As an Atlanta car accident lawyer, I find it surprising that so many people are unaware of the symptoms of brain injuries, considering the seriousness of these. A brain injury does not have to involve a person blacked out for hours, or bleeding from the head and nose. In fact,…
The driver of the truck that was involved in a fatal Atlanta accident last week, has been arrested and charged. The driver of the truck, Joseph Gordon was driving his tractor-trailer on Interstate 285, when his vehicle crossed the fog line, and hit a minivan parked in the emergency lane.…
This summer, thousands of parents across Atlanta will be faced with the all-important question -what kind of car to buy their teenager who has just got a driving license. New Jersey personal injury attorney Scott Grossman has a few tips on buying a first car for your child. In April…
Neck injuries are some of the most common injuries that occur in accidents in Atlanta. Cervical sprain and strain, for instance, is one of the most common neck injuries in an accident. These typically occur during car wrecks when someone is rear-ended in the collision. As a result of impact,…
Investigations into a fatal car accident in Atlanta last week that killed a 24-year-old man are determining whether the club that the drunk driver worked at, could have done anything to prevent the accident. Last week, Christa Scott who worked as a waitress at the Midtown Bar was allegedly driving…
Patients in Georgia with a Traumatic Brain Injury (“TBI”) often suffer symptoms of vertical heterophoria or visual misalignment. This kind of misalignment can increase stress and pressure on the eye muscles, which have to adjust to correct the alignment. The stress on the eye muscles contributes to symptoms like headaches,…
One of the many bases for awarding punitive damages in Georgia is a conscience indifference to the welfare of others. I am hard-pressed to think of a more apt example than a hit-and-run driver leaving the scene of a serious accident. Yet, many Georgia lawyers mistakenly believe that hit-and-run conduct…
The Georgia Senate yesterday passed a long-awaited bill that Atlanta car accident lawyers have been pushing for. The bill will require pickup truck occupants to buckle up. Right now, Georgia’s seatbelt laws only apply to occupants of cars, SUVs and vans. With the passage of this bill, mandatory seatbelt laws…
Last year, the number of deaths in highway accidents across the Georgia and the U.S. dropped to approximately 9% lower than in 2008. That heartwarming news comes to us via the Department of Transportation which has just released data into highway fatalities for 2009. According to the D.O.T., last year,…
Many serious accidents result in Traumatic Brain Injury (“TBI”). TBI results in abnormal cognitive behavior which affects the injured person’s ability to communicate, remember, analyze, think or interact with others. While most people focus on the physical injures that are suffered in a wreck, the mental and emotional injuries can…