The state-of-the-art defense is a manufacturer's argument that, given the scientific and technical knowledge available when the product was made, it could not reasonably have been designed any more safely....
A vehicle defect that did not cause the collision but made the resulting injuries more severe can still support a claim against the carmaker in Georgia. This is the crashworthiness...
A catastrophic injury is generally understood as a severe, life-altering injury that causes long-term or permanent impairment, rather than one that heals within a normal recovery period. The term describes...
Both phantom-limb pain and the lifetime cost of prosthetic care are recoverable in Georgia when they flow from an injury caused by another's negligence. The loss of a limb produces...
Fault is largely beside the point when it comes to medical payments coverage (MedPay). This is no-fault first-party coverage, meaning an insured can collect MedPay for accident-related medical expenses whether...
Drawing on uninsured motorist coverage from more than one separate policy is sometimes possible in Georgia, but it is more constrained than combining limits within a single multi-vehicle policy. Whether...
A seatbelt that fails to do its job in a crash can be the basis of a Georgia product claim. Like other occupant-protection systems, a seatbelt is expected to perform...
Uninsured motorist (UM) coverage is the part of an auto policy that steps in when the person who hurt you cannot pay. Georgia's UM statute, O.C.G.A. § 33-7-11, defines this...
A permanent impairment rating is a physician's percentage estimate of how much function a person has permanently lost, and in a Georgia personal-injury case it serves as supporting evidence of...
In most underinsured situations, the at-fault driver's liability coverage is addressed first, and the policy's own terms generally require it. Uninsured motorist coverage in Georgia is structured as a secondary...