One of the most serious injuries a person can suffer after a road traffic collision is a spinal cord injury. In severe cases, these injuries can be fatal and even in situations where they are not, injured parties may require lifelong care and treatment. As the loved...
A car accident may do more than ruin your day. You may find yourself facing an uphill battle when it comes to recovering from a serious injury. When damage to the body makes it almost impossible to return to life as usual, the injury is catastrophic. This damage is...
Head injuries are among the most serious among accident victims. They may range from mild concussions whose treatment only requires bed rest and painkillers to injuries that affect the brain leading to extensive hospitalization. Unfortunately, full recovery from...
If your loved one dies in a car crash because of someone driving under the influence, the state of Georgia allows you to sue the person or company responsible. A wrongful death lawsuit is a lawsuit filed in civil court. Although the individual allegedly responsible...
Your physical and mental health are closely related. If your physical health is affected by illness or injury, it may adversely impact your mental health. For a spinal cord injury that results in paraplegia or quadriplegia, the injury and side effects from treatment...
If you have experienced a major injury following an auto collision, you may be facing overwhelming medical bills. Worse, a lengthy recovery may mean you have to take time off work, making it even more difficult to make ends meet. In Georgia, if another driver’s...
Anyone who is involved in a car accident could be at risk of a serious or catastrophic injury. Accidents leading to catastrophic injuries are not uncommon. How many catastrophic injuries really happen? The statistics vary, but when you break down the information into...
Motorcyclists should be able to ride the streets with the same expectation of arriving at their destination as anyone in a passenger vehicle. However, this is all too often not the case for riders, according to the motorcycle riders group, Bikers Count, which has a...
When you hit the road, you need to remain cognizant of other drivers the entire time. After all, their actions can directly impact your safety. This is why so many people put an emphasis on driving safely around trucks in particular. What about trucks make them so...
It goes without saying that some injuries are more serious than others. While most all injuries you sustain cause you pain and require you to spend time away from work recovering, only a few rise to the level of catastrophic. The Lawyer Monthly reports that, although...