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It only takes a moment for an injury at work to turn your world upside down. If you suffer an injury or an illness caused by your job, you may not know what to do next.
What happens if you have to be off work?
Are you entitled to workers’ compensation benefits?
Here is some important information from the workers’ compensation attorneys in our Marietta, GA office.
How do you know when you are you entitled to SSDI, SSI, or other forms of government assistance?
When a disabling injury or illness strikes, a strong advocate can be the difference between being getting the benefits you deserve, and the sinking feeling of despair in having your application denied.
As personal injury attorneys as well as community members in Marietta, GA, we’d like to believe that doctors, nurses, and other medical professionals will always provide the right treatment. Unfortunately, sometimes that’s just not the case.
Errors by medical staff can lead to traumatic injuries and death.
Most people know that if they become disabled and cannot work, there is some type of government program that can provide disability benefits to those who qualify. The terminology can be confusing though—SSI, SSDI—what exactly are they, what’s the difference, and who qualifies? Here’s an overview to get you started.
Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI)
Here’s a frightening statistic: Over 100,000 pedestrians a year in the U.S. are struck by vehicles.
Pedestrian injuries and fatalities are rising faster than ever before, according to a study by the Governors Highway Safety Association. “We are projecting the largest year-to-year increase in pedestrian injuries and fatalities since national records have been kept, and therefore we are quite alarmed,” said an author of the study. Continue reading
There are few lawsuits as famous—or as misunderstood—as the “McDonald’s hot coffee case,” Liebeck v. McDonald’s Restaurants. This case has been held out as the poster child for “frivolous lawsuits” and “runaway juries” since it was decided in 1994. Many people cannot comprehend why plaintiff Stella Liebeck would win her lawsuit at all, much less be awarded $2.86 million by the jury. Continue reading
It’s no secret that many people face mobility issues as they get older. Falls are a significant source of injury for seniors. What many people may not realize, however, is that falls are also associated with a greater risk of motor vehicle accidents in older adults.
A recent study by the American Automobile Association (AAA) revealed that older individuals with a history of falling are 40% more likely to be involved in senior citizen related car crashes.
Over the past three years, the number of fatal motorcycle accidents has been steadily increasing. In 2015, 1,339 people were killed on Georgia roads, and 138 of them were motorcyclists.
Motorcyclists are almost 30 times more likely than passenger car occupants to die in an accident and five times more likely to be injured.
The personal injury lawyers in our Marietta office often represent the devastated family members of motorcycle crash victims.
There are some common elements among the causes of these accidents: Continue reading
Uber and Lyft driving services have skyrocketed, making the trend one that is commonly talked about and examined. With Uber you can get a safe ride or become an independent contractor so the company has become a hot topic around town.
In the Marietta and the Atlanta area, over 2,000 people are interactive with the local Uber Facebook page.
She never saw it coming. The one-ton pickup ran a red light and plowed into her subcompact at an intersection, destroying her vehicle and her life dreams in an instant. Amy’s car accident resulted in devastating injuries, multiple surgeries, and ultimately, the loss of her leg, which was so damaged it could not be saved. Recovering from such trauma can take months, years, or perhaps never. Some things can’t be put back the way they once were. But on top of all the pain is the reality of dealing with the legal fallout from an accident. Amy knew she couldn’t handle it alone. She called a professional—a personal injury lawyer in Marietta, GA. Continue reading
