Alpharetta Personal Injury Attorney
Posted on May 5, 2012 By Van Sant Law, LLC
If you're injured in an automobile or truck accident , it is important to have yourself treated by medical professionals, and yet so many people do not seek the treatment they need. As an ...
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Posted on May 3, 2012 By Van Sant Law, LLC
Sometimes the best advice for avoiding accidents is to stay off the road. When you live in or around a large city, you get used to hearing daily traffic reports of accidents that are clogging the ...
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Posted on Apr 29, 2012 By Van Sant Law, LLC
Every day when we get in our cars, we are taking on a big responsibility. If we're driving someone else somewhere, that responsibility increases. When a car accident causes serious damage to ...
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Posted on Apr 27, 2012 By Van Sant Law, LLC
The Georgia State Fair is opening today in Macon, If you're looking for something interesting and fun to do, try to get out there between now and May 7 to take advantage of all the exhibits, ...
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Posted on Apr 26, 2012 By Van Sant Law, LLC
Graduation time is coming up fast, and many young drivers will be the recipients of new cars in honor of the occasion. If you're planning on gifting your graduate with a brand new vehicle, you ...
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Posted on Apr 17, 2012 By Van Sant Law, LLC
According to the Forsyth County News , a 50-year-old Forsyth County man was killed and his wife injured when two pickup trucks collided Sunday afternoon on Hwy. 369 in northwestern Forsyth, ...
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Posted on Apr 16, 2012 By Van Sant Law, LLC
Authorities in Alpharetta, Georgia are investigating a multiple car accident that turned into a fatal wreck on Ga. 400 last week. A 68-year-old Cumming man died at the scene and another remains in ...
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Posted on Apr 13, 2012 By Van Sant Law, LLC
Driving a semi-truck requires more than just concentration; it demands the free use of the driver's hands to steer, signal, shift gears, control mirrors and perform other necessary functions. ...
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Posted on Apr 11, 2012 By Van Sant Law, LLC
Nearly 130,000 people are injured in America each year in collisions with commercial trucks , As many as 90 percent of those accidents are either caused or worsened by human error on the part of ...
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Posted on Apr 9, 2012 By Van Sant Law, LLC
Driver's side air bags have been mandatory since 1994, but an air bag cover on the steering wheel or dashboard doesn't guarantee that the air bag is really there. Missing air bags in used cars ...
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Posted on Apr 6, 2012 By Van Sant Law, LLC
According to the 2011 Georgia Crash Analysis Statistics and Information Report (CASI), one quarter of all roadway fatalities in the state are alcohol related. The fight against drunk drivers does not ...
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Posted on Apr 2, 2012 By Van Sant Law, LLC
A terrible one-vehicle highway accident in Kansas took the lives of at least five family members and injured 13 more on Sunday, when the customized RV they were traveling in hit the guardrail on a ...
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Posted on Mar 13, 2012 By Van Sant Law, LLC
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has announced upcoming public hearings based on the findings of a recently published survey on distracted driving and draft guidelines they are ...
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Posted on Mar 7, 2012 By Van Sant Law, LLC
Music is a great way to pump you up, but you may not know that music is also an excellent way to reduce stress. Whether you listen to classical, country, pop, alternative or head-banging, heavy metal ...
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Posted on Mar 5, 2012 By Van Sant Law, LLC
Mondays Are Big Days for Accident Claims Tthere's nothing worse than a Monday, unless it's a Monday after you've had a car accident over the weekend. Monday is the day when insurance ...
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Posted on Mar 2, 2012 By Van Sant Law, LLC
When it comes to avoiding accidents , much depends on the roads themselves. Winters can be rough on Georgia roads and highways, and that can be tough on your car or truck. Just as the ground hog comes ...
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Posted on Feb 29, 2012 By Van Sant Law, LLC
Nearly every day our office receives calls from people who are not exactly sure if they need an attorney. Usually those conversations begin with: "I'm not sure if I'm calling the right ...
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Posted on Feb 27, 2012 By Van Sant Law, LLC
A case is making its way through Illinois courts this year that could have far-reaching consequences for the families of victims killed in car accidents. As a Georgia personal injury attorney , I work ...
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Posted on Feb 24, 2012 By Van Sant Law, LLC
When Atlanta gets a break in the weather, you know it on the freeway. Not only do sunroofs open up and convertible tops go down, but the motorcycle riders are out in full force. With spring ...
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Posted on Feb 22, 2012 By Van Sant Law, LLC
Have you ever been driving down the road and seen someone on the side of the highway looking for something? Have you ever wondered what could possibly be so important to risk life and limb on a busy ...
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Posted on Feb 20, 2012 By Van Sant Law, LLC
An Atlanta driver crossed over the center line on a rain slicked Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd. at Hightower just before Midnight Sunday night, slamming into another car, severely injuring herself and ...
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Posted on Feb 13, 2012 By Van Sant Law, LLC
As a personal injury attorney , it's my responsibility to know the law and to represent my clients to the best of my ability. There are times when automobile accidents occur where the liability ...
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Posted on Jan 30, 2012 By Van Sant Law, LLC
More than ten people died in an accident on a stretch of Interstate 75 south of Gainesville, Florida early Sunday morning, supposedly due to heavy smoke and fire from a brush fire that authorities say ...
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Posted on Jan 27, 2012 By Van Sant Law, LLC
When you're involved in a car accident that involves a professional truck driver, there are numerous additional factors that need to be considered. While it is always wise to contact an attorney ...
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Posted on Jan 25, 2012 By Van Sant Law, LLC
It's never a pretty picture when a tractor trailer accident involves a smaller vehicle. Car and truck accidents can close interstates, shut down roadways, and they can also be deadly. There are ...
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