Personal Injury
Laws requiring drivers and passengers to wear seat belts have been around for decades. This is because your car’s seat belts are the front line defense in protecting you from injury if you are a victim of a car accident. Seat belt reminders that emit an audible alert when a driver is not buckled up […]
Brain injuries are caused by traumatic blow to the head and can be a result of car accidents or even slip and fall accidents. March was National Brain Injury Awareness Month to put the spotlight on life with these catastrophic injuries and the way forward for car accident victims and other people who live with […]
Seat belts are the most important safety feature in your car. A new study finds a high risk of spinal injuries in children who were unbuckled during a motor vehicle accident. Spinal injuries are not very common in young children, but they are very serious injuries when they do occur. Spinal injuries account for approximately […]
A new report ranks Georgia roadways and highways at number 14 in the country  based on their condition. Every year, the Reason Foundation releases its annual report which measures and ranks all fifty states based on the condition of highways across the state, including the condition of its pavements, traffic congestion, condition of bridges and […]
Predicting the amount of brain damage that has resulted from a traumatic brain injury continues to be challenging for physicians. A new study finds that measuring a certain type of brain protein and its count in the blood could help determine the extent of the damage that has occurred. Thousands of Americans suffer a traumatic […]
Effective on July 1, motorists must adhere to a new law that aims at keeping bicyclists safer and preventing accidents involving these vulnerable road users. If you are a motorist in the metro Atlanta region, you must know of the new 3-feet law that recently went into effect. The law specifically requires motorists to maintain […]
Slip and/or fall accidents can cause serious injuries and result in long-term disability to a person’s life. Spinal injuries are often the result of fall accidents.  A fall does not have to occur from an elevation for the person to suffer a spinal injury. Even a fall from a low height, like a few stairs, […]
A brain injury is one of the most devastating injuries a person can suffer after an accident. The road to recovery after a brain injury can take months and sometimes years. Brain injury patients who suffer from fractured or disrupted sleep may have a much more difficult path to a complete recovery from their injuries. […]
Brain injuries are some of the most severe and complex injuries that a person can suffer. However, there are many misconceptions surrounding these injuries. Brain injuries in the United States are far more common than you think. According to the Brain Injury Association of America, every 9 seconds, one person somewhere in the United States […]
Speed racing or drag racing is surprisingly not uncommon in Atlanta, but much to people’s dismay, these races have become much more widespread during the pandemic. Georgia’s Governor is throwing his weight behind proposals, that would significantly penalize persons for street racing or drag racing. When the pandemic hit, shelter-in-place restrictions went into effect and […]