Category Archives: Personal Injury
What is a Statute of Limitations in a Personal Injury Case in Georgia?
How much time does a person have to file a lawsuit after a personal injury? In other words, what is the time window for filing a civil lawsuit after a motor vehicle crash, a slip and fall accident, or another type of injury in Macon, Georgia? These questions all concern the statute of limitations… Read More »
What is Comparative Fault in a Georgia Personal Injury Case?
If you were recently injured in an accident or in another type of incident in the Macon area and you believe another party is liable, you might be thinking about filing a personal injury claim. In researching personal injury lawsuits, or in discussing your case with friends or family members, you might have come… Read More »
Recognizing the Signs & Dispelling the Myths of Concussions
It is arguably a damaging myth – pervasive in our society – that concussions only occur to those who are involved in contact sports, such as football. In fact, an estimated 80 percent of those who experience concussions incur them in another setting, such as at school, at home, on the road, in the… Read More »
Strong Push to Protect Biggest Victims of Truck Accidents: The Elderly
In light of recent reports, the American Association of Retired Persons (AARP) is urging federal regulators within the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration and National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) to do more to protect elderly pedestrians from getting hit by trucks, specifically, to require heavy duty trucks to be equipped with pedestrian automatic… Read More »
Catastrophic Injury from Moving Walkways Brings Machinery Into Question
In late June, one airline passenger suffered a terrible, catastrophic injury after an accident on a moving airport walkway. According to reports, she was using the walkway as intended when part of it collapsed and pulled her leg into it, resulting in her leg being amputated at the knee. According to statistics, more than… Read More »
When Silence in Nursing Homes Turns Deadly
A side of nursing home abuse that does not instantly come to mind when you think of “abuse,” which tends to elicit the idea of physical abuse – is what fear, combined with negligence, can do to nursing home residents. Specifically, a significant number of residents in nursing homes live in fear of speaking… Read More »
Several Deaths in Connection with Kratom Herbal Supplement Spark Controversy
One herbal supplement has come under fire of late due to several deaths linked to it: The herb is known as kratom, and has resulted in the death of at least two parents whose families have been awarded $2.5 – $12 million from the manufacturers/distributors of the products that they consumed. What Is Kratom?… Read More »
Dangerous E-Bike Accidents Injuring & Killing Teens
Teenage accidents on e-bikes are on the rise, with two recent incidents resulting in the death of one 15-year old, who had been riding his e-bike home on a busy road with cars, and was hit by one and thrown violently. In spite of wearing a bike helmet, there was still massive trauma to… Read More »
Georgia Amusement Park Accidents
Sadly, Georgia is no stranger to amusement park accidents, especially around holidays like July 4th: A number of people – including children – are injured or killed on these rides every year, and 2023 was no exception. This year, one of those accidents included a five-year-old boy who “flew” 15 to 20 feet out… Read More »
Recovering Damages From Defendants In Personal Injury Lawsuits
In personal injury lawsuits, defendants can be sued for damages in connection with a number of assets, from bank accounts, to cars, to real estate, and wages. However, they cannot be sued in connection with some assets, as we discuss below. In addition, we receive a number of questions about defendants potentially evading what… Read More »