Injury Case Journal - Notes on Personal Injury Litigation

August 19, 2026

Georgia Allows Two Separate Wrongful Death Claims

The structure surprises most families Georgia splits a death claim in two. One recovers the full value of the life of the deceased, measured from the perspective of the person who died rather than the economic loss to survivors. The other belongs to the estate and covers medical expenses, funeral...

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August 19, 2026

Limb Loss Claims and the Replacement Cycle Nobody Budgets For

Limb Loss Claims and the Replacement Cycle Nobody Budgets For A prosthesis is not a one time purchase The single most underestimated line in an amputation case is replacement. A prosthetic limb has a service life measured in years rather than decades, and a person injured at thirty five will go...

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August 19, 2026

How To Read a Law Firm Results Page Honestly

How To Read a Law Firm Results Page Honestly A list of numbers is not evidence on its own Every injury firm publishes results and they all look impressive in isolation. Reading one usefully means asking what each number is being compared against, because a settlement figure alone tells you almost...

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August 19, 2026

What an Associate Attorney Actually Does on Your Case

What an Associate Attorney Actually Does on Your Case The name on the door is rarely the only person on the file Clients sign with a firm because of one lawyer and then discover that the day to day work is handled by someone they have never met. That is not inherently a problem. It becomes one...

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Editorial coverage of personal injury claims, insurance practice and civil litigation in Georgia. The desk tracks how claims are actually valued and resolved, drawing on published verdicts, court records and the working practice of Atlanta trial firm Flanagan Law. Nothing published here is legal advice.