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We handle several types of personal injury cases. Outside of the work context, we focus primarily on car collisions, trucking collisions, and slip-and-falls. It should be noted that “accident” is a loaded term and implies that no one could have avoided the collision, and that it was therefore no one’s fault or an unavoidable “accident”; for this reason, we typically…Read More

If you’ve been involved in an automobile collision, wreck or accident and you file a lawsuit, then you will typically be subject to what’s called discovery, which by Georgia statute lasts for six months after the defendant files their answer to the lawsuit and can be extended. The discovery period is a period where the defendant, through their attorney (who…Read More

The worth or monetary value of a serious injury case is determined relative to the totality of the circumstances. No one wants to put a money value on life, but when you’re dealing with a collision or serious injuries or even wrongful death, you have to put a monetary value on a life. You would look at the person’s income…Read More

In Georgia, any injury that occurs at work is recoverable under the Georgia workers’ compensation statute, because as an employee, you are not required to prove that someone else was at fault for your work-related injuries. As a sort of statutory compromise for paying for all injuries that occur during the course and scope of employment, the damages are reduced…Read More

As a compassionate Georgia workers' compensation lawyer, I understand how crucial it is to navigate the complexities of workers' compensation claims effectively. One vital aspect to consider is the statute of limitations. In Georgia, the statute of limitations for workers' compensation claims is generally one year from the date of the work accident. This means you must file your workers…Read More

You should file a workers’ compensation claim in Georgia if you are injured on the job and want to make sure that you are being fully and completely compensated. If your employer sends you to a good doctor who properly treats you and puts you out of work when you injured and not just on restricted duty and does not…Read More

There are some doctors in the workers’ compensation arena who are known as Employer/Insurer Friendly and have a reputation of minimizing injuries and sending people back to work when they shouldn’t. They’re not necessarily practicing medicine in the best interest of the patient; they’re practicing medicine in order to get more insurance referrals. Industrial clinics are famous for undertreating work…Read More