FAQs Category: Atlanta Train Accident

Rail traffic in and around Atlanta is invariably heavy. Train travel in the area continues to be common, with Amtrak lines, MARTA commuter lines, and numerous freight-carrying lines converging on the city. With the sheer number of trains on the rails every day comes the possibility of more train accidents—including collisions with motor vehicles at highway and roadway […]

Railroad companies have a duty to use extraordinary care when it comes to train operations in and around the City of Atlanta. When a train driver or train company refuses to use reasonable care when operating a train, and an accident occurs that causes train occupants to suffer injuries, then the train driver and/or train […]

Train accidents can occur for a variety of different reasons, and several individuals and entities might bear full or partial responsibility for an accident. In many instances, train operators drive too fast, fail to obey signals and other controls, close doors too quickly (especially on commuter trains), or operate their trains while they are under […]

In Georgia personal injury cases, including those pertaining to accidents and occurrences that involve trains, accident victims only have a short deadline to file a lawsuit. Specifically, they must file their lawsuit within two years of the date on which they suffered their injuries in the accident. This hard-and-fast statute of limitations applies in almost every case. […]

Once your lawyer files a lawsuit in your Atlanta train accident case, the parties will begin the litigation process. As part of the litigation process, the parties will exchange answers to written questions called Interrogatories, and the plaintiff will usually need to participate in a deposition. The discovery process allows each side of the case to learn […]

Train accidents can result in serious injuries. Accident victims may suffer a fracture or broken bone, soft tissue contusion (such as a muscle sprain or strain), traumatic head injury, or internal injury, to name only a few. Assuming an accident victim can prove all of the other legal elements of a train accident claim, train […]