Do I need a doctor’s testimony to prove my injury was caused by the accident?
It depends on how obvious the connection is. For straightforward injuries with a plain link to the event, lay evidence may be enough. But where the cause of a medical...
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How are my medical bills used to connect my treatment to the accident in Georgia?
Medical bills do two jobs in a Georgia injury claim. They measure a major part of the economic loss, and, paired with the records behind them, they help show that...
What is a request for production of documents in a Georgia lawsuit?
A request for production is a discovery tool used to obtain documents and other tangible items from another party. It lets one side ask the other to turn over records...
Can a jury be told to assume destroyed evidence was bad for the party who lost it?
Yes, in appropriate cases a Georgia court can give an adverse-inference instruction, telling the jury it may infer that destroyed evidence would have been unfavorable to the party responsible for...
What standard does Georgia use to decide if expert testimony is admissible?
Georgia applies the Daubert standard to expert testimony in civil cases, codified at O.C.G.A. § 24-7-702. Before a jury hears an expert, the trial judge must find that the witness...
How is proximate cause different from but-for causation in Georgia?
These two ideas answer different questions in the same causation inquiry. But-for causation, also called cause in fact, asks whether the defendant's conduct actually produced the injury as a matter...
In which Georgia county can I file my personal injury lawsuit?
The county where a personal-injury suit belongs is set by Georgia's venue rules, which generally tie the proper county to where the defendant lives rather than where the injury happened...
How do I overcome a defense argument based on a delay or gap in my treatment?
Defense lawyers routinely point to a late start or an interruption in medical care to suggest an injury was minor or unrelated to the accident. Overcoming that argument in Georgia...
What is a motion for summary judgment in a Georgia injury lawsuit?
Summary judgment is a request for the court to decide all or part of a case without a trial, on the ground that there is nothing for a jury to...
How do my medical records help prove what caused and how serious my injury is?
Medical records are the backbone of an injury claim. They document, in real time and by a neutral source, what was wrong, when symptoms began, and how the condition progressed....