- Criminal Defense
- DUI/DWISuccessfully litigated for a confidential settlement amount of three insurance policies with Allstate, Infinity, and Progressive involving the death of a Georgia student at the hands of a DUI illegal immigrant.
- Wrongful DeathOur Athens wrongful death attorneys have been handling wrongful death lawsuits for 35 years. If you are dealing with the loss of a loved one and are tirelessly searching through pages of legal websites for answers, there are some essential things that you need to know.
- Traffic ViolationsThe most important one is for cases where a traffic ticket was issued, the 2-year timer does not start running until the traffic ticket is resolved or paid. In a case where the Defendant driver received a DUI, these can take 2 years to resolve. That means the injury case can be brought 2 years plus 2 years after the crash.
- MisdemeanorsIf you are found guilty of any of these actions, you will be charged with a misdemeanor, be fined $1,000, and lose boating privileges. Keep in mind that the penalties for boating under the influence (BUI) are more severe if there is a child under 14 onboard.
- HomicideIn opposition to summary judgment, the plaintiffs relied on prior police reports to Doctor’s Hospital and a neighboring Medical Center facility between 2002 and the day of the incident in order to demonstrate the foreseeability of the shooter’s rampage. However, as the appeals court noted, none of the 11 reports from Doctor’s Hospital was in response to multiple homicides, a single homicide, a shooting, a weapon, or a significant injury. Likewise, of the 32 reports from the neighboring Medical Center, only two involved the use of a weapon. Both were armed robberies in the parking lot that occurred more than five years prior to the mass shooting, and neither involved the actual discharge of a weapon. The court concluded that these two armed robberies were, as a matter of law, both too remote and dissimilar from the criminal act at hand to create a question of material fact with respect to whether the defendant could foresee the shooter’s homicidal rampage.
- Hit and RunGiven the harsh penalties that go with the hit-and-run accidents in Athens, you would think they wouldn’t occur very often, but you’d be wrong.
- Workers CompensationYes, in most cases. Employers have “panels†of pre-approved physicians who can treat injured employees. However, if you have reason to believe that your doctor’s diagnosis is too conservative, you have the right to file a motion with the Workers Compensation Board to change doctors.
- Premises LiabilityPremises liability is a legal term that encompasses a range of cases involving property owners’ or managers’ responsibilities towards the public. Slip and fall and trip and fall incidents are two common types of premises liability cases that an Athens Slip & Fall Attorney handles. However, premises liability extends beyond these incidents to include other property-related injuries.
- Personal Injury(b) In the event of recovery for personal injury from a third party by or on behalf of a person for whom any benefit provider has paid medical expenses or disability benefits, the benefits provider for the person injured may require reimbursement from the injured party of benefits it has paid on account of the injury, up to the amount allocated to those categories of damages in the settlement documents or judgment, if...
- Medical MalpracticeYou always need to read your contract carefully and ask any questions you have as early as possible since many TV lawyers in Clarke County take advantage of their clients by charging a higher percentage of the settlement, adding “investigator fees†to the client’s bill, and charging for mileage and interest. If your lawyer wants to charge you 40% pre-suit on a non-medical malpractice case, run!
- Auto Accidents
- Social Security DisabilityOur Athens truck accident lawyers have experienced this first hand. We’ve litigated cases where tractor-trailers cause wrecks seriously injuring several people, the trucking company has only the $750,000 in minimum insurance and medical bills exceed this by many times over. In these situations, there is little recourse for our clients. Most trucking companies that operate with the minimum insurance limits have little to no assets and few clients have enough underinsured motorist coverage to make up the difference. In these situations, the bill for the victim’s medical bills and lifetime medical care often winds up being paid by the taxpayers through Medicare, Medicaid, and Social Security Disability and the doctors and hospitals who go unpaid rather than by the trucking company who caused the wreck.