Many insurers have provisions into their policies requiring insureds to notify the insurer within a specified time after any accident, to preserve a possible claim under uninsured motorist coverage.  Therefore, even if you do not believe that you are at fault, if you or anyone in your vehicle is hurt, even slightly, you should notify your insurance company [...]

Recently, a federal court jury in GA awarded over $10.1 million to the survivor of an automobile collision in which he was injured and his two children killed.  State Farm, the other driver’s insurer, had been given the oppportunity to pay the limits of its insurance policy ($300,000) and then avoid trial.  However, that deadline [...]

GA now has a statute that prohibits drivers from texting on their cell phones while driving.  The statute reads as follows:  
No person shall operate a motor vehicle on any public road or highway of this state while using a wireless telecommunications device to write, send, or read any text based communication, including but not limited [...]

It is not unusual in some personal injury cases for an insurance company to offer to pay the entire limit of its policy to an injured party.  This generally occurs when the amount of damages are likely to exceed the policy limits.  In Georgia, many drivers have minimum insurance coverage, generally $25,000.  If medical expenses [...]

Our firm recently collected the policy limits on a case for a client who had been involved in a collision with a hit-and-run driver.  The fleeing driver, who had a history of prior DUI convictions, struck our client’s vehicle and then fled the scene.  Fortunately, a witness to the collision followed the fleeing driver and [...]