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Loaning Your Car? The Steps To Protect Yourself
When the car is in the shop, everyone dreads asking family members to borrow a vehicle or scrambling for rides to work or to pick up necessities. It is equally uncomfortable being put on the spot and asked to have… Read More »
Have You Been Injured While Traveling In Someone Else’s Car?
Motor vehicle crashes are Georgia’s leading cause of injury deaths and the second leading cause of Georgia’s hospitalizations and ER visits, according to Georgia’s Department of Public Health. Many of those injured are passengers. Injured passengers often face a maze… Read More »
The Use of Rideshare Scooters in Accidents and Crimes & What You Need to Know
Rideshare scooters, also known as electric scooters or “e-scooters,” are becoming increasingly popular, particularly in metropolitan areas around the US, including Atlanta. These relatively easy-to-ride e-scooters are an efficient and inexpensive means of transportation. An electric scooter typically has handlebars,… Read More »
Georgia Pedestrian Accidents On The Rise
Even in the summer heat, residents and tourists flock to the streets for outdoor activities, brunch gatherings, nights out with friends, or sunset strolls. But pedestrians beware: the entire US, including Georgia, is experiencing historically high pedestrian fatalities. The Governors… Read More »
Did Medical Malpractice Lawsuits Survive Covid-19?
The world has experienced widespread repercussions from the Covid-19 pandemic. In previous blogs, we examined the pandemic response’s impact on the Court system in Georgia and the Atlanta metro area as well as the extensions to applicable statute of limitations… Read More »
Are There Exceptions To The Malpractice Statute Of Limitations?
Under Georgia law, O.C.G.A. § 9-3-71, the statute of limitations for a medical malpractice claim is two years. This means that a lawsuit must be filed within two years from the date of injury or death. Generally, the clock starts… Read More »
The Wheels of Justice are Finally Turning Following the Global Pandemic
The Covid-19 pandemic changed how we work, shop, interact, gather, live, and so much more. The novel coronavirus even bestowed us with this phrase for our pandemic and post-pandemic way of life, “the new normal.” The judicial system was not… Read More »
Can Distracted Driving Lead To A Criminal Conviction For Vehicular Homicide?
In a word, YES! While people often think of vehicular homicide in the context of DUI cases, the charge has a much broader application and can certainly apply to people who unintentionally kill others while driving. Georgia Law and Vehicular… Read More »
Can The Hospital Be Held Responsible for a Patient’s Fall?
Falls are the number one cause of injury to hospital patients. According to The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, a division of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, approximately 700,000 to 1 million patients in US hospitals… Read More »
Vehicle Accidents And Fatalities Increased Over The Course of The Covid-19 Pandemic
The New York Times recently published an article linking the surge in road fatalities to the pandemic citing that vehicle crashes and deaths started to rapidly increase the summer of 2020 and have continued to rise. The article asserts that… Read More »