Every year, thousands of Atlanta residents brave bad weather, high gas prices and crazy drivers to spend time with friends and family. The holidays are a perfect time to relax and have fun, but during these special times, it's still important to protect your loved ones.
Impaired Driving During Holidays
Alcohol-related traffic accidents increase by 34 percent during the winter holidays. The night before Thanksgiving, often called Blackout Wednesday, has the highest rate of drunk driving. ...
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Georgia’s New Inland Ports Promise Traffic Troubles This Winter
This winter, drivers in Georgia face new hazards besides slick roads and severe weather. Increased truck traffic to and from shipping terminals and inland ports will affect folks in Atlanta, Savannah, Chatsworth and Cordele. Whether you're commuting to work or visiting your family during the holidays, watch out for heavy truck traffic that will make local highways and secondary roads more dangerous.
Large Shipping Terminals Lead to More Regional Truck Accidents
Today, Georgia's plan to build ...
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Georgia’s Network of Inland Ports Increases Fatal Truck Accidents
Officials with the Georgia Ports Authority and CSX Transportation continue to celebrate their successful push to build six inland freight ports across the state. Meanwhile, residents dread increased highway traffic and a rise in truck accidents.
In 2013, Georgia's first inland train-truck port opened in Savannah's Garden City suburb. Murray County in Georgia's northwestern corner is the latest target. Folks in the towns of Chatsworth and Dalton worry about longer waits at traffic lights, ...
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Georgia Trial Lawyers Association Elects Michael Prieto 62nd President
Atlanta 2017—Members of the Georgia Trial Lawyers Association (GTLA) have elected Atlanta-based attorney Michael Prieto to serve as president for the 2017 term. Mr. Prieto succeeded Pope Langdale of Valdosta to become the GTLA's 62nd president. Prieto has been a GTLA member since 2004 and previously served on the board of directors for the 2016 Civil Justice PAC.
"As president, I am focused on upholding the GTLA's mission of protecting the public's unalienable right to a jury trial," Prieto ...
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Atlanta Drinks and Drives
The effects of drunk driving are devastating. Intoxicated drivers endanger innocent lives every time they hit the road. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says that Americans drive under the influence more frequently than expected. Based on a large number of self-reporters who admitted to drunk while intoxicated in the previous month, the CDC estimates that there are 121 million instances of drunk driving annually. Fortunately, fatal accidents linked to alcohol decreased slightly ...
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10 Do’s and Don’ts for Victims of Tractor-Trailer Accidents
If you were the victim of a tractor-trailer accident, you need to take the following steps right now to help your recovery. By making informed decisions, you can get back to being yourself. You might be able to recover compensation to pay your hospital bills, to buy a new car and to make up for the wages that you lost because of your injuries. Your ability to recover much-needed compensation may depend on what you do after the accident. Follow these steps to protect your case and your right to ...
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Why You Should Never Sign an Arbitration Agreement
In the case of arbitration agreements, what you don't know can hurt you. A growing number of companies and professionals are slipping arbitration clauses into standard contracts. This trend is risky for consumers who unknowingly sign away their right to sue in court. An arbitration agreement shields companies and professionals from lawsuits by requiring customers and employees to resolve disputes through arbitration. Essentially, it gives companies a low-cost and convenient way to handle ...
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MARTA Injuries – When the Ride to Work Goes Wrong
The Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority (MARTA) serves 1.6 million passengers each year. About 60 percent of passengers commute to work daily, and 70 percent of riders use both the train and bus to reach their destinations.
Although MARTA prides itself on transporting passengers safely, efficiently and dependably, a number of deadly accidents occur each year. While riding on Atlanta's trains and buses, innocent passengers have had their lives changed in an instant. Public ...
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E-Cigarette Injuries
Many smokers switched to electronic cigarettes between 2007 and 2016 because the products seemed like a healthier alternative that could help them cut back or quit. Today, approximately 30 million adults and 2.4 million teens use e-cigs regularly. Each year, consumers sustain severe injuries due to exploding batteries and exposure to e-cigarette liquid that contains toxins and high levels of nicotine.
Health Risks
For several years after e-cigs hit the mainstream, there were few laws ...
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Top 4 Important Facts About Trucking Accidents
Truck accidents claim 4,000 lives each year and injure some 95,000 motorists nationwide. If you live in Atlanta or travel through the city, you should know that 20 percent of that state's fatal accidents occur in the five-county metropolitan area. Years of safety campaigns have reduced truck accidents by a modest amount, but figures continue to fluctuate. Here are a few facts that show how trucking accidents impact the community.
1. The True Cost of Truck Accidents
The effects of high-speed ...
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