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About the Law Office of John B. Jackson

“Our Mission is to provide our clients with a network of innovative legal solutions, excellent legal representation and a dedication to quality customer service.”

For more than a decade John has focused his practice on personal injury, car accidents, wrongful death, and workers compensation claims in Carrollton, Atlanta, and Douglasville GA. He also has a limited domestic practice. He has worked for one of the premier trial firms in the United States on cases involving product liability, trucking accidents and motor vehicle accidents with injuries ranging from soft tissue injuries to fatalities. John has worked for the insurance companies and knows how to present your claim in a manner that will maximize the value of your claim.

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Personal Injury

Compassionate, Professional Legal Representation In Personal Injury Cases. Our personal injury lawyers in Carrollton are ready to help you 24 hours a day.

Workers' Compensation

We want to work on your case from the very beginning to ensure that we take the best possible care of you.

Car Accidents

Building a solid car accident lawsuit begins in the moments immediately after the accident. Call our team of dedicated accident attorneys in Carrollton today.

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“Building a solid car accident lawsuit begins in the moments immediately after the car crash. “

A car accident can be a terrifying experience. The days and weeks following the car wreck can be confusing and unsettling. While the actual car crash happens in the span of a few seconds, your injuries may take weeks, months, or even years to heal.

In order to get compensation for the pain and suffering, minimize the confusion, and speed up the process contact one of the car accident attorneys at John B. Jackson. The John B. Jackson Law Firm has car accident lawyers in 3 different locations to serve you.

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Accidental injuries can happen anywhere, and when they do, they often result in serious damages. Your injuries may require extensive medical care and treatments, lengthy recovery times that can prevent you from working or doing the activities you once enjoyed, and long-term disabilities that can impact your overall quality of life. If you are the victim of a personal injury and you live in Carrollton or Douglasville GA, you may require the services of a personal injury lawyer. Contact John B. Jackson Law firm today for a free consultation. You deserve the kind of dedicated, effective legal representation that gets results.

In cases involving personal injuries and accidents, determining what your claim is worth is more than just adding up medical bills and damages to property. It is important to take into consideration the impact your injury could have on your life in the future, psychically, emotionally, and financially. When determining what your injury claim may be worth, it is important consider the following factors:

  • The potential for suffering chronic conditions, with could result in periodic relapses and require ongoing treatment;
  • The impacts health problems could have now and in the future on your ability to participate in activities and do the things you enjoy;
  • The potential for permanent scarring or disfigurement; and
  • Lasting disabilities that could affect your ability to work in your chosen field and could impact your earning potential and future savings.

All of these things and more need to be carefully considered when calculating the total amount your personal injury claim may be worth. Unfortunately, these are often the type of expenses that are either left out or underestimated when dealing with insurance companies. To get a truly accurate estimate of what your claim is worth is to contact our experienced Georgia personal injury attorneys for a free case review.

In the aftermath of an accident, injured victims often mistakenly believe that the insurance company is on their side and will help them to get the amount of compensation they deserve. Unfortunately, this is not the case. The insurer is operating a business, and like any business, their bottom line is making money. In order to accomplish this, companies often limit administrative costs by limiting the amount of time and effort spent on each claim, with the result being that offers to settle your claim may be far less than what you expected or what your case is actually worth. According to the Georgia Office of Insurance, avoid signing an insurance release accepting settlement of your accident claim before doing the following:

  • Conducting your own investigation into the costs associated with replacing or repairing any property damaged in the accident;
  • Speaking with your doctor about the prognosis for your injuries, any future treatments you may require, and any lasting effects or disabilities you may suffer;
  • Keeping a written record of all bills and statements you have received, as well as all correspondence you have had with the company and its representatives; and
  • Consulting with a legal professional before signing a release accepting a settlement amount.

You have one chance to get the compensation you need to recover from your injuries. It pays to have our experienced personal injury attorneys working on your behalf and negotiating with the insurance company to ensure you get the maximum amount you deserve.

In the aftermath of an accidental injury, it does not take long for medical bills to come flooding in. Depending on the circumstances of your accident, you may be entitled to compensation for these bills and other costs associated with your injuries. How do you manage these medical costs while waiting for your case to settle? You can always elect to have your bills paid through your own private insurance. If you do this, you are still free to receive compensation for these costs through your insurance claim or through a personal injury lawsuit. Your other option is to have our attorneys file a letter of protection on your behalf with your medical providers. This letter lets them know that you are involved in a lawsuit, and assures creditors that they will be paid through the proceeds of your suit or claim.

While most accident victims want to get the maximum amount of compensation for their injuries, many have concerns about actually taking their cases to court. According to statistics from Black’s Law Dictionary, in approximately 95 percent of personal injury cases, the injured party receives a settlement without ever having to step foot in a courtroom. A major reason that insurance companies are willing to settle is that a court proceeding will likely result in increased costs, such as court fees and legal expenses.

Any money saved by offering you less than what your claim is worth is cancelled out by these costs. Additional motivation for at-fault parties to settle is that if a claim amount cannot be agreed upon and the case goes to trial, a judge will then set the amount, which is again likely to involve additional costs, thereby eliminating any savings for the insurer or at fault party.

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Suffering an injury on the job can affect your ability to continue working, necessitating a workers’ compensation claim. That accident can also be career-ending or life-threatening. No matter how severely you were injured, contact The Law Office of John B. Jackson, in Atlanta, Douglasville, and Carrollton, Georgia for the information you need on the process of filing a workers’ compensation claim.

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There are various legal defenses that defendants can employ to avoid liability in a Georgia personal injury negligence claim. Some of these defenses are fairly straightforward. For instance, if it was a wrongful act or some form of negligence on your own part that ultimately caused your personal injuries, it is unlikely that you will be able to recover monetary damages in your personal injury action whether or not the defendant was negligent. This makes sense at least to the extent that you and you alone should be responsible for injuries and damages that you yourself ultimately caused.

However, some legal defenses commonly employed by defendants in personal injury actions are not so clear. One of the clearest examples of such a defense is known as assumption of risk. This defense, which is often misunderstood if not completely overlooked by those contemplating the filing of a personal injury lawsuit, can be devastating to the outcome of your case. Do not wait until it is too late to seek help from a Georgia personal injury attorney. The John B Jackson personal injury law firm comes highly recommended in the Douglasville area. If you have suffered personal injuries because of another’s negligence, reach out to us to find out how the assumption of risk defense could potentially impact the outcome of your Georgia personal injury action. 

What is the Assumption of Risk for Personal Injury Cases in Georgia?

The gist of this commonly employed defense will likely strike you as pretty simple at first. Don’t be fooled though. Essentially, this defense stands for the following proposition: 

If you are voluntarily and knowingly engaging in an activity that carries with it a high risk that you will sustain a particular type of injury, than you should not be allowed  to receive compensation for these foreseeable injuries should they actually come about.

After all, by choosing to engage in said activities, despite an apparent risk of harm, you have assumed the risk of any foreseeable repercussions. The assumption of risk defense stems from Georgia Code § 51-11-7 which instructs as follows:

“If the plaintiff by ordinary care could have avoided the consequences to himself caused by the defendant’s negligence, he is not entitled to recover. In other cases, the defendant is not relieved, although the plaintiff may in some way have contributed to  the injury sustained.”

The justification underlying this statute as it applies to assumption of risk is fairly straightforward. Namely, if you knew the danger that you were placing yourself in by engaging in a particular activity, than you could have avoided this danger easily by not engaging in such a dangerous activity in the first place. This code could apply even if there happened to be a degree of negligence by a prospective defendant. The bottom line is that if you were “asking for it” you are not entitled to turn around and point fingers at anyone else. 

A defendant in a Georgia personal injury case will likely succeed with this defense and avoid liability if their personal injury attorney is able to prove all of the following:

  1. The particular dangers associated with the specific activity that the Plaintiff was engaging in was something that the Plaintiff had knowledge of.
  2. The Plaintiff actually understood what these risks were.
  3. The Plaintiff was not forced or otherwise coerced to engage in this risky activity.

How is the Assumption of Risk Interpreted?

Actually delineating the activities and underlying circumstances that might be considered an assumption of risk is where this legal defense gets a bit ambiguous and convoluted to say the least. Sure, it makes logical sense that individuals should not be able to collect monetary damages for injuries that they knowingly or recklessly exposed themselves to. However, this seemingly logical proposition carries with it a multitude of unanswered questions:

  • What constitutes a “dangerous activity” for the purposes of Georgia law?
  • Under what circumstances can a person be said to have “understood” the risk involved with an activity?
  • Under what circumstances can an individual be said to have voluntarily engaged in this activity?

These are all fantastic questions. The answers of which are not completely clear and tend to change and evolve as the Georgia legal system struggles to apply the underlying law on a case-by-case basis to a dizzying array of facts and circumstances. The following will be a few hypothetical situations setting forth how the Georgia judicial system has applied the assumption of risk defense in the past:

  1. If you attempt to break up a dog fight, you will most likely be found to have assumed the risk of getting bit.
  2. If you go swimming although you know that you are not the strongest of swimmers and thereafter drown, you will likely be found to have assumed this risk of drowning.
  3. If you swim in a lake that you are fully aware contains alligators and thereafter sustain personal injuries from an alligator attack, you have assumed the risk of these injuries.

Of note, this particular defense also often comes into play in the world of recreational sports. Namely, if you suffer a concussion while playing recreational football, you will most likely face an assumption of risk defense and find yourself unable to collect damages for your related medical bills.

When Can the Assumption of Risk Be Applied for Georgia Personal Injury Cases?

While there may be some scenarios where an assumption of risk defense is pretty obvious, the merits of this commonly utilized defense tactic is heavily dependent upon the circumstances of each particular case.

Georgia courts seem to be constantly struggling with the application of the assumption of risk defense and how to best uphold the policy behind the legislation from one case to the next. For instance, Georgia courts have had an especially difficult time applying this defense to minor plaintiffs. After all, at what age can a child be said to truly understand the risk inherent in their actions? 

The Georgia judicial system has held that children as young as seven can assume the risk. So long as the risk in question was a clear and obvious danger and the individual child was actually capable of understanding and appreciating this risk, this child could be found to have assumed the risk associated with his or her injuries. 

Contact a Georgia Personal Injury Attorney Today

The overall takeaway is that, should you find yourself facing a personal injury action, it is absolutely essential that you consult with a well-versed Georgia personal injury attorney like those at the Law Office of John B. Jackson.