Hunting Accident Claims in Georgia
The hunter who fired, the maker of a tree stand or harness that failed, and the owner of the land can all be defendants after a…
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195 articlesSports and Recreation Injury Claims in Georgia: When Assumption of Risk Has Limits
A person hurt in a sport or recreational activity may face the defense that the person assumed the risk. Georgia decisions set a demanding test for…
Parent Liability for Minor Children’s Torts in Georgia
Being a child's parent does not, by itself, make a parent answerable in a Georgia injury claim. Liability reaches a parent through a route the law…
Survival Actions in Georgia: Claims for the Deceased’s Pre-Death Losses
When a person injured by someone else's wrongful act later dies, Georgia law does not let the claim for that person's own injuries vanish. OCGA 9-2-41…
Traumatic Brain Injury Claims in Georgia: Pursuing Compensation for Life-Altering Harm
A traumatic brain injury ranges from a concussion to an injury that leaves permanent physical, cognitive, and emotional disability, and MedlinePlus lists motor vehicle crashes as…
School Playground Injuries in Georgia
For a child hurt on a Georgia school playground, the claim depends first on who owns and runs the school and on what the child's legal…
Vision Loss and Eye Injuries in Georgia Accident Claims
An eye injury in a Georgia accident claim raises one question before the others: will the injury cost the person sight, now or later? MedlinePlus states…
Rental Car Accidents: Who Pays When You Crash a Rental?
Someone hurt in a crash involving a rented car faces an owner that was not driving: the rental company, which a federal statute shields from claims…
Rear-End Collisions: Who Is Really At Fault?
After a rear-end crash, fault is not settled by which car was in back: Georgia has no rule that the rear driver is presumed to be…
Zipline and Adventure Course Injury Claims in Georgia
When someone is hurt on a zipline or adventure course, whether the course falls under Georgia's ride-safety laws shapes the claim from the start. If it…
Soft Tissue Injuries in Georgia: Proving Invisible Damage
A neck or back injury that never shows on an X-ray or MRI can still reach a Georgia jury. In Jordan v. Smoot, 191 Ga. App.…
Railroad Crossing Accidents in Georgia
A collision at a railroad crossing raises a threshold question that an ordinary vehicle claim does not: whether federal law has already decided the part of…
Inadequate Lighting and Parking Lot Crimes in Georgia
Whether a poorly lit parking lot supports a claim after a robbery or assault depends first on the date of the crime. Georgia enacted a negligent…
Whiplash Claims in Georgia: Overcoming Insurance Company Skepticism
Whiplash is, in MedlinePlus's words, "a soft tissue injury to the neck," also called neck sprain or strain. The features the defense can point to in…
Wrong-Way Driver Collisions: Catastrophic Crash Claims
A person hit by a driver going the wrong way has a Georgia claim that starts with the rule that driver broke, and its size then…
Retail Store Injury Claims in Georgia
A shopper hurt in a Georgia store recovers from the store by proving what each side knew: that the store knew, or through reasonable inspection should…
Jogger and Runner Accidents in Georgia
A runner struck by a vehicle on a Georgia road is a pedestrian under the traffic code, and the claim depends on where the runner was…
Nominal Damages in Georgia: When Winning Means Almost Nothing
Georgia law allows a verdict that finds a defendant liable but awards only a token amount. The damages statute provides for nominal damages where the injury…
Parking Lot Accidents: Lower Speeds, Real Injuries
A collision in a Georgia parking lot sits between two bodies of law. The rules of the road decide who had to yield, but they are…
Medical Malpractice Wrongful Death in Georgia: When Healthcare Negligence Proves Fatal
A death caused by medical negligence in Georgia combines two sets of rules, and neither relaxes for the other. The malpractice side requires an expert affidavit…
Hearing Loss from Georgia Car Accidents: Airbag Deployment Injuries
An airbag that inflates in a crash releases a brief, intense pressure wave, and published medical reports have linked deployment to ear injuries, including a perforated…
E-Cigarette Explosions in Georgia: Vape Battery Injuries and Product Liability
When a vape device overheats, catches fire, or explodes and injures the person carrying or using it, the claim begins with who can be sued and…
Bank and ATM Assault Claims in Georgia
An assault or robbery at a bank branch or an automated teller machine is, for a cause of action arising on or after April 21, 2025,…
HOA and Condominium Association Liability in Georgia
An injury in a condominium's stairwell, pool area, parking lot, or walkway puts the association's duties at the center of the claim. Georgia's Condominium Act assigns…
Federal Tort Claims Act: Suing the U.S. Government in Georgia
A person hurt by a federal employee in Georgia cannot begin with a lawsuit. Congress conditioned the right to sue the United States on a claim…