Atlanta Personal Injury Lawyer Blog

The Atlanta personal injury lawyers at The Griffin Law Firm, P.C. have succesfully handled thousands of car wreck injury claims since 1994. A growing trend that our injury attorneys have seen is that drivers using their cell phones are distracted drivers who often cause car wrecks throughout Atlanta, Georgia and throughout our country.

The University Of Utah did a survey in 2006 which compared drivers who were talking on their cell phones to drivers who were driving while consuming alochol to see which was the more dangersou driver. Surprisingly, the cell phone drivers showed a greater impairment in their driving than the DUI drivers in their driving course. The study further found that hands-free cell phone drivers were no better at driving than drivers who held the cell phone to their ears. The DUI drivers were found to drive slower and brake harder than the cell phone drivers. DUI drivers followed closer to the pace car than the cell phone drivers. The most surprising finding was that cell phone drivers were more likley to crash than the DUI drivers. When comparing cell phone drivers to undistracted drivers (drivers not DUI and not on their cell phones), the cell phone drivers were 5.36 times more likely to get into an accident.

Since cell phone drivers create a significantly higher risk of causing car wrecks, it is especially troubling that cell use while driving is so common. In October of 2007 Nationwide Insurance company did a survey which found that 73% of the 1200 drivers surveyed said that they did drive while using their cell phones. Cell phone use amoung the young drivers was the highest. 19% of the drivers surveyed admitted that they even text messaged while driving.

Car wrecks happen every day. In the blink of an eye your life can be turned upside down due to the negligence of another. If you have been injured, we strongly recommend that you contact our personal injury, wrongful death, worker's compensation, and social security disability attorneys as soon as possible. We will answer your legal questions with a free consultation. We also can explain to you what the possible settlement value is of your claim and explain how we can help you obtain the best possible recovery.

Call us today at 866-847-6545 or visit our website at The Griffin Law Firm, P.C. so we can discuss and evaluate your case today.

The bad economy appears to have greatly increased the number of drivers who are driving without the required automobile insurance. A study from the Insurance Research Council released on January 21, 2009 predicts that "approximately one in six drivers across the U.S. may be driving uninsured by 2010. When car owners lose their jobs or have their hours cut back, many choose to reduce their car insurance coverage to lower limits or may even drop their coverage all together. The study further noted that 12% of Georgia drivers are breaking the law by not having the required car insurance.

If you have the misfortune of being injured by an uninsured negligent driver, then you may find it very hard to be compensated for your personal injury claim and your property damage claim. Drivers in Atlanta, Georgia and throughout our country should protect themselves and their passengers by purchasing Uninsured Motorist Coverage. This coverage makes all the difference if the negligent driver has no insurance or is under insured for your claim.

The Atlanta personal injury lawyers at The Griffin Law Firm specialize in helping injured victims fully recovery for their personal injury and wrongful death claims. Attorney Richard Griffin founded The Griffin Law Firm, P.C. in 1994 to help as many injured victims as possible. Attorney Richard Griffin is committed to making sure that injured personal injury victims are fully compensated for their car wreck claims. The Atlanta personal injury lawyers of The Griffin Law Firm will guide you through the process and will represent you in your personal injury claim, diminished value property damage claim, and total loss property damage claim. If the car wreck occurred while you were on the job and was due to the negligence of another driver, then the injury lawyers at The Griffin Law Firm, P.C. can also help you with your worker's compensation claim as well.

Do no guess at what your case is worth, and do not allow an adjuster to dictate to you what the insurance company is willing to pay you. Rather, level the playing field by hiring the personal injury and wrongful death lawyers at The Griffin Law Firm, P.C. so that you will be fully compensated for your injury and property damage claims.

You can call us at 866-847-6545 or visit our website at www.injuryatlanta.com for a free consultation or to find out what your case is worth.

The Atlanta personal injury lawyers at The Griffin Law Firm, P.C. are amazed at the enormous number of car wrecks that occur every year. Even with improvements in the roads and the improvements in the safety features on cars, car wrecks occur every single day in Atlanta, Georgia and around the country.

An Allstate study found that 60% of car wrecks occur within 5 miles of your house. This may show that drivers may zone out or become less attentive when they are on the familar roads near their house.

Allstate's study also found that the national average is that everyone will have at least one car wreck every ten years. This means that we all need to make sure we have adequate auto insurance with high liability coverages, high uninsured motorist cvoerages with the new Add On or Excess UM coverage, and even high med pay coverages. You can not afford to hope that others have properly insured themselves because studies show that drivers often reduce or even drop their auto insurance when the economy gets bad.

In 2006 there were 500,000 DUI related car wrecks in the U.S. in 2006 alone. Tragicly 17,000 innocent drivers died in those 500,000 DUI related car wrecks. In Georgia, 392 deaths occurred due to DUI related car wrecks in 2006.

In 2007 there were 2,575,000 car wrecks that occurred in the U.S. Sadly, 42,000 people died in those 2,575,000 car wrecks in 2007. Over 55% of the fatalities involved drivers or passengers that were not wearing their seat belts. The number of car wrecks that were DUI related increased in 2007 to 17,600 throughout the U.S.

As you can see car wrecks occur every day in Atlanta, Georgia and throughout our country. If you or someone you know has been injured in a car wreck, you can call the Atlanta personal injury lawyers at The Griffin Law Firm for a free consultation. Call us at 866-847-6545 or visit our website at www.griffinlawfirmpc.com to have your legal questions answered and to find out what your case is worth.

Attorney Richard Griffin
The Griffin Law Firm, P.C.

Atlanta Personal Injury Attorney Richard Griffin of The Griffin Law Firm has been a repeat guest on the Autoscoop TV and Radio Shows.

The Autoscoop TV show is shown on CW Atlanta Channel 69 on Friday's 10am to 11am with a replay on Saturday at noon to 1pm

On 04/10/09, Adam Goldfein is the host of the show. He engaged Attorney Richard Griffin with questions regarding all aspects of personal injury claims. Personal injury damages include past and future medical expenses, lost wages, and pain and suffering. For negligent drivers who are DUI (driving under the influence) of alcohol or drugs or racing, there are also punitive damages. Punitive damages are the damages the law allows to punish bad behavior which amounts to a reckless disregard for human life. There is also a loss of consortium claim that spouses of injured victims have. A loss of consortium claim allows the spouse of the injured personal injury victim to recover for the loss of companionship, loss of support, and loss of physical intimacy which injuries can cause.

If you or someone you love has been injured or killed in a motor vehicle accident or truck accident, you should call Atlanta personal injury attorney Richard Griffin of The Griffin Law Firm for a free consultation. You can also visit our website at www.griffinlawfirm.net to submit legal questions or to find out what your case is worth for free.

Do not challenge the adjusters and their attorneys without an attorney of your own. Even the playing field by hiring the attorneys at The Griffin Law Firm to make sure your rights are protected and your recovery all you deserve.