A sudden serious injury leaves you feeling like your life has been derailed. In some cases, the impacts of the injury are temporary, with an emergency room bill and a few days of lost pay. More severe injuries can leave the injury victim facing disability, chronic pain, or an uncertain future.
When an injury occurs through no fault of your own, but due to another party’s negligence or wrongful actions, you don’t have to be left to face the financial consequences as well as the physical ones. Instead, call the Georgia personal injury attorneys at Marc Brown Law Firm so an attorney dedicated to your case can begin strategizing your financial recovery while you focus on your physical recovery.
Why Choose Marc Brown Law Firm?
Marc Brown Law Firm offers not only years of experience in Georgia’s civil courts and insurance system, but also a history that includes representing insurance companies, giving attorney Marc Brown keen insight into how to make a compelling claim. With Marc Brown Law Firm, you’ll find the following advantages:
- A free evaluation of your case and contingency-based payment, meaning you’ll only pay for legal services after your attorney recovers compensation for you
- A policy of open availability and honesty—your attorney will come to you if your injuries make mobility impossible at this time
- A personalized legal strategy based on the particulars of your case, rather than a formulaic legal approach that might fail to achieve your goals
- A results-oriented law firm that always seeks a low-conflict resolution through an ample settlement, while preparing every case for court in case the insurance company fails to offer the settlement your case deserves
Marc Brown Law Firm has a reputation for success, lending a powerful voice to your personal injury case in Georgia.
Contingent attorneys’ fees refer only to those fees charged by attorneys for their legal services. Such fees are not permitted in all types of cases. Court costs and other additional expenses of legal action usually must be paid by the client.
How Do I Know If I Have a Personal Injury Case In Georgia?
When an injury was preventable and only occurred because someone else failed to take reasonable care or acted with recklessness or wrongdoing, the injury victim may recover compensation through a personal injury claim against the responsible party. Common types of personal injury cases in Georgia include the following:
- Car accidents
- Truck accidents
- Pedestrian accidents
- Bicycle accidents
- Motorcycle accidents
- Bus accidents
- Boating accidents
- Workplace injuries
- Premises liability claims, such as slip-and-fall accidents
- Dog bites
- Product liability cases
- Medical malpractice
- Nursing home abuse
- Birth injuries
- Acts of criminal violence
If one party’s negligence causes fatal injury to someone else, a close family member may recover wrongful death compensation in Georgia.
What Should I Do After a Serious Injury?
A sudden injury is painful and frightening, especially when it’s a serious, incapacitating injury. If the injury is catastrophic, you may be unable to take any intentional actions except to wait for help; however, often an injury victim can use their cell phone as a tool to preserve evidence at the scene. Take the following steps after an injury:
- First, call 911 to request an ambulance, or for less severe injuries, call someone to transport you to a hospital
- Then, use the cell phone camera to snap photos of the cause of the injury, such as a broken handrail on a staircase, a wet floor, or the damaged vehicles in an accident
- Photograph any visible injuries
- If the injury occurred on commercial property, ask the property owner or manager to write out an accident report
- Add the contact information of anyone involved and any eyewitnesses to the event
It’s important to go to a hospital or urgent care facility as soon as possible after an accident, preferably straight from the accident scene. Then, ask the medical provider to give you a complete medical assessment as well as treat the emergency injury. In some cases, this reveals secondary injuries that otherwise have delayed symptoms.
Be sure to carefully follow your doctor’s treatment recommendations and avoid posting on social media until your claim has been resolved.
What Types of Injuries are Commonly Cited In Georgia Personal Injury Cases?
The courts only consider a personal injury claim if the injury is serious enough to cause financial consequences to the injury victim. Common personal injury claims in Georgia are filed for injuries such as:
- Bone fractures
- Neck injuries
- Back injuries
- Traumatic brain injuries, ranging from concussions to diffuse axonal injuries
- Soft-tissue injuries like sprains, torn ACL, and tendon injuries
- Spinal cord injuries
- Burns
- Near-drownings or drownings
- Lacerations, abrasions, and contusions
- Facial and dental trauma
- Traumatic amputations
Even those who suffer relatively mild injuries don’t have to be left facing medical bills and other consequences alone when someone else caused the injury, but when an injury causes temporary or permanent disability, the success of a personal injury claim becomes crucial for many injury victims.
What Damages Can You Recover From a Personal Injury Lawsuit?
Serious injuries are expensive to treat, as well as painful and often debilitating. In the worst cases, a catastrophic injury has permanent, life-altering results. Although a successful Georgia personal injury claim cannot erase the injury, it relieves the associated financial consequences and brings a sense of justice through financial accountability. Common damages recovered include the following:
- Reimbursement for medical expenses
- Future medical expenses
- Out-of-pocket costs
- Lost wages
- Future income loss
- Reduced earning capability
- Compensation for pain and suffering
- Compensation for catastrophic injury damages if they apply, such as permanent scarring, loss of limb, hearing or vision loss, organ loss, loss of enjoyment of life, or diminished quality of life
Wrongful death benefits after a fatal injury provide additional compensation, such as funeral and burial expenses and compensation for the lost income and services of a family provider, typically paid to a spouse, parent, or adult child of the deceased.
Contact Marc Brown Injury Law to Learn About Your Right to Compensation
Personal injury claims are often resolved out of court through a settlement from the appropriate insurance company. Unfortunately, insurance companies are not on your side and may protect profits at your expense. Instead of leaving your case in the hands of a claims adjuster whose job is to find ways to minimize your compensation, call or contact Marc Brown Injury Law to learn about your options for the full and fair financial recovery you deserve.