After a year-long study, the National Transportation Safety Board last year found that the faulty and confusing signs which caused the deadly bus crash at I-75 at Northside Drive in Atlanta have been replaced by the State of Georgia. As one safety expert put it, the former confusing road signs…
The more things change, the more they stay the same. Today’s news talks about how misaligned storm grates on Atlanta streets are causing a safety hazard for Atlanta bicyclists. While this has been reported on this site before, the news is that it is not getting any better. The problem…
As I discussed in the last blog post, as an experienced Georgia personal injury lawyer, I have represented many clients injured in automobile accidents. While every case is different and no two clients are alike, I am writing a series of blog posts to address those questions which come up…
As an experienced Georgia personal injury lawyer, I have had the pleasure of representing many clients injured in car accidents. Some questions come up quite often and I thought it would be helpful to cover those questions here in a series of blogs so that those injured in Georgia car…
In a moment, I will reproduce the long and confusing letter I received last week from my Atlanta insurer. But before I do, I want to give you the free legal advice I promised: Do NOT reject the revised uninsured motorist coverage that is now being offered to all Georgia…
According to an article in today’s New York Times, the risk of accident caused by drivers who text while operating vehicles sharply exceeds previous estimates. The study placed cameras in the cabs of 18-wheeler trucks. It found that when the drivers texted, they were 23 times more likely to be…
As an experienced Georgia Injury lawyer, clients frequently ask me whether they are entitled to recover attorneys’ fees as part of their damages when they are forced to file a lawsuit in Georgia. In this context, “attorneys fees” are those fees awarded by the court (either by the judge or…
This article is addressed to those who have been seriously injured in a Georgia automobile accident and have not yet retained an experienced injury lawyer. The single most important action you can take to protect your legal rights and to make sure you recover all that you are entitled to…
Regardless of how they are commonly referred to as: car accidents (also known as car wrecks; or car collisions; or road wrecks; or vehicular accidents; or trucking accidents; or trucking wrecks) happen frequently in Atlanta. That’s something we all agree on. It’s just a part of life in the big…
A motorcyclist died over the Holiday weekend after crashing with a car on Old National Highway. According to Fulton County police, the deceased lost control of his motorcycle and died after colliding with a car at the intersection of Old National Highway and Hallie Mill Road. Excessive speed was cited by…