Pedestrian Wrongful Death in Atlanta: What Georgia Families Need to Know About Filing a Claim

When a pedestrian is killed by a driver in Atlanta, Georgia law creates two separate claims: a wrongful death claim for the “full value of the life” of the person who died, and an estate claim for medical bills, funeral costs, and pre-death pain and suffering. O.C.G.A. § 51-4-2 sets a fixed order of who […]