Georgia Personal Injury Lawsuits
Atlanta Personal Injury Lawyers
If you have been injured because of someone else's carelessness, you may be eligible to file a personal injury lawsuit and recover compensation for your injuries. Atlanta personal injury lawsuits can arise from a number of circumstances, including motor vehicle accidents, dog bites, workplace accidents, and nursing home abuse. Under Georgia law, individuals are allowed to sue for personal injuries caused by negligence or intentional misconduct, or on the grounds of strict liability.
If an accident or injury occurs as a result of extreme carelessness on the part of an individual who should have known better, the victim may be able to sue on the grounds of negligence. Negligence is a failure to exercise ordinary care. In order to prove negligence, the injury victim must demonstrate the following:
- The person who caused your injury owed you a duty of care
- He or she failed to carry out the duty they owed you
- This failure caused your injury
A deliberate action that causes damage to another person or another person's property can be classified as intentional misconduct. When a person knows that taking a certain action could cause harm and does not care, or actively desires to harm others, it is intentional misconduct. Examples if intentional misconduct include assault, intentional infliction of emotional distress, and battery.
Strict liability is often applied to claims involving defective products. In cases of strict liability, you do not need to prove that there was negligent conduct. You only need to demonstrate that the product was defective and that this defect caused your injury.
If your Georgia personal injury lawsuit is successful, you may be able to recover compensation for the following:
- Past, present, and future medical expenses
- Lost wages
- Property damage, such as damage to your vehicle in the event of an auto accident
- Permanent disfigurement or disability
- Emotional distress
- Decrease in your earning ability as a result of your injury
In Georgia, the statute of limitations restricts the amount of time you have to file a personal injury lawsuit to two years after the date that the injury occurred. However, you should speak to a lawyer as soon as possible in order to ensure that there is adequate time to gather evidence and put together a strong case. To speak with the Atlanta personal injury lawyers at Morgan & Morgan about your case, complete the Free Case Evaluation form now.
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