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What is a spoliation letter and why does it matter?
It is a formal demand that the trucking company preserve logs, ECM data and maintenance records. Without it, evidence a carrier is only required to keep for six months legally disappears.
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- What should I do after a hit-and-run in Georgia?Report it to police immediately, canvass for cameras within days, and notify your own carrier: your uninsured motorist coverage is almost always the path to recovery when the other driver flees.
- What is my rear-end accident worth?Value is driven by diagnosis, treatment consistency, permanency and available coverage, not by the size of the dent. A herniated disc with injections and a surgical recommendation is a fundamentally different case from a resolved strain.
- Do I have to give a recorded statement to the other insurance company?No. You have no obligation to give the at-fault driver's insurer a recorded statement, and doing so before your diagnosis is complete usually only helps them build a comparative fault defense.
- How long do I have to file a claim in Georgia?Two years for injury and wrongful death, four for property damage, but ante litem notice against a city can be due in six months. The practical deadline is much sooner than the legal one because evidence disappears.
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