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Warehouse Injuries: Do You Qualify for Workers’ Compensation Benefits?
Warehouses and storage areas are full of bustling activity. Products and pallets must be shifted, stacked, unloaded, and loaded. Inventory must be correctly labeled, managed, packaged, and fulfilled as efficiently as possible in a neverending race to keep the supply chain moving. But when proper procedures and safety guidelines are ignored or a machine or…
Read More »How to Give a Recorded Statement to the Insurance Company After a Car Accident
You’ve recently been in a crash and need to talk to your auto insurance company. You tell the insurance agent or adjuster what happened. Then they ask you to give a statement about the accident that will be recorded for legal purposes. Do you give a recorded statement? Should you not? Here’s what we, a…
Read More »Sexual Assault and Personal Injury: Do You Have a Case?
Some troubling news out of Chatham County, GA: the total number of reported rape cases has increased over the last 10 years. The Georgia Bureau of Investigation’s (GBI) crime reports from 2019 show that a total of 2,508 rapes and sexual assaults were reported, accounting for 1.07% of total crimes for the state that year.…
Read More »Workers’ Compensation for Injured Medical Personnel
Sometimes those who care and provide support for others become patients themselves. Hospital work can be brutal on the body. Nurses, doctors, hospital staff, and emergency medical technicians are hardworking people subject to long shifts and constant exposure to high-stress situations, dangerous chemicals, and violent patients. All of these hazards can build up, leading to…
Read More »Tips for Returning to Your Normal Routine After a Brain Injury
Recovering from a traumatic brain injury (TBI) or concussion after a car accident or work incident can be a long process. Fortunately, many people can return to their normal activities within several weeks after a mild TBI. The most important things a brain injury victim can do is communicate with their doctors, protect themself from…
Read More »Facial Injuries After a Crash: Treatment and Recovery
Automobile-related trauma is the leading cause of facial injuries. Shattered glass can pierce the skin, steering wheels and airbags can cause facial fractures, and being thrown from the vehicle or off of a motorcycle can leave a person with road rash and torn skin. Injuries to the face are different from other types of accident…
Read More »Atlanta Lawyers for Victims of Fatal Drunk Driving Accidents
According to the NHTSA, a person dies in a drunk driving accident every 52 minutes in the U.S. That’s 28 people each day. In 2019, more than 10,000 people lost their lives in drunk driving accidents; tens of thousands were severely injured and traumatized. Drunk driving deaths are easily preventable. It is a choice to…
Read More »Georgia Ranked 6th Most Dangerous State for Red-Light Running
According to the National Coalition for Safer Roads (NCSR), Georgia is 6th on the list of “Top Ten Most Dangerous States For Red-Light Running,” based on data showing 32 fatalities in the state linked to drivers running red lights in 2019. Nobody likes to see the traffic light changing to red as they approach an…
Read More »How Injured Victims of Violent Crimes Can Receive Compensation
There has been a rise in violent crime across Atlanta and neighboring cities this year. Murders, shootings, sexual assaults, robberies, and aggravated assaults have all seen an alarming spike, and no one is sure of what the causes are yet. Despite the emotional and physical trauma surrounding a crime, injured victims aren’t without recourse. They may…
Read More »Recovering From a TBI: Why Exercise Is Vital
After a traumatic brain injury (TBI) or concussion, it is advised that the injured person rest and refrain from engaging in mentally or physically strenuous activities. However, a TBI victim should not lay in bed all day as this can do more harm than good. At some point, the doctor should direct the patient to…
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