Georgia · Auto accident law
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Senate Bill 68 took effect April 21, 2025, and changed seven things that matter in car accident cases: how pain and suffering can be argued, when the defendant must answer...
Read the full guideBad weather does not excuse a Georgia crash; it changes what careful driving requires. O.C.G.A. § 40-6-180 bars driving faster "than is reasonable and prudent under…
Speeding can make a driver liable in a Georgia crash in two ways: by exceeding a posted limit, or by driving faster than "reasonable and prudent…
Only on specific grounds. A signed Georgia settlement and release is a contract, and the grounds for undoing it are narrow. It can be undone for…
A denial is the insurer's position, not a ruling. In Georgia you can answer it with a written request for reconsideration and the evidence it lacked,…
It depends on what the claim requires, not on a rule. Some Georgia claims can be handled without a lawyer: a property damage claim, or a…
If the driver who fled is found, that driver is liable like any other at-fault driver, and that driver's insurance pays first. If the driver is…
Georgia is an at-fault state: the driver who caused the crash is responsible for the harm, and that driver's liability insurance pays, up to its limits.…
A Georgia car accident lawyer can be paid by a contingency fee: a percentage of the money recovered, with no fee if there is no recovery.…
Diminished value is the market value a car loses because it was damaged, even after a proper repair. In Georgia it can be claimed two ways:…
The at-fault driver's liability limit is the most an insurer has agreed to pay for that driver, not the most an injured person can recover. When…
Damage to your car in a Georgia crash can be claimed from the at-fault driver, through that driver's property damage liability coverage, or from your own…
Georgia car accident damages fall into three groups: economic damages (money losses such as medical bills, lost wages, and lost earning capacity), noneconomic damages (pain, suffering,…
For a bodily injury suffered in the crash, a Georgia lawsuit must be filed within two years after the right of action accrues, which is the…
A Georgia police crash report is a record insurers read early, but in a lawsuit it is not automatically evidence of everything written in it. The…
Georgia law sets the first steps after a crash: stop, help anyone hurt, exchange information, report the crash to police when someone is injured or the…
Whether you must give an insurance company a recorded statement depends on whose insurer is asking. The at-fault driver's insurer has no contract with you, so…
A crash on a Georgia road with a driver from another state is handled under Georgia law, and Georgia gives the injured person two practical tools.…
In a Georgia crash involving an Uber or Lyft driver, the driver's app status decides which insurance applies. O.C.G.A. § 33-1-24 requires transportation network companies to…
Evidence in a Georgia car accident trial comes in under the Georgia Evidence Code in Title 24. The questions are the same for every item: is…
Fault in a Georgia car accident is decided in two places. Before a lawsuit, each insurer forms its own view of fault to decide what it…
A crash with a commercial truck differs from a car crash in four ways. Federal safety rules set what the driver and the motor carrier were…
A demand letter for a Georgia car accident injury claim has two jobs: to show the insurer what happened and what it cost, and, when it…
When your health insurer, health plan, or disability carrier paid for crash-related care, Georgia law lets it be repaid from your settlement only if the recovery…
Georgia's small claims court is the magistrate court. It can hear a car accident claim if the amount demanded is $15,000 or less, and for cases…