Herniated Disc Injuries from Georgia Car Accidents
A herniated disc found after a crash raises one question before any other: did the collision cause it, or was the disc already wearing out? MedlinePlus…
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195 articlesGeorgia’s 50% Bar Rule: How Comparative Negligence Affects Your Claim
Georgia's 50 percent bar decides whether an injured person's award shrinks or disappears. If the trier of fact finds the injured person less than 50 percent…
Hand and Wrist Injuries: Impact on Work and Daily Life in Georgia
A broken wrist or hand can keep a person away from work for weeks, and some injuries leave stiffness or a deformity that lasts. MedlinePlus, the…
Defective Medical Devices in Georgia: Hip Implants, Pacemakers, and Product Liability
The path an implanted device took to market shapes which state-law claims over its failure survive. A device that received the Food and Drug Administration's premarket…
Highway Work Zone Accidents in Georgia
A crash in a Georgia highway work zone can involve the driver who caused it, the contractor doing the work, and the government that owns the…
Falling Merchandise Injuries in Georgia Stores
A shopper struck by merchandise that falls from a shelf or stack raises a premises question that differs from a slip on a spill. In a…
Dangerous Intersection Design Claims in Georgia
A claim that a Georgia intersection was designed dangerously meets a set of immunity and notice statutes before it reaches the question of fault. The State…
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Maps the post numbers used in the audit records (#1-#199, export order) to package files. Class: A keep and clean, B partial research, C research and…
Dangerous Highway Shoulder Claims in Georgia
A driver who pulls onto a highway shoulder to change a tire, wait out a breakdown, or clear the way for an emergency vehicle stops on…
Civil Claims for Sexual Assault in Georgia: Holding Perpetrators and Enablers Accountable
A criminal prosecution is brought by the State to punish an offender. A civil claim is brought by the survivor to recover damages, and it can…
Black Mold Injuries in Georgia Rental Properties
A tenant who blames mold in a Georgia rental for an illness has to show both a landlord's breach and medical causation. The landlord's duty comes…
Appealing a Georgia Personal Injury Verdict
A Georgia personal injury verdict that disappoints one side can be challenged in two stages: motions in the trial court that carry a 30-day deadline, and…
General Contractor Liability for Subcontractor Negligence in Georgia
A general contractor in Georgia is not answerable for a subcontractor's negligence just because it hired the subcontractor. The starting rule protects an employer from the…
Airbnb and Vacation Rental Injury Claims in Georgia
A guest hurt at a Georgia short-term rental can look to the host who owns or runs the property, to the platform that took the booking,…
Chronic Pain Syndrome Following Georgia Accidents
Pain that continues after an injury has healed is what MedlinePlus calls chronic pain, and complex regional pain syndrome (CRPS) is a chronic pain condition that…
Claims Against Georgia State Agencies: Tort Claims Act Explained
Yes, a Georgia state agency can be sued for an injury its employee causes while on the job, but only on the terms of the Georgia…
Anesthesia Errors in Georgia: Dosing Mistakes and Intraoperative Awareness
When a patient is harmed under anesthesia, the claim in Georgia is a medical malpractice claim, and two features set it apart. The defendant may be…
Broken Bone Claims in Georgia: From Simple Fractures to Compound Breaks
A fracture can be partial or complete, closed or open through the skin, and treated with a cast or splint or, in some cases, surgery with…
Chiropractic Injuries in Georgia: When Spinal Manipulation Goes Wrong
A patient hurt during chiropractic care faces several statutory questions before fault is reached: how the Code defines the practice, which standard-of-care provision reaches a chiropractor,…
Defective Car Seat Claims in Georgia: Child Restraint Failures and Product Liability
When a child seat does not hold a child in a crash, a Georgia claim against its maker starts from the federal standard the seat had…
Exercise Equipment Injuries in Georgia: Treadmill and Weight Machine Defects
Exercise equipment raises questions that other products may not: the machine may not be in use when someone is hurt, its risks may be visible to…
Georgia Personal Injury Statute of Limitations: Deadlines That Kill Claims
Georgia sets the filing deadline by what was harmed and by who the defendant is. Injury to the person carries two years, loss of consortium and…
Crosswalk Accidents: Pedestrian Right-of-Way in Georgia
When a driver hits a pedestrian in a crosswalk, fault is measured by Georgia's crosswalk rules, and they assign duties to both sides. A driver must…
Delivery Van Accidents: Amazon, FedEx, and UPS Claims
After a crash with a delivery van, the person who was hit needs to know who stands behind the driver and what coverage stands behind the…
Construction Site Accidents in Georgia: Third-Party Claims Beyond Workers’ Compensation
An injured construction worker's own employer is protected from a tort suit by workers' compensation, but several other companies work on the same site, and some…