Canton, GA Car Accident Lawyer

If you were hurt in a car crash, our lawyers can help you fight for damages.  The cost of medical expenses for even minor or moderate injuries can be outrageous, along with the potential for lost wages if your injury kept you from work.  There is no reason you should be left with these expenses if you were not the one who caused the accident.

In a lawsuit or insurance claim, our lawyers can help you claim these damages, along with other incidental expenses and vehicle repair costs.  We can also help you calculate and file a claim for pain and suffering damages, which can often be much higher than you might expect.

Call our car accident attorneys at Rice, Murtha & Psoras today at (470) 287-3070 for a free case evaluation.

Types of Car Accident Cases We Handle in Canton, GA

Our car accident attorneys handle all kinds of car accidents.  Whether your specific accident appears on this list or not, we can investigate your case and file a claim for damages against the at-fault parties:

Commercial Vehicle Accidents

If you were hit by a commercial vehicle, such as an 18-wheeler, bus, delivery van, utility truck, or even an Uber/Lyft, our lawyers can help you file a claim.  These cases often involve an employer who might share responsibility for the accident, as well as state and federal regulations that dictate how long drivers can stay on the road and what equipment their vehicles need to be equipped with.  There may also be multiple layers of insurance, from the driver’s individual insurance to commercial driver’s insurance to the company’s policy.

When suing in these cases, we often seek to hold the employer liable under a legal principle that allows an employer to answer for their employee’s negligence, but this might not apply in cases where drivers are considered independent contractors.

Hit and Runs

Finding out who hit you in a hit and run case often involves cooperation with law enforcement and clever research on our part.  We can seek out security cameras and other evidence to try to track down the driver who hurt you and hold them liable.  In the meantime, your insurance policy might have first-party benefits, comprehensive coverage, and uninsured/underinsured motorist benefits that we may be able to tap into to get you payments you need now.

Rear-End Crashes

Rear-end collisions can cause particular injuries like low-back injuries and whiplash at high rates because of the way the forces of the accident work upon your body.  These injuries are often complex, and the damages and lost wages from these cases can be difficult to calculate because these injuries are just so unpredictable in how they will affect you and your ability to work going forward.  Additionally, these cases can involve some complex questions of fault, especially if the driver behind you accuses you of “brake checking” them or otherwise stopping short to draw them into a crash.  When this happens, you need an experienced lawyer on your side.

Low-Speed Accidents

In low-speed crashes, parking lot accidents, and “fender benders,” insurance companies often refuse to believe the serious injuries that might still result.  Broken bones, facial cuts/scarring, concussions, whiplash, and back injuries are still common in these kinds of crashes, and it might be an uphill battle to get an insurance company to pay for these damages when the rest of the crash seems “minor,” in their eyes.

T-Bone Accident

When drivers get “T-boned” by being hit on the side of the vehicle in an intersection, the law often works in your favor to help us prove who injured you and why they are at fault.  These crashes are not supposed to be based on who “got there first” but rather which driver was in the intersection legally.  If you were the one who was hit, it might be because you were driving through a green light when the driver to your side ran a red light.  The opposite can also be true, however: a driver who ran a red light might have jumped out in front of you, with you crashing into them.  In these cases, the accident is still likely their fault for pulling out in front of you against a red light without time for you to stop.

Damages for Injured Car Accident Victims in Canton, GA

As mentioned, car accident cases often involve three areas of damages: medical bills, lost wages, and pain and suffering.  In addition, you can claim compensation for other incidental costs, such as the cost of medical transportation, childcare during your hospital stay, household services while you recover, and more.

Medical expenses and lost earnings are often grouped with these other expenses under the umbrella of “economic damages.”  These damages pay you back for all expenses and bills charged to you on account of the accident.  Crashes cause all kinds of expenses and take away your ability to work and earn money.  Whether you are suing for expenses you were billed or money you missed out on, all of these damages are common in car crashes.

On top of these, pain and suffering and other “non-economic” damages can also be claimed.  These damages flow generally from any injury case and can be claimed by virtue of you having an injury in the first place.  Knowing how much to claim and proving that value to the jury can be complex, but our lawyers can use various calculation methods to show these values are reasonable.  We can also use your testimony and testimony from family, friends, and medical/mental health professionals to show the impact the injury had on your life, thus increasing the overall “severity.”

In some cases where the driver’s actions were incredibly dangerous or a company with repeat violations was responsible for the accident, “punitive damages” might also be issued.  These are extra damages paid to you with the goal of punishing a dangerous defendant.

Call Our Canton, GA Car Accident Attorneys Today

Call (470) 287-3070 for a free case evaluation with Rice, Murtha & Psoras’ car accident lawyers.