Georgia Statute of Limitations in Accident Cases

Under O.C.G.A. Section 9-3-33, the statute of limitations for personal injuries are two years from the date of injury in the state of Georgia.

Under O.C.G.A. Section 9-3-33, the statute of limitations for a loss of consortium action is four years.

UPDATE:

If the other driver in an accident case is given a ticket, the statute of limitations is different.  The time period is extended by the number of days until the resolution of the ticket, such as paying the fine.  Therefore, in similar situations, you would have two years plus the number of days it took to pay the ticket.

Do note.  It is very important to file timely.  If you are getting close to the statue of limitations, you must contact an attorney immediately.  This rule is hard and firm.  Once you pass that particular day, it is over with extremely few exceptions.

Dekalb County, Georgia Personal Injury Lawyer

Joseph P. McClelland, your Decatur Personal Injury Lawyer will represent you for your damages and injuries from your auto accident, trucking accident or pedestrian injury all over Dekalb County.  If you were injured due to no fault of your own, our injury lawyer will help you recover money for your medical bills, lost wages, pain and suffering and punitive damages, if available.

Medical Bills in an Auto Accident Case

When a serious accident happens, you will likely generate ambulance bills, emergency room bills, doctor bills, X-Ray bills, imaging bills, physical therapy bills, chiropractor bills and others bills depending on the injury. If the accident was not your fault, you will be able to recover money from the at-fault party to pay all of your medical bills.

Lost Wages in a Car Accident Case

If the accident was not your fault, you will be able to recover money from the at-fault party to pay all of your lost wages

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Pain and Suffering in a Accident Case

If the accident was not your fault, you will be able to recover money from the at-fault party to pay for your pain and suffering. Each case is different.  Some people recover quickly, while others never fully recover.  This is why each case is different and should be treated as such.  As your Decatur Personal Injury Lawyer, I will try to fully understand how this injury has changed your life and fight your pain and suffering damages.

Punitive Damages in a Negligence Case

At times, if the at-fault driver was driving drunk, DUI, then you may be able to recover punitive damages.  Punitive damages are to punish the other party and deter future similar actions.  If the other driver was charged with reckless driving, then you may be able to recover punitive damages.

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LOST WAGES IN A PERSONAL INJURY LAWSUIT

Any wages you can prove that you lost due to your personal injury case are recoverable.  After returning to work, your employer will give us an authorization to release employment information and a salary and lost wage verification.  This is important in proving in your lost wage claim.

POLICE REPORT IN A PERSONAL INJURY LAWSUIT

The police report in a personal injury lawsuit contains vital information.  For example, you were in an accident in Henry County, for example, the report indicates the name, address, phone number, and insurance company for the at-fault driver.  As your personal injury lawyer, this information helps bring a direct action against the other driver.  If the other driver has no insurance or cannot be found, then we can see if your insurance policy contains uninsured motorist coverage.

The police report also contains a list of the occupants and witnesses, information of injuries, statements made by witnesses and drivers, and any citations given to the at-fault drive such as DUI or reckless driving.

WITNESSES IN A PERSONAL INJURY LAWSUIT

Eye witnesses are believable.  They were not in the accident.  They have nothing to gain. If you know of a witness, even if they live in Henry County, Butts County, Rockdale County, Jasper County, Clayton County or anywhere, this is critical your personal injury lawyer.  A good witness can be the difference between a great settlement and disputed liability and a lower settlement.  As a Henry County Personal Injury Lawyer, I strongly encourage you to disclose anyone who may have seen or heard your accident.

PERSONAL INJURY LAWSUIT – CLIENT DIARY

You are the best witness in your personal injury case.  But you, like everyone, can forget the little details.  A diary solves this problem and more.  When you write down each time your life changed because of the injury, or every time you suffered pain or worry, you are helping your case.  If brushing your hair or taking a shower caused pain, jot it down.  Insurance companies and jurors in a personal injury case can understand these examples. Further, as your McDonough Personal Injury Lawyer, I can use this to better explain your full pain and suffering.  When you put dates with these notations, you are creating a timeline that helps explain the duration of your personal injury.

McDonough, Georgia Car Accident & Auto Accident Lawyer

As your McDonough Personal Injury Lawyer, we can balance the scales of justice for you.  In McDonough, Georgia auto accidents happen all the time. In many lucky cases, no one gets hurt.  You deal with the damage to the car and move on.  As a McDonough Lawyer, I know that a car crash can cause serious damage.  It could be a hurt neck, back, shoulder, head injury, knee injury (dashboard knees), feet injuries, and many more.  Some of the injuries in car wrecks will go away quickly, but some will linger.  Others will develop into a more serious injury that could require surgery.  Everyone is different.  Every car accident is different.  One thing is the same, though.  If you have been injured in a car or truck accident, you should call our office.

LOST WAGES IN A MCDONOUGH HENRY COUNTY CAR COLLISION CASE

As your McDonough Auto Accident Lawyer, we will help you recover your lost wages in your car wreck case.  That means that the time you could not work is time that you will be paid for.  Had you not been injured, you would have made that money.  But since you could not work, your McDonough, Henry County Attorney will help you recover your lost wages.  It is important that your doctor actually give you documentation that you cannot work because of your motor vehicle accident.

PUNITIVE DAMAGES IN A CAR CASE

Mediation in a Negligence Case

Sometimes cases are not settled before filing suit.  After suit is filed, both parties will send interrogatories and notice to produce documents. Then, one or both parties will depose the other party.  Now, if the case is not settled at this time, the next step is mediation.  As your McDonough Lawyer, you will be prepared.

So, what is mediation? All the parties and the attorneys meet at the same location, for example at the ADR office in Henry County and sit down at a table together with the mediator.  The mediator is a skilled neutral party whose job is to help both sides reach an agreement in their personal injury case.

The first thing that happens is the mediator goes over the rules that everything is confidential and not to be used at trial.  Both sides briefly lay out their case and the demand.  Then, one party leaves the room and meets independently with the mediator.

At this time the mediator listens to your case and shares their thoughts on similar cases.  The attempt is to give perspective not choose sides.

The mediator will separately meet with the other side and do the same thing.  Then, go back and forth until a settlement can be reached or a determination that no matter how long we stayed, no agreement will be reached.  If we settle then the case is finalized between the attorneys.  If we do not, then, as your McDonough Car Accident Lawyer continue toward trial.

770-775-0938 for your McDonough Personal Injury Attorney.  Our law firm be your McDonough lawyer and help you with your  personal injury settlement, insurance negotiation, and recovery for injuries.

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Stockbridge Lawyer for Auto Accidents

Contact Joseph P. McClelland, at  770-775-0938 for your Stockbridge Personal Injury Lawyer.  In Henry County, we represent people in auto accidents, wrecks, trucking accidents, motorcycle accidents, medical malpractice, and premises liabilty.

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Car injuries happen all the time.  This page is for people who need a lawyer and live in Stockbridge, Georgia and now need a Personal Injury Lawyer because of a car accident and resulting injury. And this page is for those who were hit by a person who lives in Henry County.  Finally, this page is for people who were hit and injured while in Henry County, Georgia.

Go to the hospital or emergency room to get checked out.  What is not hurting today or this week, may require surgery at sometime in the future.  Many times, not going to the hospital or doctor after a car accident may hurt your case.  Contact you Stockbridge Personal Injury Lawyer to discuss this more.

Personal Injury Lawyer

As your Stockbridge car accident lawyer we will help you recover money for your hurt back, hurt neck, broken bones, head injury and other problems.

As your Henry County Lawyer, we will help you collect money to pay your medical bills and lost wages, as well as money damages for your pain and suffering.  As your Stockbridge Attorney, we can help determine when to settle and when to go to trial.

At times, punitive damages may be available.  Circumstances may occur when the other driver was drinking or received a DUI.  In other cases, the person drove recklessly without regard for others.  Discuss this with your attorney.

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