Posted On: December 27, 2009

Georgia 18 Wheeler Accident Lawyer Demonstrates Value of Crash Reconstruction

As part of our continuing series on what a Georgia 18 wheeler accident lawyer does, today we will look at a video reconstruction of the consequences when a passenger car going 65 strikes a tractor trailer going 35 in the rear. The driver of the passenger car claimed that the tractor trailer truck simply came into his lane. The video is interesting but the point is that this crash seemed like the truck driver's fault until the collision reconstructionist measured the skid marks. laser sited the gouge mark in the road, measured the crush damage to the vehicles and compared the crush damage to historical data on similar vehicles.

The damage to the front left of the passenger car was not consistent with a side impact and when the impact velocity was finally known, the math was fed into a computer and this simulation was created to show the jury exactly how the car ended up the way it did.

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Posted On: December 18, 2009

Gap Insurance and Georgia Car Crashes, How Does it Work?

When you are in a car accident in Georgia and your car is totaled, if you are "upside down" on your loan you may have to write a big check. As part of my job as a Georgia injury lawyer, I teach my clients that Georgia law provides that a party that damages or destroys property is only responsible for the fair market value of the thing destroyed.Georgia gap insurance.JPG

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Posted On: December 3, 2009

Atlanta Lawyer Chris Simon Named by Georgia Trend Magazine to 2010 Legal Elite List

The Firm is proud to announce that Mr. Simon was selected by his peers to Georgia Trend Magazine's Legal Elite list in the December 2009 issue. This annual list consists of leading Georgia lawyers as selected by their peers in 11 practice areas.Georgia injury lawyer.JPG Mr. Simon was selected to the list for his work in the field of Personal Injury law. Congratulations Chris on this recognition of your hard work.

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