According to an Atlanta Journal Constitution article, two adults were injured early this morning when a wrong-way driver crashed into a car head-on on I-85 in DeKalb County, Georgia. Numerous calls were placed to DeKalb County police around 2 a.m. from eyewitnesses. The collision occurred at Clairmont Road in DeKalb…
On September 22, 2011, John Harof and Alexander Delor, two freshmen from the Georgia College and State University were killed in a single car accident in Milledgeville, Baldwin County, Georgia. The two men had graduated together from the Collins Hill High School in Suwanee, Georgia last year. The Atlanta Journal…
On Sunday, September 18, 2011, a one year old baby named Olivia Hellwig, died as the result of injuries sustained from a collision between an SUV that was backing out of a parking lot and the baby’s stroller. According to the Atlanta Journal-Constitution, Gwinnett police investigators are scratching their collective…
In Georgia, the injured person has the ability to file or commence a lawsuit in Superior, State or Magistrate Court. This blog post will deal specifically with the nature and nuances of the Magistrate Court or what has been popularly referred to as small claims court and personal injury lawsuits.…
On August 25, 2011, Priscilla Johnson, 48, of Clayton County, Georgia veered off Highway 138 and collided into three teenagers killing all three. The third victim was taken off life support at Grady Hospital on August 27. Ms. Johnson was charged in the Magistrate Court of Clayton County with more…
It depends. Let me explain. Georgia passed legislation in 1991 that repealed Georgia’s automobile no-fault insurance. Since the repeal of no-fault insurance, medical payments coverage, which is commonly known as med pay coverage, has increased in popularity among Georgia motorists. Basically, med pay is an optional coverage on your auto…
If you are reading this post, then you have probably fallen victim (like so many others before you – and certainly after you) to an offer of settlement from an auto insurance adjuster that does not fully and completely compensate you for your injuries and the human losses (aka pain…
If you drive a car to and from work, from home to store or just around the city, chances are that sooner or later through no fault of your own, you will probably be involved in a motor vehicle collision. Oftentimes, the car accident is the result of a rear…
Several weeks ago, a Georgia mother of two was convicted of vehicular homicide in the second degree in Cobb County, Georgia. She was not driving or operating a vehicle. This conviction left a good many folks scratching their heads. How could a Georgia citizen be convicted of the death of…
How do auto insurance companies make money year after year? Simple. They take more money in than they pay out. And, the money that they do take in is invested in stocks, bonds or other investment products to achieve a healthy return. More or less, insurance companies accumulate cash from…