Yes, a no-contact claim is possible in Georgia, but it carries an extra hurdle. When an unidentified vehicle forces another driver off the road and never makes contact, recovery usually...
In most Georgia rear-end collisions the driver in back carries the bulk of the fault, but Georgia law does not treat it as automatic. Fault turns on the facts, and...
Responsibility at an all-way stop comes down to two questions: who was required to stop, and who was required to yield once both cars were stopped. Georgia's right-of-way rules answer...
A trucking company can be held responsible not only for what its driver did on the road but for putting an unfit driver behind the wheel in the first place....
Yes. A driver turning left must give way to vehicles coming from the opposite direction whenever they are close enough to be an immediate hazard. Georgia codifies this duty directly,...
Items destroyed inside the vehicle are a separate kind of loss from the car itself, and they are generally recoverable when a negligent driver caused the collision. A laptop, phone,...
A passenger may bring a claim against the driver of the very car they were riding in when that driver's negligence caused or contributed to the crash. Georgia does not...
Yes, an injured driver can generally recover when another vehicle moved into them from the blind spot, because the legal duty to clear that space belongs to the driver making...
A first offer on a totaled vehicle is a starting point, not a fixed price. When the number looks low, the owner's task is to challenge the insurer's valuation with...
The vehicle in the thru lane generally has the right of way over a vehicle in a feeder lane, and a driver leaving the feeder lane typically must yield. Parking...