Who Pays the Accident Bills?

Is the other driver, the one who actually hit your car or you or have some other personal injury, going to pay the medical bills?  This is one of the first questions that comes out of the mouths of my clients on the first meeting.  As a personal injury lawyer, that is a good question.  As you now know, ambulance bill, doctor’s bills, hospital bills, therapy bills, and bills you didn’t even know existed start arriving in the mail.   So, is the insurance company going to pay the bills?  The answer is yes.  But, the next question is when. [...]

Georgia Dog Bites

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Dog Bites in Georgia
I love dogs.  I really do, but some dogs are dangerous.   Most are not and are completely lovable.  My family growing up treated dogs as members of the family, and we all still do.  However, being attacked by a vicious dog can cause sever injuries or even death.  Young children are especially susceptible for various reasons.  For one, they can be fearless.  The other reason is that they just don’t know better yet.  In fact, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 4.7 million Americans are bitten by dogs every year.  And of those, [...]

Victory – Unemployment Appeal

The Georgia Personal Injury Lawyer and Georgia Auto Accident Lawyer has some news.  Victory for a client who was wrongfully denied unemployment insurance.  The government employer claimed the employee was fired for not following the state policy.
We successfully argued that the state policy in question was never consistently applied.  Our research uncovered five or six employees who were not terminated for higher alleged offenses.
Based upon these facts, the earlier decision was overturned and the client will get his back payments and payments into the future.
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GA Financial Affidavit

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Superior Court of ________County, Georgia
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DOMESTIC RELATIONS FINANCIAL AFFIDAVIT
1. AFFIANT’S NAME:_______________ Age _________
Spouse’s Name: __________________ Age _________
Date of Marriage: _____________________
Date of Separation __________________
Names and birth dates of children for whom support is to be determined in this action:
Name Date of Birth Resides with
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Names and birth dates of affiant’s other children:
Name Date of Birth Resides with
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2. SUMMARY OF AFFIANT’S INCOME AND NEEDS
(a) Gross [...]

GA Insurance Coverage & Liability

As soon as you are in an accident, the most important legal question becomes insurance coverage.  Being an Atlanta, Georgia Accident Attorney, I understand the complex issues about car insurance coverage in Georgia.  The point of this legal post is to explore some topics of car insurance coverage and car insurance liability after a car [...]

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Decatur Accident Lawyer
On this page you can find relevant information on your injury cases.  What to do after a crash is covered.  We also cover issues of medical bills, and who is at fault in similar cases.
DUI Cases in Decatur
On this page you can find information on how a drunk driver changes your cases.  If the other driver was charged with driving [...]

Georgia Supreme Court Changes Punitive Damages Cap

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This is big news for claimants and personal injury lawyers in Georgia and Decatur accident victims.  The Georgia Supreme Court just ruled that the cap on noneconomic punitive damages are unconstitutional.
The Court held that the Constitution guarantees a right to a jury trial.  The concept is that what the jury determines is how we administer justice. (Back in the day, the plaintiff and defendant will have fight, and who won must have been right because, it was believed that the God’s hand would strike the fatal blow.)
The ruling was based on a medical malpractice case [...]