Settlement or Trial of a Personal Injury Insurance Claim

Trial or Settlement

One reason that you might have to file a car accident lawsuit in Georgia is because of the failure to come to an agreeable settlement. The insurance company thinks they know the value of the case to them. It is based upon their experience handling similar claims and how similar claims have been handled in the jurisdiction in which the case would be tried if it had to go to court. On the other hand your Georgia personal injury lawyer has their own view on the value of your case, as do you. It is the job of the attorney [...]

Interview with Georgia Motorcycle Attorney

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Interview with Attorney Joseph P. McClelland
QUESTION: We are here with attorney Joseph McClelland, a Georgia motorcycle accident lawyer.  We are going to pick his brain about personal injury law in the state of Georgia. Welcome, Mr.McClelland.  Could you briefly tell us a little bit about yourself?
ANSWER: Thanks for having me today.  My name is Joseph P. McClelland, III. I Was born and raised in Georgia. I am a practicing attorney as you said.  I was born and Jackson, Georgia. Jackson is a small town about an hour outside of the Metro Atlanta area. I went to Butts County [...]

Atlanta Man Hurt on Motorcycle in Macon

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New article from Atlanta Attorney for Motorcycle Accidents and the Georgia Accident Lawyer about an Atlanta Man Hurt on Motorcycle in Macon.  A young man was traveling west bound in Macon on his motorcycle following the rules of the road.  Up ahead was a women in a automobile just getting on with her day waiting to turn left onto another road.  The light was green for the young guy on his bike, so he continued ahead.  It was just another green light in the history of thousands without incident.  However, this one was different than all like it before.  The [...]

Georgia Accident News – Week In Review

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Welcome to the first week in review for Georgia accidents by the Atlanta, Georgia Auto Accident – Personal Injury Attorney.  We represent all types of injured clients throughout the state of Georgia in cases such as traffic accidents, trucking collisions, wrongful death cases and more.
Atlanta Women, 75, Runs into Liquor Store
Sure, everyone has ran their car into at least one building.  But the same building twice is beyond joking.  Oh, did I tell you that the building was a liquor store.  Well, that is just the case this week in Atlanta Accident News.  For those of you who drive on [...]

Ponce De Leon Avenue Liquor Store Accident

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As an Atlanta, Georgia Car Accident Lawyer, I thought I had seen it all.  Just when you thought it was safe to go to the liquor store, you find out it is not.  This is a post is about local personal injury news from around town.
Now, if you live in the city near Midtown Atlanta or Virginia Highlands, you are familiar with the liquor store at 737 Ponce de Leon Avenue called Green’s.  Well, have you seen it lately?  Noticed some boarded up windows?  Now, don’t start worrying that they have closed down in this terrible economy.  That is not the [...]

Car Accident Mediation

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This is an article about mediation from the Georgia Car Accident Lawyer.  Think of a friendly, helpful judge that just wants to wrap things up and go home.  However, that judge really wants you to feel like you made the decision to meet in the middle or at an acceptable position.  Mediators, usually retired judges or accident attorneys, have seen auto accident cases like ours before.  They probably litigated some.  They have a good understanding of the issues of causation and damages, personalities, attorneys, the county where the case is held, and much more.
Mediation of an injury claim starts off [...]

Causation/Who Is At Fault in Car Accident?

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So, who was at-fault?  That is the key question a Georgia car accident case hinges on.  If it was you were to blame for the whole thing, then you don’t have a case.  You could probably call a Georgia lawyer and just find out.  Then, get on with your life.  If you are not completely sure, then definitely call a car accident lawyer in Georgia.
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 [...]