The Georgia Insurance Commissioner’s Office released a directive last December to all of the insurance companies reminding them that when evaluating Diminution in Value, they cannot simply cite the Mabry v. State Farm decision and declare that their formula is gospel. The directive can be found by clicking here. I…
Many of our client’s receive notice of a Georgia Medical Lien soon after they are discharged from the emergency room and in previous articles, we have documented what your rights are. Some clients move or keep less than perfect paper records and as they near settlement of their claim through…
My family was in a rear-end collision on I-85 on the way home from Virginia last weekend. We were struck by a driver who did not notice that there was construction ahead and two lanes were merging into one. Thankfully we are all “ok” but this crash illustrates one of…
You can fire your Georgia lawyer at any time. After an injury you may hire what you think is the best lawyer in Atlanta and you later come to find out they are a blockhead. So, the question is “can I fire my car accident lawyer?” Is the party over…
More than a year after the injury and months of litigation, we mediated and settled a Georgia car accident case for a client yesterday and the client commented to me, “I had no idea it would take this long to settle my case.” While it used to be the exception…
In a stunning decision, the Georgia Supreme Court in Beneke v. Parker held today that for injury cases stemming from the commission of a crime including traffic violations, the statute of limitations is tolled from the date of the accident until the traffic citation is resolved. Typically, a victim only…
When I worked for insurance companies, I was the lawyer that the insurance carrier would hire to defend the policy holder who had been sued and even though I practice exclusively on the plaintiff’s side now, I still field phone calls from panicked consumers. If you have been contacted by…
I had a South Carolina lawyer telephone my office tonight with a question about the Georgia statute of limitations. There were confused under the wording of the statute as to whether you had until the day after the second anniversary of the injury or on the anniversary. As most trial…
“My doctor diagnosed me with a concussion after a car accident and says I have post concussion syndrome. What does that mean?” It is well known that some doctors are lacking in the bedside manner department and one of their biggest shortcomings can be the failure to tell the patient…
You can change Georgia car insurance companies even if there is a claim pending against you or if you have a claim pending against your own insurance, like a Georgia Uninsured Motorist claim. The only thing that matters is whether there was valid coverage on the date of the loss.…