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Can a Car Accident Cause Scoliosis?
Yes, in certain circumstances, the intense physical trauma from a car accident can cause or significantly worsen scoliosis. While most people associate scoliosis with genetics...
What Are Pain and Suffering Damages?
If you have suffered an injury in a Georgia vehicle accident, it is probably no surprise to you that it is possible to recover the costs...
Is Property Damage Included in a Personal Injury Lawsuit?
In almost all auto accident cases, the victim has both a personal injury and a property damage claim. Under Georgia law, these are two distinct claims....
Georgia’s Open Records Act and Its Exceptions
Nearly 100 years ago, the great Supreme Court justice Louis Brandeis wrote “sunlight is said to be the best of disinfectants.” What he meant by this was...
What Does “Total Loss” Mean Following an Accident
After a serious auto accident, figuring out how to deal with a heavily damaged vehicle is not always a simple matter. In some cases, a...
Georgia’s “Move Over” Law: What You Need to Know
Most of us know that when a police car, fire truck, or ambulance is traveling down the road with sirens blaring, the law requires us...
Bicycle Wrecks
Each year in the United States there are hundreds of thousands of accidents between automobiles and bicycles. Because of their vulnerable position, these accidents often have severe...
Georgia Assumption of Risk Doctrine
Under the classic assumption of risk doctrine, a defendant is not liable for harm caused if the plaintiff voluntarily and knowingly assumed the risk. Georgia courts...
The Mediation Process
Mediation is a form of alternative dispute resolution whereby a neutral third party facilitates an agreement between the parties. It is a shorter and cheaper...
Brain Injury Claims
In the early morning hours of April of 2015, a tractor trailer plowed into two different cars carrying seven Georgia Southern nursing students. Five of the students...
Negligent Security at Sports Venues
Negligent Security at Sports Venues On April 14th, 2017, the Atlanta Braves beat the San Diego Padres in their season home opener at the brand...
What Does “Total Loss” Mean?
What Does “Total Loss” Mean? If you were involved in a car accident, the insurance company might tell you that your vehicle is a “total...