Atlanta Injury Lawyer Blog

Laurie Robbins Appointed Vice Chair of Atlanta Lawyer’s Referral Service

May 14, 2015 by Robbins Law, P.C.

The Atlanta Bar Association’s Lawyer Referral and Information Service (LRIS) program has served the public since 1955. Last year alone, the LRIS staff referred over 14,000 citizens to qualified attorneys who reflect legal professionalism, integrity and a commitment to public ...

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Healthcare Worker Fall Injuries

April 7, 2015 by Robbins Law, P.C.

According to the CDC Healthcare workers are 90% more likely to have a fall than other workers. This is because of the hazards in the workplace are not cleaned, fixed and repaired. See, https://www.cdc.gov/niosh/docs/2011-123/.

There are numerous ways that ...

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Teen Drivers and Accidents

April 3, 2015 by Robbins Law, P.C.

Teen drivers and accidents is a major problem. Young people aged 16-19 suffered more accidents, and 2,600 deaths in 2011. This population is 14% of the US, but they accounts for 30% of the total costs of motor vehicle injuries ...

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Distracted Driving and Automobile Wrecks

March 24, 2015 by Robbins Law, P.C.

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With the proliferation of cell phones texting, sending and reading messages is involved in almost one in five automobile accidents in the US per the CDC. In Dec. 2012 more than 170 billion text messages were sent or received ...

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Getting to the Truth in Litigation and Winning

March 13, 2015 by Robbins Law, P.C.

Recantation in Georgia Civil Litigation

When we speak of recantation it is generally in the context of a criminal case when a witness recants, or a victim of a crime recants, but rarely do we hear of recantation in civil ...

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Hit and Run Accidents

February 10, 2015 by Robbins Law, P.C.

Leaving the Scene of an Accident: Hit and Run

At Robbins & Associates we were asked about hit and run accidents. What do I do if I am in a hit and run? As in any accident you should report ...

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More Bicycle and Pedestrian Injuries and Accidents

February 6, 2015 by Robbins Law, P.C.

There seems to be too many bicycle and pedestrian injuries. Our recent blog on this issue prompted West Virginia attorney Jeff Robinette to consider the problem. Why are there so many of these accidents, and what can be done to ...

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Pedestrian and Bicyclist Crash Statistics

January 13, 2015 by Robbins Law, P.C.

There seem to be an alarming number of serious pedestrian accident, and bicycle wrecks. In 2012 there were 4,742 pedestrian deaths in motor vehicle wrecks, and 726 bicycle deaths. It appears from the hospital records that only of fraction of ...

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Traumatic Brain Injury in the US: the Facts

Leaving the Scene of an Accident: Hit and Run

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