Collisions between two fast-moving automobiles can result in some of the most severe and catastrophic injuries one may experience. Traumatic brain injury, spinal cord damage and internal injuries are three examples. Not many consider the possibility of traumatic...
Personal Injury
What should you know about spinal cord injuries?
Car wrecks can lead to some very serious injuries. One of these is a spinal cord injury, which can result in permanent paralysis and other health complications. Understanding a bit about these injuries may help victims and their family members as they try to navigate...
3 ways a spinal cord injury will affect your finances
A spinal cord injury could have a devastating effect on your personal life and your finances. Whether the injury is incomplete and you retain some function in the affected part of your body or the injury is complete and you have lost all motor control and sensation...
Regaining confidence as a driver after a crash
Car accidents can result in serious physical injuries and they can also cause emotional trauma. Often, it’s not as easy as just jumping straight back into the car once you are physically healed. Your life after a collision may never quite be the same again....
Who can file a wrongful death lawsuit in Georgia?
Losing a loved one always feels wrong, but it is only legally a wrongful death in certain circumstances. In Georgia, wrongful death is a fatality that results from misconduct or negligence. Both individuals and businesses can be to blame for wrongful death. When...
Amputations lead to major changes in a person’s life
After an auto accident, some people have injuries so severe that the only option is for medical providers to turn to amputations. Amputations remove a part of the body, whether it’s a hand, arm, foot or leg. Depending on the kind of amputation that is performed, the...
You could be out for a while after a slip-and-fall accident
Personal injury claims can be lodged for a number of reasons. Motor vehicle collisions take up much of the focus, and they are fairly frequent. However, you don’t have to be in a vehicle to sustain a serious injury. Slip-and-fall accidents are also one of the more...
Responding to a car fire
The last thing you’d expect when making your way to work or dropping off the kids at school is for your car to catch fire. This situation is not as outlandish as it first appears. Hundreds of thousands of motors catch fire in the U.S. every year, and as well as...
Don’t neglect the psychological effects of a TBI
The brain is an amazingly complex organ that controls breathing, senses, motor skills, memory and much more. Of course, it also controls how we think, feel and process information. That means it controls our emotions and our behavior. When a person suffers a traumatic...
Shoulder injuries: 4 common types after car crashes
A shoulder injury caused by a car accident could lead to serious problems for a victim. They may struggle to work because of pain or dysfunction that affects the shoulder, arm, upper back and neck. Some common kinds of shoulder injuries that people develop due to car...
