Category: Personal Injury

Statute of Limitations for Personal Injury Claims in Georgia It’s crucial to know how long you have before your rights disappear forever. Every state has a restricted time period in which you must file and serve your personal injury case. In Georgia, as a general rule, a person has two years to file…

We’ve all heard about “the hot coffee case.”  After that trial was over, the insurance industry and giant corporations went to the the news media and gave their spin on the case. They couldn’t talk enough about it. Even today, decades later, people who dislike lawsuits and courts loves to talk about…

According to a report released in October 2018 by the National Highway Transportation Safety Administration, the federal organization organized through the U.S. Department of Transportation responsible for keeping motorists safe on the roads, there were 37,133 people killed in motor vehicle wrecks in the United States in 2017. Fatalities decreased…

Unless your eyes have started to glaze over at frequent mentions of the meaningless term “judicial hellhole” in media stories, you may have noticed that the American Tort Reform Association (ATRA) has released its annual “judicial hellhole” list. California claimed the top spot, followed by Florida. What you might not…

Wrongful Death Car Accident in Atlanta, GA Settles for $2.95 Million EJB was a beloved daughter, friend, and co-worker who tragically lost her life in a car accident in Atlanta, GA on October 11, 2017. Butler Kahn had the privilege of representing her family.  Our Atlanta wrongful death law firm…

Car accident injuries can range from catastrophic, life-changing disabilities to relatively minor bruising. Ambulances and paramedics typically respond to serious accidents to transport injury victims to emergency rooms. When accidents do not cause injuries that are obviously severe, accident victims often decide to visit a doctor on their own. The temptation…

In most states, if you experience an injury, you will be able to recover monetary damages for that injury. Whether your case goes to trial or whether your case settles before a jury trial, you will receive some payment for your injury. However, if you had any role in contributing…

If someone loses their life due to a preventable accident that was someone else’s fault or another party’s intentional act in Georgia, surviving family members could seek compensation through a wrongful death claim. Georgia’s wrongful death law establishes the legal requirements for bringing a wrongful death claim in Georgia, including…

Drones are remotely piloted aircrafts. Operators need to be licensed to fly large or commercial drones — the kinds used by military and aerial photographers — but anyone can fly a small drone. Unfortunately, not all drone hobbyists are careful flyers. A few years ago, a drone hit the face…

When you’re involved in an accident that results in an injury, it is generally pretty simple to determine who is at fault. It is easy enough to seek legal action against someone who ran a red light and hit your car or a store whose lack of a “Wet Floor”…