Lawsuits involving serious personal injury in Georgia are very complex–even for attorneys. Issues such as the burden of proof, the rules of evidence, the law on damages, discovery rules, when deadlines occur, pre-trial and trial procedures, and how to present what it is that you are seeking to the court and/or to a jury all have to be skillfully navigated. There are no cookie-cutter “serious” personal injury lawsuits. Every case has different facts and evidence peculiar to that case. The lawyers at Matson & Matson have a well-earned reputation in Rome and throughout Georgia as a law firm that can be trusted and is loved by its clients because we are willing to fight for them and will vigorously prepare every step of the way to get the results that justice requires.

Georgia law entitles you to be fully compensated for all of your harms and losses when a negligent party injures you either through something they did directly to you or because they had a duty to do something but did not do it.

That compensation is what the law calls “damages.” Damages includes not just past medical expenses, but any future medical expenses due to the injuries you have suffered which will need medical attention in the future. It also includes lost wages and future lost wages or loss in the ability to earn income. Perhaps most importantly, the damages you are entitled to under the law include pain and suffering in the past and into the future.