Category: Truck Accident
Learn what to do after a semi truck accident to protect your health and legal rights. Get clear steps for documenting the scene and handling insurance claims.
A commercial truck accident lawyer protects your rights, handles insurers, and builds a strong case so you can focus on recovery after a serious crash.
It’s essential for anyone struck by a U.S. Postal Service truck to understand the law relating to postal truck accidents and liability in Georgia. The Federal Tort Claims Act applies to these cases. The law gives you two years to file a claim against the government agency responsible for your injuries. If you suffer injuries […]
Truck accidents in Georgia can cause catastrophic physical injuries and financial stress. To recover compensation, a truck accident victim must thoroughly investigate the crash. Their personal injury claim’s success will largely hinge on evidence establishing what caused the crash and who bears responsibility for it. Truck accidents in Georgia happen for many reasons. Most of […]
To prove fault in a Georgia truck accident, you need evidence of the trucker’s negligence, like traffic camera footage, logbook entries, and eyewitness accounts. Other parties may share liability for your injuries, such as the trucking company, cargo loaders, or maintenance group. Who Can Be Held Liable in a Georgia Truck Accident? Multiple parties […]
The rules truck drivers must follow in Georgia come from federal and state agencies that regulate who can drive a commercial truck, the number of hours they can drive in a day, maintenance requirements, the minimum auto insurance they must carry, and the maximum dimensions and weight of their trucks. Violating these rules may be […]
Commercial trucks have huge blind spots compared to the average passenger car. This makes driving near a semi-truck in Atlanta especially dangerous, so much so that safety advocates refer to a truck’s blind spots as “No Zones.” Staying away from the No Zones of trucks can save your life. Where Are No Zones on a […]
Many people involved in truck accidents wonder how much money they might be able to recover by filing a personal injury claim. There are no fixed average settlement amounts for truck accidents in Georgia. The compensation you might receive depends on several factors, including the extent of your injuries, the amount of insurance coverage available, […]
A deadly crash took place Halloween night which claimed the lives of three people, one being a 1-month-old infant. DeKalb Fire and Rescue received a call around 11:53 p.m. about a crash on Interstate 20 eastbound just before Wesley Chapel Road. The crash involved a tractor-trailer and a truck with people trapped inside the vehicle. DeKalb […]
A deadly wreck involving a car and a tractor-trailer occurred on I-85 in Gwinnett County on Thursday, June 22. The Georgia State Patrol said the big rig was traveling north near Buford Rd at about 6:30 a.m. when it struck a stalled Kia Soul at the driver’s side. The only occupant of the Kia, 56-year-old […]