Many victims of automobile or trucking collisions and end up going to the hospital emergency room for their injuries. Usually, once hospitals learn you were in a collision, they don’t file the claim with your health insurer.
Georgia Civil Injury Legal Resources
Filing an Injury Claim for Benefits With Your Healthcare Insurer
What is Pain and Suffering and How Is Compensation Value Calculated?
Pain and suffering is the term that is used to describe the array of intangible, noneconomic injuries that a person may suffer in an accident, including injuries such as psychological harm, physical pain, and physical suffering.
What is Legal Discovery in Civil Litigation Proceedings?
After a lawsuit is filed and the defendant(s) file an answer, the parties engage in discovery. This process helps parties gather information that may lead to the discovery of admissible evidence, can be both written and oral.
To Litigate or to Settle? That is the Question!
Litigation is an action brought in court to enforce a particular right — the act or process of bringing a lawsuit in and of itself; a judicial contest; any dispute. Learn if you should litigate your case or settle with this resource.
Can an Atlanta Lawyer Represent Someone Who Is Injured in Alabama?
Can a Georgia lawyer can represent you in pursuing a claim for damages? The answer depends upon the residence of the defendant, and whether or not the attorney you hire is licensed to practice in the other state.
Your Guide to Suing For Wrongful Death In Georgia Civil Courts
Suing for wrongful death won’t change your loss, but can save you from financial ruin. It’s also a means holding responsible parties accountable for careless, reckless or intentional actions that resulted in a death.
Understanding Georgia’s “Move Over” Law
Georgia’s Move Over Law is designed to keep essential workers safe by deterring dangerous driving around emergency vehicles. Unfortunately, it hasn’t eliminated the problem entirely.
Importance of Uninsured Motorist Coverage in Georgia
In Georgia, to protect other drivers in a wreck caused by an insured driver, all automobile drivers are required to purchase and maintain a minimum of $25,000 per person and $50,000 per accident in liability coverage.
Understanding Negligence Per Se in Georgia Personal Injury Cases
The concept of Negligence Per Se leverages a criminal violation of law to demonstrate a defendant acted negligently in a civil lawsuit — there are several ways Negligence Per Se can be applied to an incident.
Understanding Georgia’s Modified Comparative Fault Rules in Civil Lawsuits
Georgia’s Modified Comparative Fault rules strive to insure that those responsible for the cause of an injury should pay their fair share – proven via multiple elements of their case, such as Causation and Damages.
Understanding Proximate Cause in Negligence & Personal Injury
In the State of Georgia, in order for plaintiffs to prevail in civil personal injury claims, they must prove the defendant legally caused the plaintiff’s injuries and are liable for damages — proving legal causation can be difficult.
Understanding Foreseeability in Negligence & Premises Liability
In the State of Georgia, businesses and property owners have a duty to safeguard their guests against all types of safety hazard — key to proving these cases is establishing something called reasonable foreseeability.
Examples of Negligent Security that Lead to Serious Injury
Negligent security cases occur when a property owner fails in their legal duty to protect guests or residents from a violent, criminal act that was reasonably foreseeable — contact us to discuss your case.
Can you Sue for Physical Assault in the Workplace in Georgia?
Most Georgia personal injury cases involve businesses or individuals who hurt someone through their failure to use reasonable care when they had a legal responsibility to do so. But what if someone intentionally harms you?
Georgia Premises Liability Claims for Window Fall Injuries
Injury or death due to falls from windows can be the basis for a Georgia premises liability lawsuit – an area of law with which Apolinsky & Associates, LLC, Atlanta injury attorneys, have extensive experience representing clients.
Determining Liability in a Self-Driving Car Accident Lawsuit
The Atlanta car accident attorneys at Apolinsky & Associates LLC recognize that self-driving vehicles (not entirely autonomous yet, despite the name) have potential to vastly alter the liability of automotive crashes.
Georgia Tackles Texting and Driving Accidents
With texting and driving accidents on the rise nationally, distraction behind the wheel remains a top cause of car accidents in Georgia — AAA reports those who text-and-drive are more likely to be involved in a serious crash.
Legal Help for Distracted Driving Accidents in Georgia
Atlanta distracted driving accidents are a major – and growing – problem. Urban, suburban, rural and highway – Georgia traffic safety officials report distracted driving is increasingly cited in a growing number of crashes.