Question 1

How much does it cost to hire My Crash Attorneys?

Accepted Answer

Nothing up front. We work on a contingency fee, which means we are paid a percentage of the recovery only if we win. If there is no recovery, you owe no attorney fee. Your case review is free.

Question 2

How long will my case take?

Accepted Answer

Most Georgia claims resolve in six to eighteen months. The largest variable is your medical treatment: we do not put a value on a case before we know the full extent of the injury, because doing so leaves money on the table permanently.

Question 3

Should I accept the insurance company's first offer?

Accepted Answer

Almost never. The first offer is an anchor made before your treatment is complete and before your future care costs are known. Once you sign a release, the claim is over even if you need surgery a month later.

Question 4

What if I was partly at fault for the crash?

Accepted Answer

You can still recover in Georgia as long as you are less than 50% responsible, though your award is reduced by your share. This is exactly why insurers work so hard to assign you a percentage early.

Question 5

Will I have to go to court?

Accepted Answer

Most cases settle. But cases settle for full value only when the other side believes you are genuinely prepared to try them. We prepare every file for trial, which is why our settlement posture is credible.

Question 6

What if the at-fault driver had no insurance?

Accepted Answer

Your own uninsured motorist coverage steps in. Georgia allows add-on UM that stacks above the at-fault limits. Check every policy in your household, including a resident relative's, because coverage often exists where people do not expect it.

Question 7

How do I prove my herniated disc came from the crash?

Accepted Answer

With an MRI showing impingement, a treating physician's causation opinion, gap-free treatment records, and a pre-crash history showing you were asymptomatic. Insurers will point to degenerative language in the radiology report; that language appears in almost every adult spine.

Question 8

My CT scan was normal. Can I still have a brain injury?

Accepted Answer

Yes. Mild traumatic brain injury frequently does not appear on standard CT or MRI. It is diagnosed through neuropsychological testing and documented change in function, which is why family and coworker testimony about who you were before matters so much.

Question 9

Why is State Farm offering so little for my injuries?

Accepted Answer

Large carriers value soft tissue claims with software that keys on treatment type, duration and property damage rather than on how you actually feel. Those valuations move when the file contains objective findings, permanency evidence and a credible trial posture.

Question 10

GEICO keeps calling for a recorded statement. Do I have to give one?

Accepted Answer

Not to the other driver's insurer. Your own policy may require cooperation with your carrier, but that is a different obligation and a different conversation.

Question 11

Who can be held responsible after a truck crash?

Accepted Answer

More than the driver. Depending on the facts, responsibility can extend to the motor carrier that employed the driver, the company that loaded or secured the cargo, a maintenance contractor, or the trailer owner. Federal motor carrier rules create records — driver qualification files, hours-of-service logs, inspection and repair reports — that show how the crash happened. Identifying every responsible party early usually matters more to the outcome than anything else, because each one may carry separate insurance.

Question 12

What evidence disappears first in a tractor-trailer case?

Accepted Answer

Electronic logging data, engine control module (black box) data, dash and forward-facing camera video, dispatch messages, and the driver's hours-of-service records. Carriers are only required to keep some of these for limited periods, and many are overwritten in days. A spoliation letter demanding preservation should go out to the carrier and its insurer immediately, before the vehicle is repaired or the load is delivered and re-documented.

Question 13

Who pays if I was hurt in an Uber or Lyft?

Accepted Answer

It depends on the driver's app status at the moment of impact. Passengers are covered by the platform's commercial policy of up to 1,000,000 during an active trip. Screenshot your trip record before anything else.

Question 14

Why are truck cases worth more than car cases?

Accepted Answer

Not because the injuries are automatically worse, but because the coverage and the duties are different. Interstate motor carriers must carry far higher liability limits than the Georgia minimum for passenger vehicles, and a violation of federal safety regulations can support claims the carrier cannot pass off onto the driver. Higher limits mean an insurer defends harder and earlier, which is why these cases are investigated like commercial litigation from day one.

Question 15

What evidence disappears first after a crash?

Accepted Answer

Camera footage, which can overwrite in as little as 72 hours. Then the vehicles themselves once they are repaired or salvaged, then witness memory, then commercial carrier logs at the six-month retention mark.

Question 16

Will the insurance company blame me because I ride?

Accepted Answer

Adjusters often start there — speed, lane position, gear, visibility. Georgia law does not hold a motorcyclist to a higher standard than any other driver. The answer is documentation: scene photographs, sight-line analysis, helmet and gear condition, and where necessary a reconstruction that shows the driver's turn or lane change caused the collision. Comparative fault arguments shrink when the physical evidence is developed properly.

Question 17

Can I recover if I was not wearing a helmet?

Accepted Answer

Georgia requires helmets for motorcycle riders, and the insurer will raise it. It does not automatically bar recovery, and it is irrelevant to injuries a helmet could not have prevented, such as orthopedic or internal trauma.

Question 18

The car turned left in front of me. Is that automatically their fault?

Accepted Answer

Usually the turning driver has the duty to yield, but "usually" is not "automatically." The insurer will look for evidence you were speeding or ran a light. Signal timing data, witness statements, and damage geometry decide these cases. Because motorcycle injuries tend to be severe, expect the carrier to investigate quickly — you should be doing the same.

Question 19

How is a wrongful death claim valued in Georgia?

Accepted Answer

Georgia measures the full value of the life of the deceased from the perspective of the person who died, both economic and intangible, without deducting their personal living expenses. The estate brings a separate claim for medical bills, funeral costs and pre-death pain and suffering.

Question 20

Was the Uber or Lyft driver "on the app" — and why does it matter?

Accepted Answer

It decides which insurance applies. When the app is off, only the driver's personal policy is in play. When the driver is waiting for a request, a limited contingent policy may apply. Once a ride is accepted or a passenger is aboard, the rideshare company's much larger commercial coverage generally applies. Trip status comes from the company's own records, which is why they should be requested in writing early.

The questions we get every day

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The questions we get every day

How much does it cost to hire My Crash Attorneys?

How long will my case take?

Should I accept the insurance company's first offer?

What if I was partly at fault for the crash?

Will I have to go to court?

What if the at-fault driver had no insurance?

How do I prove my herniated disc came from the crash?

My CT scan was normal. Can I still have a brain injury?

Why is State Farm offering so little for my injuries?

GEICO keeps calling for a recorded statement. Do I have to give one?

Who can be held responsible after a truck crash?

What evidence disappears first in a tractor-trailer case?

Who pays if I was hurt in an Uber or Lyft?

Why are truck cases worth more than car cases?

What evidence disappears first after a crash?

Will the insurance company blame me because I ride?

Can I recover if I was not wearing a helmet?

The car turned left in front of me. Is that automatically their fault?

How is a wrongful death claim valued in Georgia?

Was the Uber or Lyft driver "on the app" — and why does it matter?

I was a passenger in an Uber. Whose insurance pays me?

I was hit outside a crosswalk. Do I still have a claim?

What are a driver's duties around a bicycle in Georgia?

Who is allowed to bring a wrongful death claim in Georgia?

How is the value of a life measured in a Georgia wrongful death case?

The adjuster says my disc problem is degenerative. Now what?

Does needing a fusion or ablation change my case?

My CT was normal but I am not myself. Can that still be a brain injury?

What does a spinal cord injury claim have to prove beyond the injury?

The driver who hit me had no insurance. What now?

The at-fault policy is not enough to cover my bills. Is that the end?

It was a hit-and-run and the driver was never found. Do I have a claim?

Do I have to give the other insurer a recorded statement?

Why is the first offer so much lower than my bills?

My claim was denied. Is it over?

A work van or company truck hit me. Does that change the claim?

The adjuster seems helpful. Do I really need a lawyer?

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