Recent Posts in Car accidents Category
Posted on Mar 13, 2013 By Scott M. Williamson
A truck driver who lost a ladder caused a four-vehicle accident which killed one person and injured two others. A ladder fell off a truck and onto I-285, causing a vehicle to hit the ladder. The ...
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Posted on Feb 25, 2013 By Scott M. Williamson
We've all been there. We're trying to drive efficiently to get to our destination. Traffic is light and moving well. We're cruising along in a middle lane on 400 North or 400 South, or ...
Continue reading "No Country for Slow Drivers: Left Lane Slowpokes May be Ticketed Under Proposed Bill *UPDATED*" »
Posted on Jan 11, 2013 By Scott M. Williamson
Thirty-nine states have instituted a ban on texting while driving to cut down on deaths and injuries from distracted drivers. A graphic from the Institute of Highway Safety shows which states have ...
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Posted on Dec 31, 2012 By The Williamson Law Firm
Earlier this month a woman died in a single-vehicle accident in northeast Forsyth, marking the 22nd traffic fatality in Forsyth County in 2012. According to Sheriff's Sergeant Chris Shelton, that ...
Continue reading "Governor's Office of Highway Safety Shifts Focus to Distracted Driving" »
Posted on Dec 26, 2012 By The Williamson Law Firm
On December 13, 2012 The Governor's Office of Highway Safety (GOHS) added a special message to their normal end of the year enforcement campaign. The message was meant for Georgia motorists and it ...
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Posted on Jun 13, 2012 By Scott M. Williamson
It's a year-old personal injury trial result I've been intending to discuss on my blog for over a year: a clear-cut liability, serious rear end collision with major damage resulting in ...
Continue reading "Serious Rear-End Collision Case Ends in Defense Verdict - Lessons for Clients" »
Posted on Apr 25, 2012 By Scott M. Williamson
Well, well, well, look what we have here: helpful tips for insureds from State Farm regarding what to do after a car accident. State Farm "Do's and Don'ts" (below) is a screen ...
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Posted on Jan 27, 2012 By Scott M. Williamson
Many injury and accident lawyers are not prone to discussing personal responsibility. It's occasionally a fine line between what's the client's responsibility and what's another ...
Continue reading "Underage Patron Files Suit for Car Accident Injuries Against Bar for Allowing Her to Drink and Drive" »
Posted on Dec 13, 2011 By Scott M. Williamson
The National Transportation Safety Board recommended today that cell phone use by drivers be banned completely. The recommendation came after the NTSB concluded its months-long investigation into a ...
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Posted on Oct 25, 2011 By Scott M. Williamson
An recent interesting case to note in nearby Gwinnett County: A jury decided that a plaintiff's neck injuries were not caused by a car collision in which the plaintiff and his adult son were ...
Continue reading "Gwinnett County Jury Sides with Defense in DUI Accident Resulting in Neck Injury and Surgery" »
Posted on Oct 11, 2011 By Scott M. Williamson
As I deal with State Farm Insurance adjusters almost on a daily basis, this news doesn't really surprise me. On any given day in my practice, State Farm denies and debates legitmate and serious ...
Continue reading "State Farm Insurance's Campaign Donations May Have Resulted in Judge's Bias" »
Posted on Sep 20, 2011 By Scott M. Williamson
Lawyerist (a lawyer resource website) had a good article several days ago on the value of educating clients about the law and how it applies to their case. Some clients are happy not knowing much ...
Continue reading "The Value of Educating Clients (and Potential Clients) About their Injury Claim" »
Posted on Aug 13, 2011 By Scott M. Williamson
Now that school's started or will start for most kids this week, we'll be back to carpooling to school and driving our kids and others' kids to activities such as soccer practice, ...
Continue reading "Did You Know Georgia's Booster Seat Law Changed Last Month?" »
Posted on Aug 9, 2011 By Scott M. Williamson
The State of Florida has the dubious honor of having four cities fall into the Top 15 Most Dangerous Cities to Drive, using data from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Fatality ...
Continue reading "Florida Great for Beaches, Palm Trees and Disneyworld, Not So Much For Driving" »
Posted on Aug 9, 2011 By Scott M. Williamson
The May 2011 issue of Reader's Digest (PDF format) had an interesting article entitled "The Brain Fixers," which profiled the way three "regular" people are changing the way ...
Continue reading "Traumatic Brain Injuries and Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy (CTE)" »
Posted on Jun 17, 2011 By Scott M. Williamson
Good news for my wife who wants one and great news for newer SUV owners: SUVs are now least likely to be involved in f atal rollover accidents. The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety has ...
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Posted on May 10, 2011 By Scott M. Williamson
The Williamson Law Firm has been especially busy in the last month with both ongoing and new cases. A few highlights: Client X was hit by a reckless and speeding driver and other vehicles in a pileup ...
Continue reading "DUI, reckless driving, hit & run accidents, and dog cases resolved for injured clients" »
Posted on Mar 21, 2011 By Scott M. Williamson
New policy statement today from the American Academy of Pediatrics: toddlers need to be rear-facing in car seats until the age of two. A University of Virginia study done in 2007 demonstrated that ...
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Posted on Mar 13, 2011 By Scott M. Williamson
Pregnant women and their unborn babies are at special risk for injuries in a car accident. The Child Passenger Safety website guides individuals and families on how to safely ride in vehicles. The ...
Continue reading "A Pregnant Woman's Guide to Buckling Up and More" »
Posted on Mar 10, 2011 By Scott M. Williamson
Per Legal Blog Watch : A California motorist, seriously injured in a nighttime car accident in which she was a passenger, ended up with a $1.6 million settlement from San Diego County after the driver ...
Continue reading "Injured Passenger Receives $1.6 Million Settlement from Road Optical Illusion" »
Posted on Jan 22, 2011 By Scott M. Williamson
Almost all of us have been distracted while driving by our cell phones at one time or another, but car accidents and fatal accidents caused by distracted driving or texting while driving make ...
Continue reading "Phone Companies Try to Reduce Distracted Driving Accidents, Texting While Driving Accidents" »