Each year, roughly five million car accidents occur in the United States. Roughly 1.6 million of those accidents will result in serious injury. While some walk away with mere scratches, others are not as fortunate, sustaining catastrophic injuries that alter lives in an instant. A catastrophic injury has severe consequences, often leading to permanent disability, long-term medical conditions, or even death. Understanding these injuries is crucial, not just for those affected but for the families...
Posted by Brian Shapiro on 11/27/2023
Traumatic brain injuries and car accidents often go hand-in-hand, leaving victims to suffer symptoms that can be debilitating or even life-threatening. A traumatic brain injury (TBI) is a head injury that is typically caused by a car or other vehicle accident, fall, or violence such as a blow to the head with an object. Those who have suffered a TBI as the result of a car accident that was due to another party's negligence may want to consider visiting with Hall & Lampros, LLP at (404)...
Posted by Christopher Hall on 01/24/2022
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration reports that large truck accidents are a major concern in the United States. According to the agency, in 2019, there were over 162,000 traffic accidents involving large commercial trucks, including close to 13,000 collisions in the State of California alone. Large commercial truck accidents are responsible for the fatal and non-fatal injuries of thousands of people each year. When compared to other types of traffic accidents, truck accidents do...
Posted by Justin King on 04/20/2021
When a motor vehicle collides with a cyclist, the results are usually catastrophic as the cyclist has little to no protection from the rugged exterior of an automobile. Across the nation, there has been a steady increase of bike accident fatalities since 2009. Unquestionably, bicyclists are at serious risk of devastating injuries when they collide with a vehicle. In the State of California, if you were injured in an accident that was caused as a result of a careless driver, you may be entitled...
Posted by Justin King on 11/10/2020
All collisions between passenger vehicles and commercial trucks tend to have serious consequences for occupants of the smaller vehicle, who are at risk of much more severe injuries. There are certain types of truck accidents, however, that are notorious for being especially dangerous. Underride collisions, for example, which occur when a passenger vehicle crashes into a commercial truck and becomes lodged underneath the truck itself, are one of the most deadly types of commercial truck accidents...
Posted by Herbert Maxey on 03/23/2020
While there are a number of different types of injuries that cause significant pain and result in the accrual of substantial medical debt, certain injuries tend to have particularly devastating consequences. Catastrophic injuries, however, as their name suggests, are especially notorious for causing an extreme amount of pain and resulting in permanent disability. For many accident victims who sustain these types of serious injuries, obtaining compensation from the person or entity who caused their...
Posted by Herbert Maxey on 02/22/2020
