Atlanta Personal Injury Blog

My new clients often ask how long it will take to resolve their personal injury claims. While every situation is highly individualistic, some common factors affect the timeline of most cases. It’s important to remember that legal proceedings take time. Even in an uncomplicated case with ample documentation, it could take a year or more…

Georgia Premises Liability Law In Georgia, the law requires property owners and operators to keep their property in a safe condition and to be responsible for the safety of invited guests and visitors who are injured due to dangerous conditions on their property. The most popular terminology for a premises liability claim is “slip and…

Wrongful death can arise from a number of events, including a tractor-trailer wreck, a car wreck, inadequate security, or medical malpractice. In Georgia, there are two components to a wrongful death claim: the statutory wrongful death claim for the value of the deceased’s life belonging to the family members who survive the deceased; and, the…

Being involved in an automobile accident is scary and stressful, but getting hurt and having to deal with insurance claims and lawsuits is even worse. That’s why when you’re involved in a car accident, it’s important to have a qualified personal injury attorney to help you obtain fair compensation from the insurance company. The following…

Margery* had never hired a personal injury lawyer before. She sat at her computer, paralyzed, staring at the Google results for her search, “Atlanta personal injury attorney.” There were so many options – too many. She didn’t know where to start. She’d been T-boned on Peachtree Industrial Boulevard the week before by an uninsured drunk…

Walking is supposed to be good for your health—and people of all ages are encouraged to do it as much as possible. But there’s a risk to walking that might not occur to you until you’ve been involved in it yourself—being struck and injured or killed by a car. Pedestrian accidents are on the rise.…

Nursing home abuse and neglect is a sadly common problem. According to the CDC, hundreds of thousands of elderly people experience abuse and neglect every year—and these are only the reported cases. This issue is notoriously under-reported, so it’s likely that this number represents only a fraction of the whole. Elder abuse and neglect can…

“Premises liability” is a legal concept where a property owner is held legally responsible if someone comes to harm on their property due to unsafe conditions. Like most other personal injury cases, a premises liability case usually rests on negligence—meaning that if you were injured on someone’s property and want to sue them, you have…

In Atlanta, there are a lot of airport premises liability cases. As Hartsfield-Jackson airport is the busiest airport in the world, a lot can go wrong to cause people to suffer from injuries, including injuries sustained from boarding or exiting aircraft, escalator falls, elevator injuries, and slip and falls. Even though the City of Atlanta…

There is nothing more agonizing to a family than making the decision to place a loved one in a nursing home, assisted living, or memory care. The fear of having your loved one suffer an injury or dying in a nursing home has been heightened in recent times with the COVID-19 pandemic, where we have…