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What Happens After a Car Accident? If a negligent driver injures you in a car accident, Georgia state law entitles you to compensation for medical costs, lost wages, and other damages, but settling a personal injury claim is never easy. You’ll need to have the...

Have You Been Injured by an Uninsured Driver? Car insurance covers an injury victim’s medical costs after a traffic crash, but if a motorist who doesn’t have auto insurance injures you, what can you do? If a negligent driver with no insurance injures you, you may need...

What is a Statute of Limitations? If you’re injured by a negligent or reckless driver in the Dalton area or anywhere in North Georgia, you may be entitled to compensation. As soon as you’ve been examined and treated, arrange for a no-cost case evaluation with a Dalton...

Car Accident Victims Are Entitled to Compensation If someone else’s reckless or negligent driving is the reason you’re injured, you are entitled by law to compensation, but you may have to prove exactly how and why you were injured. You’ll need to ask a Dalton car...

Have You Been Injured in a Rear-End Crash? When someone’s been injured in a traffic crash, determining which driver was at fault is necessary but not always easy. If you’re injured, for example, in a rear-end collision in North Georgia, you’ll need to be advised and...

What Does a Personal Injury Attorney Do? A personal injury attorney represents clients who may have experienced an injury, whether the injury took place on a job site, in a car accident, on someone’s property, or in other locations. Tort law refers to negligence or...

What Are the Standard Speed Limit Laws in Georgia? Unless otherwise posted, the general rules for speeds in Georgia are as follows; 30 miles per hour in any residential or urban areas or streets 35 miles per hour on any unpaved county roads 70 miles per hour on a...

Use of Restraints in Nursing Homes In nursing homes, restraints are sometimes used to help facilitate the patient getting the best care they deserve. In some cases, using restraints becomes problematic or abusive when not appropriately handled. According to Cornell...

What is Negligence? According to Cornell Law School, negligence is “a failure to behave with the level of care that someone of ordinary prudence would have exercised under the same circumstances.” This can appear as a gray area to some, but to break it down further,...

The Results of Texting and Driving Accidents caused by texting and driving have increased substantially throughout the years. Nearly two million accidents are caused by texting and driving each year, making up almost 25% of accidents around the nation. Teen deaths due...