Atlanta Personal Injury FAQs

If you were hurt in a personal injury accident in Atlanta, Georgia, you likely have many questions. The experienced Atlanta personal injury attorneys at Goldstein Hayes, LLC have prepared this list of Atlanta, GA, personal injury FAQs and answers. We can also answer your questions during a free consultation.

Schedule a free consultation today with our dedicated Atlanta personal injury attorneys at (404) 795-4925.

How Goldstein Hayes, LLC Can Help With a Personal Injury Claim in Atlanta

If you were injured due to someone else’s negligence, an experienced Atlanta personal injury lawyer from Goldstein Hayes, LLC can help by:

• Explaining your legal rights during a free, no-obligation consultation
• Investigating the accident
• Identifying all parties responsible for your injuries
• Gathering and preserving evidence
• Assessing the full extent of your damages
• Negotiating for fair compensation

Our Atlanta personal injury attorneys have over 70 years of combined experience. Call us to take advantage of your free case review.

What Is a Personal Injury?

Personal injuries are usually based on the legal concept of negligence. Negligence occurs when someone acts or fails to act in a certain way that causes injury to someone else.

To establish negligence, you must prove the following legal elements:

• The defendant owed you a duty of care.
• The defendant breached their duty of care.
• The breach caused your injuries.
• You suffered damages.

An experienced lawyer can gather evidence to help establish your legal claims.

What Are the Most Common Types of Atlanta Personal Injury Cases?

Personal injury cases can take many forms.

Some of the most common types of personal injury cases in Atlanta include:

• Car accidents
• Truck accidents
• Motorcycle accidents
• Bus accidents
• Pedestrian accidents
• Bicycle accidents
• Premises liability accidents
• Slip and fall accidents
• Construction accidents
• Medical malpractice accidents

Goldstein Hayes, LLC handles legal claims associated with all of the personal injury types identified above.

What Types of Injuries Do Accident Victims Suffer in Personal Injuries?

Personal injury victims may suffer various serious injuries, such as:

• Traumatic brain injuries
• Spinal cord injuries, including paralysis
• Amputations
• Nerve damage
• Crush injuries
• Internal organ damage and bleeding
• Severe burns

Some injuries are psychological in nature, such as PTSD, depression, and anxiety. Our experienced personal injury lawyers can pursue the compensation you deserve for your accident-related losses.

How Much Is My Personal Injury Case Worth?

While many people want an estimate of a case’s value, this is difficult. There’s no average amount for a personal injury case because every case is different.

The potential value of your claim can depend on the following:

• The nature and severity of your injuries
• Whether your injuries caused permanent disabilities or impairments
• How the injuries affect your ability to earn a living
• The extent of your pain and suffering
• How the accident affected your life
• Who is responsible for your injuries, and the insurance coverage that’s available
• Whether you were partially at fault for the accident

Our attorneys are dedicated to recovering maximum compensation for your case.

What Damages Can I Recover Compensation for in an Atlanta Personal Injury Case?

In Georgia, personal injury victims can seek compensation for their economic and non-economic damages.

Economic damages or special damages compensate for direct financial losses caused by the accident, including:

• Medical expenses
• Lost wages
• Reduced earning capacity
• Property damage
• Out-of-pocket expenses

These damages also include losses anticipated in the future, such as future medical expenses.

Non-economic damages or general damages provide compensation for less tangible losses, such as:

• Pain and suffering
• Permanent disability
• Mental anguish
• Emotional distress
• Disfigurement
• Physical impairment
• Permanent disability
• Diminished quality of life

An experienced attorney can help establish and evaluate your damages.

Can I Still Recover Compensation If I Am Partially at Fault for the Accident?

If you were partially at fault for the accident, Georgia law allows you to still file a personal injury claim. However, your compensation is reduced in proportion to your degree of fault. For example, if you are found to be 20% at fault for the accident, your compensation is reduced proportionally by 20%.

What Does an Atlanta Personal Injury Lawyer Charge?

Some personal injury victims are concerned about filing a personal injury claim because they believe they can’t afford them. However, most personal injury lawyers, including those at Goldstein Hayes, LLC, work on a contingency-fee basis. Under this fee agreement, we provide upfront legal services, but you don’t have to pay us until we have recovered compensation for you. If we cannot recover money for you, you don’t owe for our legal services.

What Is the Deadline to File a Personal Injury Lawsuit in Georgia?

Personal injury victims are subject to statutes of limitations, which are deadlines to take certain legal action. In Georgia, most personal injury lawsuits must be filed within two years of the accident. If this deadline passes and you have not filed a lawsuit, you can forfeit your right to recover compensation through the courts for your losses.

Contact Our Atlanta Personal Injury Lawyers for a Free Consultation

An Atlanta personal injury lawyer from Goldstein Hayes, LLC can explain your rights if you were injured in an accident caused by someone else’s negligence. We can answer any questions you have about the personal injury claim process. Call for a free case review.

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