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What is an arraignment?

There are many stages of the criminal process between an arrest and the resolution of your case. One of the first formal hearings you must attend if you are charged with a crime is called an arraignment.

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Negligent Dump Truck Drivers

When you think of truck crashes, you might first imagine a semi-truck hitting a smaller car. However, we regularly share the road with large dump trucks, which can weigh up to 80,000 pounds when fully loaded.

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Experience Matters When Hiring an Injury Lawyer in Hall County

Unfortunately, your injuries might not have been properly diagnosed or fully treated when you receive your medical bills and calls from the insurance company and legal team of the negligent party whose actions left you injured. During this time, your focus should be on recovering from your injuries. Instead, you may be anxious about how you’re going to pay your bills and hold the negligent party liable for your injury-related losses.

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What to Do in a Hit and Run Accident?

Anyone injured by another person or party has the right to seek compensation through a personal injury claim. For clear liability claims with proper medical documentation of injuries, most of these claims can be resolved directly with the insurance adjuster without having to take them to court. The injured party's attorney should prepare a comprehensive demand letter putting the adjuster on notice of the specific injuries and damages that their insured caused.

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What is a Personal Injury Claim?

Anyone injured by another person or party has the right to seek compensation through a personal injury claim. For clear liability claims with proper medical documentation of injuries, most of these claims can be resolved directly with the insurance adjuster without having to take them to court. The injured party's attorney should prepare a comprehensive demand letter putting the adjuster on notice of the specific injuries and damages that their insured caused.

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How Are Personal Injury Settlements Paid Out?

Anyone injured by another person or party has the right to seek compensation through a personal injury claim. For clear liability claims with proper medical documentation of injuries, most of these claims can be resolved directly with the insurance adjuster without having to take them to court. The injured party's attorney should prepare a comprehensive demand letter putting the adjuster on notice of the specific injuries and damages that their insured caused.

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Do Headphones Put Pedestrians in Danger? If They Are in an Accident but Have Headphones on, Who is Liable?

Headphones have long been a popular and convenient piece of technology in Forsyth County and beyond. They allow each individual their own listening experience and control over what they listen to and how loud. What's not to like about them? They can put pedestrians in danger. Pedestrians already have enough risks and hazards on the road.

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Can I Represent Myself in a PI Case?

You are not legally required to have a lawyer represent you in a personal injury case. However, while you are free to represent yourself in a personal injury claim, having a lawyer on your side is recommended, particularly if you suffered serious injuries that affected your ability to earn a living for your family and left you struggling with medical bills and other expenses related to the accident.

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What is the Statute of Limitations for an Accident in GA?

Sustaining an injury in an accident is usually quite unexpected. While recovering from your injuries, there may be other things to worry about, such as getting your vehicle repaired or finding help around the house with the tasks you can't physically complete right now. However, during this time, it's also crucial that you contact a Suwanee personal injury attorney.

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2022 is The Year for Holiday “Revenge Travel” for Many Americans

All travel plans, whether for leisure, business, or the holidays, were canceled because the entire travel industry came to a standstill for two years due to the Covid-19 pandemic. Now that stay-at-home orders and travel bans have been lifted, everyone’s naturally itching to go on the road and see friends and loved ones for the holidays. More and more people are even planning to travel for the holidays despite their financial issues.

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Car Accident Stats in Gwinnett County

Car accidents occur on Georgia roadways every single day. While they are unfortunately common, that does not make them any less frightening and overwhelming. Additionally, car accidents are the top cause of deaths resulting from injuries and the second leading cause of emergency room visits and hospitalizations in the state.

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What Should I Take Photos of After Someone Hits Me?

If another driver hits your vehicle, you must prove that the driver’s actions resulted in your injuries in order to make a successful claim against their insurance company. Keep in mind that the authorities will usually clean up car accident scenes as soon as possible. The cars involved may be moved or towed away, and debris will be swept up to prevent congestion in the affected area.

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Delayed Injuries You Could Get After a Car Accident

You can suffer all kinds of injuries after a car crash. But not all injuries show symptoms right away. Sometimes, you may have suffered an injury without realizing it and only experience symptoms a couple of hours or days after the accident. The Duluth car accident attorneys at Banks, Stubbs & McFarland routinely work with clients who have suffered from common delayed injuries following a car accident.

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Safety Tips for Boating This Summer

Summer is the high boating season in Georgia, and when it comes to fun in the sun, it is hard for anything else to compete. Boating accidents, however, are often exceptionally dangerous, which makes the following safety tips critical to the safety of everyone on the waterway.

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Street Racing in GA Has Consequences

The COVID-19 pandemic might have meant there were fewer drivers on the road, but that does not mean the roads were safer. In fact, there were more traffic-related deaths in 2020 than in recent years, as those who were driving seemed to be less respectful of traffic rules and safety.

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Appealing the Outcome of a Custody or Related Case

Child custody concerns are highly significant matters that directly affect your parental rights and your ongoing relationship with your children. The law understands the magnitude of these issues and, as such, allows parents the right to appeal a court’s custody-related decisions. To do so, however, you must be able to demonstrate that there was an error in either the facts presented or in how the law was applied to the case at hand.

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How Will a Divorce Affect My Taxes?

If you are facing a divorce, there are a lot of moving parts, and your taxes may not be getting the attention that they deserve. The fact of the matter is, however, that the tax implications of divorce can be considerable, and the time to think about them is before your divorce is finalized. If you have tax-related divorce concerns, consult with an experienced Georgia divorce attorney today.

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Why Hire a Divorce Lawyer?

The terms of your divorce will directly affect your parental and financial rights, and in addition to this serious matter, you can expect a good deal of emotional upheaval. Because the outcome of your divorce will affect your life so significantly, because your decision-making powers may be stretched to the limit by stress, and because the divorce process is complicated, you are well-advised to work closely with an experienced Georgia divorce lawyer throughout the legal process.

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Challenges for Families and the COVID Vaccine

Family law addresses its fair share of challenges that relate to family life, and the COVID vaccine is poised to join the growing list of such challenges. Family law deals with evolving social concerns, and COVID-19 vaccines fit the bill nicely. The plan is for all Americans over the age of 16 to be vaccinated in the very near future, and research is in the works regarding vaccinating children who are as young as two years old.

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Wrongful Death cases can be very complicated and require a thorough investigation. You need an experienced attorney to guide you through the many twists and turns of wrongful death litigation. Pending wrongful death case example: Forsyth County Client’s husband was driving south on Georgia 400 before sunrise with his daughter and her boyfriend and was […]

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All lawyers with significant DUI practices and all judges in Georgia that deal with DUI’s have been anxiously awaiting the Georgia Supreme Court’s opinion in Elliott v. The State (Docket No. S18A1204). Oral argument was conducted in the Georgia Supreme Court in April, 2018. What’s the big deal and what is the Elliott Issue? Some […]

Georgia residents have seen it constantly in television shows and movies: the cops have finally got their suspect, and as they’re placing the cuffs on the suspect they begin the mantra “You have the right to remain silent…” This beginning phrase is, with slight variations, used across the country by law enforcement to “read a […]

The end of a marriage can be an emotionally trying time, even for well-adjusted adults. It’s no surprise, then, that its effect on children can be magnified, considering their less-developed emotional and intellectual capabilities. There are, however, a couple ways divorcing couples with kids can help with the transition. One is to attempt to ensure […]

Readers of this blog may be all too aware of the details regarding the recently announced divorce between Johnny Depp and Amber Heard. In light of their split after just over a year of marriage, media outlets have been reporting allegations of abuse, drug use and other salacious behaviors regularly. If you are facing the […]

Last week, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention released an eye-opening report discussing how the use of synthetic cannabinoids — otherwise known as synthetic marijuana — has once again exploded here in the U.S. Indeed, the CDC report found that poison control centers in 48 states received an astounding 3,572 calls concerning synthetic cannabinoids […]