“car accident”
Georgia drivers have felt the need to be extremely cautious on the roads this week as rain moved in, disrupting the fluidity of both morning and evening commutes. Roads slick with water and drivers anxious to make it to work on time have made both the highways and surface streets difficult and dangerous to travel, […]
The end of the year is characterized by many changes. Events like a change in weather and temperature, coupled with daylight savings time serve to both symbolically usher in the holidays and bolster the economy, especially since consumers are more prone to willingly open their wallets in preparation for Christmas. However, aside from these things, […]
Georgia is one of 38 states that currently have a ban on texting while driving. Previously, we’ve discussed the distracted driving law that passed in Georgia nearly two years ago. As a recap, current prohibitions include: – Text messaging banned for all drivers. Fines of $150. – Drivers under the age of 18 prohibited from […]
Often, when a person finds themselves on the injured end of a car wreck, plaintiff’ personal injury attorneys know that a significant part of the pre-litigation and/or settlement process is gaining access to the medical records of their clients. Medical records are important for several reasons. For one, they provide documentation of previous injuries, thereby […]
Parents of teenage drivers may be relieved to learn that teen drivers and passengers are more likely to use seat belts if they’re in states with primary-enforcement seat belt laws, often promoted as “click it or ticket” laws, a new study finds. This likely hood may also lead to a lessening of injuries sustained by […]
A car accident doesn’t end when the vehicles involved cease to move. A car wreck, especially one with fatalities, can have far-reaching effects – on traffic, on witnesses, and most significantly on the families left behind. It can be a challenge determining exactly what happened, when it happened and who was involved. But oftentimes, another, […]
Personal injuries or wrongful deaths that are caused as a result of car accidents are always tragic, especially when they could have easily been avoided. Some of the most tragic incidents of automobile accidents are when they involve children. According to KidsAndCars.org, a nonprofit group that pushed the government to begin tracking such tragedies, on […]
Recent years have seen a trend that is especially disturbing to car accident attorneys: at-fault drivers suing their victims or victims’ families. In 2010 a teenager on trial for the vehicular homicide of a pregnant woman and her son sued the victim’s family in civil court. In that case, a failed suicide attempt was the […]
The Governor’s Highway Safety Association, headquartered in Washington, D.C. has crafted a synopsis of all state cell phone and text messaging laws, available on its Website at http://www.ghsa.org/html/stateinfo/laws/cellphone_laws.html. According to their site, texting while driving has been banned in approximately 35 states so far, with Georgia joining the roster in late 2010. Aimed at curbing […]
For most Atlanta residents planning a vacation this summer, access to emergency trauma care in their vacation destination is not really at the top of the priority list. In fact, most people on vacation don’t give a second thought to whether their holiday destination has easy and quick access to trauma care in the event […]
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