Remember: Settlement is a compromise, not a win-or-lose situation. The amount of compensation an injured victim may receive in a personal injury settlement depends on a variety of factors. Injury severity, hospitalization, surgery, physical therapy, emotional trauma, and most importantly, insurance coverage, all play a part in determining the final dollar amount in an injury...

Trailer parks are at a greater risk of destruction by burning, with the death rate for victims of mobile home fires nearly double that of site-built houses. When a fire starts in one home, it can easily spread to the cluster of homes around it, and before long, the entire park is engulfed in flame...

Each year, more than 400 Americans die from accidental carbon monoxide (CO) poisoning, with an additional 14,000 hospitalized and approximately 50,000 visiting emergency departments. Exposure to harmful levels of carbon monoxide can happen anywhere, including apartment units and complexes. In Gwinnett County, fire crews were called to assist a person at an apartment complex who...

Injury to the temporal or parietal lobes of the brain, as well as damage to the actual mechanisms of the inner ear, can cause hearing loss. If the traumatic brain injury (TBI) or head injury was caused by someone else’s negligence — such as in a car accident — then the injured victim may have...

Most people looking for a personal injury lawyer after a car accident or other serious incident don’t know what to expect when contacting a law firm. Pop culture often portrays lawyers as intense, well-dressed, and more concerned with legal technicalities than the people they represent. While this may be true of a few lawyers, many...

Like the rest of Gwinnett County, Lawrenceville has seen an enormous boost in population over the past two decades. Roads have expanded in size, and speed limits have increased as more and more drivers commuted to and from work in Atlanta and other cities. If you were injured in an accident in Lawrenceville, contact our...

The shoulder is a complex mechanism of bone, muscles, ligaments, tendons, and cartilage. This web of tissue allows our arms a wide range of motion and flexibility. But it doesn’t take much for a traumatic event to damage the shoulder and alter our quality of life. For example, lifting heavy items, performing repetitive overhead motions,...

After a person suffers injuries caused by a traumatic event (such as a motor vehicle accident, nursing home abuse, or assault due to negligent security), they can generally seek pain and suffering damages in a personal injury claim. A severe incident often leaves a victim with multiple injuries that require long-term medical care, rehabilitation, psychological...

The Law Offices of Gary Martin Hays & Associates opened a new office in Conyers, GA. Located across the railroad at the corner of Railroad St NW and Peek St NW, the law firm’s satellite location allows us to better serve injury victims who live in Rockdale County and the East Georgia area. “The move...