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Motor Vehicle Accidents

What you should know about our firm:

We represent people who have been injured in car and trucking wrecks. We do not represent Insurance Companies. We never have and we never will. Our goal is to protect and represent your interests and to deal with insurance companies whose only interest is to save money and protect its assets. Insurance companies have professional adjusters handling their claims; SO SHOULD YOU!

As trial lawyers, we handle your case from start to finish. When you hire our firm, you are guaranteed that one of the founding partners will personally handle and oversee every aspect of your case. If they are not available when you call, you will have access to the very best paralegals in this state, Heather Turner and Aida Sanchez. Even prior to hiring our firm, your very first free consultation will be with one of partners in our firm.

Our firm handles motor vehicle accident on a contingency basis. That means that we only get paid if and when we recover money for you. There are no hidden costs or fees. Everything is explained during our first meeting. If you call us and we cannot devote the time or attention your case needs at that time we will tell you and we will give you the names of other competent law firms who we believe will be able to help you with your case.

We encourage you to hire an attorney with whom you feel most comfortable and trust. Our goal and policy is trust and honesty. We expect the same from our clients. We believe having an open and honest working relationship with our clients is the best and only way to effectively handle a personal injury case.

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Automobile Accidents

Automobile accidents are one of the leading causes of accidental injury in this country. Each year, thousands of people are killed in motor vehicle crashes and millions are injured. These crashes are frequently caused by the negligence of other drivers, leading to their own death or injury as well as those of innocent victims. Motor vehicle accidents can have many causes, but they can usually be divided into negligence, intentional misconduct, or product liability. While it is true that accidents can be caused by a so-called "act of nature" such as earthquakes, these are rare.

Negligence is one of the primary causes of automobile accidents. Negligent acts occur when a driver causing an accident does not exercise reasonable care. For example, he was driving too fast or too slowly for the conditions. Perhaps he allowed himself to be distracted. Perhaps he carelessly ignored traffic signals or conditions. There are many areas in which negligence can occur but negligence is a failure to be careful rather than an act intended to cause harm. A person who is distracted and rear-ends another vehicle at a red light is negligent.

Intentional misconduct, on the other hand, is an action committed when the person knew that his actions could cause harm and did not care, or actively desired to harm others. A driver who drives at a high rate of speed, cutting in and out of traffic, may be intentionally putting himself and others at risk.

The law of strict liability could apply in some circumstances and neither negligence nor intent would need to be shown. Another cause of auto accidents is product failure. The Firestone tire litigation is a prime example of product failure. In that case, a defect in the tire caused accidents beyond the control of drivers. The defects were not intentional but in law the manufacturer was responsible. A similar situation could exist if a repair to the car was done improperly and resulted in a crash. In some states, in the case of auto accidents caused by drunk drivers, the business or host who supplied the alcohol and allowed the driver to drive in an intoxicated condition could be found to have a liability in addition to the drunk driver.

Large Truck Accidents

A high percentage of traffic crashes and deaths involve large trucks. A large truck is any truck whose vehicle weight is over 10,000 pounds. Because of their size, crashes involving large trucks are more likely to result in serious injury and death than are car crashes. Approximately 10% of all those injured in a large truck crash will die. Large trucks are more likely to be involved in multiple-vehicle crashes than are passenger cars. Both Federal and state regulations govern trucking and cover areas such as safety of equipment and hours of the drivers. Trucking companies are required to keep records of such information and it will be necessary to find and research such records. Poor equipment and driver fatigue can be causes of such crashes, and a careful study of the trucking company records may be needed to determine if negligence has occurred.

Motorcycle Accidents

Motorcycle accidents cause a much higher incidence of death and injury per accident than do car accidents. In other words, if you are involved in a vehicular accident and you are on a motorcycle, you are 3 times more likely to be injured and 14 times more likely to be killed. Helmet laws, enacted in many states, are helping to reduce these numbers, but motorcyclists still are at greater risk of death or injury than those in passenger vehicles.

It is always wise to take precautions when riding a motorcycle, including:

• Wear a helmet and require your passengers to do so.
• Obey the traffic laws, especially in regard to speeding, passing, and following too closely.
• Remember that you are not as large or as visible as an automobile, so do all you can to increase your own visibility, such as riding with the headlight on at all times and wearing reflective clothing after dark.
• Be sure you are able to control the motorcycle while carrying a passenger and insist that the passenger obey your directions.
• Road hazards have a much greater affect on a small two-wheel vehicle, so watch for bumps, cracks in the road, loose gravel or any other condition that might cause you to lose control.

If you or a loved one is in need of legal assistance, call Brad, Frank or Mike at (770) 392-6080 or submit an online questionnaire. The initial consultation is free of charge, and if we agree to handle your case, we will work on a contingency fee basis, which means we get paid for our services only if there is a monetary recovery of funds. In many cases, a lawsuit must be filed before an applicable expiration date, known as a statute of limitations. Please call right away to ensure that you do not waive your right to possible compensation.