Seatbelts save lives, and as new estimates indicate, the number of commercial truck drivers choosing to buckle up to prevent serious injuries or deaths in truck accidents, has increased.According to a study by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, the number of commercial truck drivers wearing seat belts has increased…
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Rotator Cuff Injuries Are a Frequent Result of Slip and Fall Accidents
Rotator cuff injuries often occur as a result of slip and fall accidents, or because of repetitive stress or strain over a period of time.A severe rotator cuff injury can leave a person in constant pain and with difficulty in shoulder movement.Now, a new experimental surgery is offering a ray…
Study Finds Antidepressants Help Repair Brain Cells, Heal Brain Injury
Traumatic brain injuries are some of the most devastating injuries that Atlanta auto accident lawyers see.These serious injuries can also be seen as a result of a slip and fall accident when a person sustains impact to the head.What makes these injuries even more devastating is that there is no…
Students Injured in School Bus Accident in Gwinnett County, Georgia
Several school students were injured in a bus accident involving two school buses in Gwinnett County earlier this week.The accident occurred at an intersection where two school buses were stopped.A third bus approached the scene, and rear-ended the second bus.The driver of the third school bus sustained minor injuries, and…
Georgia Needs to Work on Preventing Bicycle Accidents and Pedestrian Accidents this summer
Georgia has some of the lowest rates of bicycling in the US.That probably has something to do with the fact that this is one of the most dangerous states for bicyclists in the country.In fact, Georgia ranks at number eight nationwide for the number of bicycle accident deaths and, of…
Atlanta Children Escape Injuries After Ferocious Dog Bite attack
A young boy waiting at the bus stop in southwest Atlanta had a miraculous escape after a dog bite attack by a pair of Rottweilers.The boy, who was about eight or nine years old was standing at the bus stop waiting for his bus, when the two dogs turned up…
Atlanta Bicycle Accident Shows Need for Greater Motorist Awareness
As an Atlanta injury lawyer, a recent bicycle accident in Cobb County is once again confirming that drivers in Atlanta need to be more vigilant about watching out for bicyclists over the spring and summer. Bicycle accidents often result in the most serious types of personal injury compared to most…
Workers Compensation Claim arises out of Serious Burns in Hall County Electrical Accident
A worker at a wastewater treatment plant in Hall County has suffered serious burn injuries in an electrical accident this week.This type of accident generally results in a complex workers compensation claim. The workers compensation insurance company often launches an immediate investigation to determine if there is any basis to…
First Full Face Transplant Offers Hope for Traumatic Injury Victims in Atlanta
A team of doctors at a Massachusetts hospital announced that they had completed the country’s first full face transplant.The recipient of the transplant was a 25-year-old construction worker, who had been left horribly injured and disfigured after an electrocution accident in 2008.With the surgery being declared a success, and the…
DOJ Report on Punitive Damages Awards in 2005
In any trial involving intentional misconduct or in which a defendant has consciously disregarded the consequences of his or her conduct, Atlanta personal injury lawyers will ask juries to award compensatory damages and punitive damages to the plaintiff.Cases involving punitive damages include drunk driving car accidents, construction accidents in which…