In Georgia, the rules governing workers’ compensation are detailed and exacting, setting out precise requirements for and limitations on the benefits that must be provided to injured workers. However, the act also places specific restrictions on the circumstances...
Year: 2016
A Property Owner’s Responsibility For Safety Of Customers And Guests
As a consumer, you have a right to feel safe and secure while you are shopping for the goods and services that you need. The owner of the business or manager of a property is expected to provide its customers with a reasonably safe space - whether that means cleaning...
What You Should Do If Your Are In An Accident With A Commercial Vehicle
No matter where you travel in northwest Georgia, you will be sharing the road with 18-wheeler semi trucks. Workers and work vehicles commute from areas all over Floyd County, reporting to industries in Rome that include food production; paper production; tire...
Some common causes of truck accidents in Georgia
Many Georgia residents may get nervous when they are sharing the road with large commercial vehicles. This is understandable, especially since the potential for catastrophic damage and injuries can be particularly high in a truck accident that involves a passenger...
What damages need to be shown in a nursing home abuse case?
It is not uncommon for elderly residents of a nursing home to suffer from injuries. Some injuries occur because of a fall, others because of too much strenuous activity. But the injuries that really concern Georgia residents are the ones that are caused by nursing...
Be aware of some tricks that truck companies may use
Most people in Georgia aren't immediately wary of the intentions of other people. The vast majority of people probably give other people the benefit of the doubt, trusting that they mean what they say and will do what they say they will do. Unfortunately, there are...
Navigating the aftermath of a motorcycle accident
Hitting the open road on a motorcycle is an activity enjoyed by many all across the country. While many of these travels end without incident, there are situations that unfortunately arise that can put a motorcyclist in great danger. Even when a motorcyclist obeys the...
Understanding some critical issues when it comes to elder abuse
What do Georgia residents know about elder abuse? For those who are familiar with previous posts here, most know that one of the main sources of elder abuse is nursing home neglect and abuse. Elderly Georgia residents who suffer abuse or neglect in this type of...
Nursing home abuse and neglect in Georgia is not uncommon
As unpleasant as it is to consider, the reality of elder care in Georgia and throughout the country shows that nursing home abuse and neglect is not uncommon. Our elderly relatives are, sadly, subjected to neglectful and abusive treatment at the very hands of those...
Can the death of a mother in birth be a wrongful death claim?
Childbirth is a time that should be filled with nothing but excitement and love, but it can become, in the worst-case scenario, a time that is fraught with danger for the mother and the child. Unfortunately, there are instances of childbirth ending in tragedy: the...
