On behalf of Steven L. Morgan, P.C. | Jul 25, 2020 | Personal Injury
Slip and fall cases are among the most common type of premise liability in Georgia, which could result from stepping in potholes or slipping on wet surfaces. In the past, business owners have been able to use the defense that the injured party did not exercise...
On behalf of Steven L. Morgan, P.C. | Jul 16, 2020 | Personal Injury
You are probably looking forward to the day when self-driving vehicles populate Georgia roads since you have likely been told that they will stop all future car accidents from occurring. However, recent research has shown that this hope is misplaced since accidents...
On behalf of Steven L. Morgan, P.C. | Jul 7, 2020 | Personal Injury
The AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety conducted a Traffic Safety Culture Index recently, and 72% of respondents aged 16 to 18 admitted to some form of negligent driving. For every mile traveled, 16- and 17-year-old drivers are three times more likely to be in a fatal...
On behalf of Steven L. Morgan, P.C. | Jun 11, 2020 | Personal Injury
Georgia residents who own a vehicle with a model year between 2013 and 2017 should know that the automotive research firm iSeeCars.com analyzed the fatal crash rate for vehicles made in those years. They came out with a list of 14 vehicles with a rate that is at least...
On behalf of Steven L. Morgan, P.C. | May 19, 2020 | Personal Injury
Distracted driving can be dangerous whether you’re on a busy Georgia highway or a rural road in your hometown. However, research from the University of Missouri has found that individuals who engage in distracted driving while in a work zone are 29 times more...
On behalf of Steven L. Morgan, P.C. | May 5, 2020 | Personal Injury
Drivers in Georgia will want to be on guard against road rage, both in themselves and in others, and so they should know some of the ways to avoid it and defuse it when it arises. It all starts with drivers knowing what sort of things keep them calm. For some,...
On behalf of Steven L. Morgan, P.C. | Apr 21, 2020 | Personal Injury
Drivers in Georgia are not supposed to go so slow as to impede the reasonable flow of traffic. Besides being illegal, slow driving is unsafe, especially because it can cause others to become impatient or aggressive. It’s not unknown for people to tailgate or...
On behalf of Steven L. Morgan, P.C. | Apr 2, 2020 | Personal Injury
Many car crashes in Georgia and across the U.S. are caused by distracted teen drivers. What parents should know is that it’s not just phones and other technology that can make their teens inattentive behind the wheel; it’s also having their peers in the...
On behalf of Steven L. Morgan, P.C. | Mar 24, 2020 | Personal Injury
Georgia drivers may have features like adaptive cruise control and lane-keeping assist in their vehicles, in which case they need to know the safety risk they can pose. Studies have shown how many people become complacent with their driver-assist systems, thinking...
On behalf of Steven L. Morgan, P.C. | Mar 13, 2020 | Personal Injury
Fatal car crashes in Georgia increase by about 6% in the first week after switching to daylight savings time (DST). This translates to about 28 deaths during that time period. Researchers have found that this increase occurred prior to 2007 when the clocks were...
