Georgia · Auto accident law
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A structured settlement pays part or all of a car accident recovery over time instead of in one lump sum, through an annuity or similar arrangement funded when the case...
Read the full guideAn expert witness gives the jury opinions on questions ordinary experience cannot answer: how fast the cars were going, whether the forces could cause the injury,…
Punitive damages are awarded in a Georgia car accident case only when the injured person proves, by clear and convincing evidence, that the defendant's conduct "showed…
Whether a "lapsed" policy covers a crash depends on whether it was actually cancelled under Georgia's notice rules before the crash. An insurer cancelling an auto…
A condition you had before the crash does not bar a Georgia injury claim. You can recover for what the crash did to it: the aggravation…
Medical records are how a Georgia injury claim proves two things the injured person must establish: that the crash caused the injury, and what the injury…
A Georgia car accident claim is denied for one of two kinds of reasons: the insurer says the loss is not covered (no policy in force,…
Yes. Posts, photographs, check-ins, and messages are evidence like any other in a Georgia case. A party's own post can be offered against that party as…
Since 2025, a defendant in a Georgia car accident case may use the injured person's failure to wear a seat belt as evidence. Senate Bill 68…