are not normally different from any other accidents as far as proving liability against the driver who caused the wreck when an SUV or a truck rolls over in an automobile wreck and the roof crushes, there could be an additional liability against the manufacturer…