A life-care plan is a detailed, professionally prepared projection of the medical care, equipment, and services a seriously injured person will need over a lifetime, along with the expected costs....
Complying with a federal safety standard helps a manufacturer's defense in Georgia, but it usually does not provide complete immunity. Federal standards typically set a floor, not a ceiling, so...
Whether an auto insurer can recoup medical payments coverage (MedPay) benefits out of a Georgia settlement depends almost entirely on the policy language and on equitable doctrines that limit reimbursement....
A vocational rehabilitation expert evaluates how a serious injury has changed a person's ability to work and earn. In a Georgia catastrophic case, this expert bridges the medical picture and...
These two terms describe different problems that the same part of a Georgia auto policy solves. Both fall under O.C.G.A. § 33-7-11, and in Georgia they are usually written together...
The loss of independence is a real and compensable harm in Georgia, recognized through both the practical cost of needing lifelong help and the non-economic damages for the diminished quality...
Life expectancy sets the time horizon for most future-damages calculations in Georgia. Whether the question is how many years of attendant care, medical treatment, or device replacements a person will...
The cost of making a home accessible after a disabling injury is a recoverable form of damages in Georgia when the modifications are reasonably necessary because of that injury. For...
Anticipated future complications are a legitimate part of a Georgia paralysis claim when the medical evidence shows they are reasonably likely to occur because of the injury. Pressure sores, urinary...
Concealment of a known hazard can change the analysis. Although Georgia's ten-year statute of repose in O.C.G.A. § 51-1-11 ends most product-defect claims a decade after a product's first sale,...