Mediation of an injury claim starts off with a discussion of the rules.  The main rules are that mediation is confidential and non-binding.  So, if  we are not at an acceptable settlement number, then we just don’t settle.  We keep moving towards trial, but being open to negotiations settle even after mediation.  Some extremely difficult cases are solved at mediation, and some shortly thereafter.  It is always worth a good faith effort.  If you need a vehicle injury lawyer or a tractor trailer accident attorney, call us today at 770-775-0938.

We represent Atlanta, Marietta, Decatur, McDonough, Griffin, Jackson, Macon, and clients from around Georgia in auto accidents, car accidents, rear end accidents, insurance negotiations, insurance settlements, insurance claims, uninsured motorist coverage, bad faith litigation, hospital bills, chiropractor invoices, ambulance bills, personal injury lawsuits, mediation, discovery, arbitration, premises liability, product liability, faulty products, broken bones, soft tissue damage, strained neck, sprained neck, strained back, sprained back, slipped disc, herniated discs, fusion, surgery, knee surgery, shoulder surgeries, concussions, mild traumatic brain injuries, closed head injury, sub-dermal hemotoba, facial scars, broken wrist, broken femur, sprained ankle, car damage, medical pay insurance, police reports in car accidents, citation for driving too close, drunk driving victims, 18 wheeler accidents, tractor trailer accidents, rear ended, T-bone car and other injuries.

The other driver in the collision must be at fault.  Although, you might have contributed to the crash in someway, the other person must be at fault.  In the case of a auto accident Georgia, the other driver is usually given a Georgia driving citation.  The citation might be for following too closely, causing an accident, leaving the scene of an injury accident, drunk driving, reckless driving or other reasons.  However, the other driver does not need to have received a citation.  A good Georgia Car Accident Lawyer knows, the rules of the road in Georgia are the minimum requirements.  Negligence cases require the standard of what a reasonable person in the same circumstances would have done.

In many Georgia auto injury cases, the liability is straightforward.  You are at a stop sign, and someone slams into the back of your car.  The classic rear-end collision case.  Perhaps, you are waiting at the red light and get hit.  The liability here is clear, and the insurance company is not going to fight the issues of liability.  Well, they might not fight it as hard.  Let your Georgia Accident Lawyer know all of the facts of you case.

Another easier liability case is when you are hit head-on by another driver in your lane.  The proof is there.  You can determine such accidents at the accident scene or with the use of an accident reconstruction specialist.

Another typical, easier liability cases are when the driver is T-boned or hit from the side by another car.  To be hit from such an extreme angle will almost itself determine who is at-fault or liable for the car wreck.  For this type of motor vehicle accident, someone was completely negligent driving their car.  Discuss this with a Georgia lawyer.

Causation in Georgia Auto Injury Cases

Put simply, the injury must flow from the negligent act.  So, if you were feeling fine, got in your car, got hit by another driver, and now you back hurts for the first time in your life.  That is easy.  You can draw a straight line from car wreck and your injury.  Insurance companies love causation issues.  They raise them.  ”Oh, she waited to long to get surgery…it was probably her arthrisis!”  Or, “wasn’t he in another wreck…those bills are not for us.  Call the other insurance company.”

Insurance companies are not doctors.  Attorneys are not doctors.  Doctors are doctors.  Only doctors can truly diagnose certain causation issues, but many times they cannot.  As a Georgia Auto Accident Lawyer I can advise you in these situations.