Being in a wreck is frightening, painful, and disorienting. Most people have trouble thinking clearly and protecting their own interests in the immediate aftermath of a car wreck. If you have been seriously injured, even your life may be in someone else’s hands. I work with these cases for a living, and when I got […]
FAQs Category: Personal Injury
What is a tort?
Most civil (as opposed to criminal) lawsuits where one party is seeking a monetary judgment against the other party arise from either tort claims or contract claims. While breach of contract is the violation of some obligation created by a contract between the two parties, a tort is a wrongful act that violates another person’s […]
What is negligence? – Personal Injury
We all understand the concept of duty. Parents have duties toward their children, children toward their parents, husbands and wives have duties toward each other, and anytime you take a job you agree to undertake certain duties. While some duties are prominent and obvious, others sit in the background, almost invisible. For example, everybody has […]
What is a slip and fall case?
We all understand the concept of duty. Parents have duties toward their children, children toward their parents, husbands and wives have duties toward each other, and anytime you take a job you agree to undertake certain duties. While some duties are prominent and obvious, others sit in the background, almost invisible. For example, everybody has […]
How long will my personal injury case take?
Lawsuits are by their nature adversarial, which means that there is always another side. Because it takes two to tango, it is very difficult to say how long a case will take. If you have a strong claim, the other side recognizes it, and the two sides can agree on a quick resolution, your case […]
How much does an injury lawyer cost?
We handle every injury case for a fee that is contingent on our winning your case. Our fee is a percentage of whatever amount we are able to recover for you. This value-based system guarantees that you only pay for success and can pursue your claims without having to risk a lot of money to […]
When should I file my lawsuit?
Georgia law creates a variety of deadlines affecting your right to bring a lawsuit, and the facts of your case create other factors you need to keep in mind. Here are a few considerations: Statutes of limitation. Once a claim arises (in a personal injury case, usually the moment you are injured) a limitation period starts […]
How much is my personal injury case worth?
Get ready for a disappointing answer: It depends. So many factors go into determining the value of a personal injury claim that it is impossible to reduce such a case to a number. Factors such as the mechanism, nature, and severity of the injury; the evidence available to prove the injury; the age, occupation, family […]