by admin | Jul 2, 2026 | Uncategorized
Georgia does not treat fault in an all‑or‑nothing way. In most personal‑injury and wrongful‑death cases, the jury divides blame between everyone involved and then adjusts the money accordingly under Georgia’s modified comparative negligence statute, O.C.G.A. §... by admin | Jul 1, 2026 | Uncategorized
Most Georgia injury and wrongful‑death cases focus on compensation: medical bills, lost income, and, in death cases, the “full value of the life.” Punitive damages are different. They exist to punish bad conduct and deter others, not to reimburse a family. Because of... by admin | Jun 30, 2026 | Uncategorized
When a person dies because of someone else’s negligence in Georgia, the law creates two different civil claims. One is a wrongful‑death claim for the “full value of the life” of the person who died, and the other is an estate (or “survival”) claim for the financial... by admin | Jun 25, 2026 | Uncategorized
When people picture a personal‑injury settlement in Georgia, they tend to see a simple before‑and‑after: insurance pays, and the injured person finally gets a check. In real life, there is a line of other players standing between you and that money—starting with... by admin | Jun 24, 2026 | Uncategorized
If you have a Georgia injury case and money is tight, you have probably seen ads for “lawsuit loans” or “cash now, pay us back only if you win.” Those deals are called third‑party litigation funding, and until recently they operated in a gray area with very little... by admin | Jun 12, 2026 | Uncategorized
f you get hurt in Georgia, one of the most important questions is also one of the easiest to ignore: “How long do I have to file a lawsuit?” Once the deadline passes, the claim is usually dead, no matter how strong the facts are. Georgia gives most injury victims two... by admin | Jun 9, 2026 | Uncategorized
You are walking from your car to your apartment at night or stopping at a gas station on the way home when someone attacks you in a dark corner of the property. Negligent security law decides whether the business or property owner can be held responsible for not doing... by admin | Jun 8, 2026 | Uncategorized
If you live, shop, or own property in Georgia, premises liability law helps decide who pays when someone gets hurt on someone else’s property. It covers slip‑and‑falls at the store, trip‑and‑falls on broken apartment steps, and similar injuries on land or in buildings... by admin | May 28, 2026 | Uncategorized
When you buy land in Georgia, you are not always buying everything under the surface. In many properties, the “mineral estate” (oil, gas, minerals) has been severed from the surface estate, sometimes decades ago. That split can affect your rights, your risk, and how... by admin | May 27, 2026 | Uncategorized
In Georgia, a landlord who is frustrated with a tenant does not get to “take the law into their own hands.” Changing the locks, cutting off utilities, or otherwise forcing a tenant out without going through court is called a self‑help eviction, and it is illegal.... 