Gym and Fitness Center Injuries in Georgia
Georgia's courts have held that a business can release itself from its own negligence but not from gross negligence or wilful misconduct, and the exact words…
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195 articlesChild Dog Bite Injuries in Georgia: Facial Scarring and Lasting Trauma
A dog bite to a child's face leaves a family with questions that play out over years: how the scar and the fear will change as…
Facial Fractures and Disfigurement in Georgia Injury Cases
A face that strikes a steering column, an airbag, or a windshield can leave an injury that outlasts the fracture itself: an asymmetric cheek, a scar…
Bicycle vs. Pedestrian Collisions on Shared Paths
When a cyclist and a walker collide on a greenway or other shared path, no motor vehicle is involved, and the claim is a collision between…
Expert Witnesses in Georgia Injury Cases: Who You Need and Why
Whether a Georgia injury case needs an expert, and which one, depends on the question the jury has to answer. A lay jury can decide some…
Golf Cart Accidents in Georgia: Resort and Community Injuries
An injury from a golf cart in Georgia can lead to a claim against the person driving it, against the course, resort, or community where it…
Boating and Watercraft Accident Claims in Georgia
In a civil claim, Georgia's statutes treat a boat much as they treat a car: the owner of a watercraft "shall be liable for any tort…
Georgia Motorcycle Helmet Laws: Impact on Your Injury Claim
Georgia requires every motorcycle operator and passenger to wear approved headgear. After a crash, the practical question is whether a missing or noncompliant helmet can be…
Bus Accidents: Public Transit Injury Claims
When a bus passenger is hurt in a sudden stop, a fall while boarding, or a crash, who operates the bus shapes the claim from the…
Amputation Injury Claims in Georgia: Compensation for Permanent Loss of Limbs
For a person who has lost a limb, the injury does not heal back to where it was. The level of the amputation shapes the prosthesis…
Fireworks Injury Claims in Georgia
Who answers for a fireworks injury in Georgia depends on who controlled the risk: the person who lit the device, the operator of a permitted public…
Elder Abuse Civil Claims in Georgia: Holding Caregivers and Facilities Accountable
Which Georgia statutes apply to harm done to an older person depends first on where the person lives. The Disabled Adults and Elder Persons Protection Act…
Church and Religious Organization Liability in Georgia
A church is a landowner, an employer, and an organization that relies on volunteers, and each role brings a different rule into an injury claim. A…
Food Truck Accidents: Mobile Vendor Liability
A person hurt by a food truck may have been struck on the road while the truck was moving or injured at the service window while…
Electric Scooter Accidents: Rental Injuries in Georgia
For a rider hurt on a rented electric scooter, the first legal question is what kind of vehicle the scooter is under Georgia's traffic code. Several…
College Campus Injury Claims in Georgia
Whether a college is public or private decides which statutes govern an injury on its campus. A claim against a state institution runs through the Georgia…
Horseback Riding Injury Claims in Georgia
A rider hurt at a Georgia stable meets a statute before anything else: an equine activity sponsor, an equine professional, "or any other person" "shall not…
How Georgia’s Collateral Source Rule Protects Your Recovery
When health insurance paid part of an injured person's medical bills, what the jury may hear about those payments in Georgia depends on when the claim…
Birth Injury Malpractice in Georgia: Cerebral Palsy and Erb’s Palsy Claims
A child who is born with an arm that will not move, or who is later diagnosed with cerebral palsy, leaves a family asking whether the…
Bicycle Accidents Involving Children in Georgia
A child hurt on a bicycle is measured against a different statutory standard of care than an adult, a statute says a helmet violation is not…