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Georgia Accident & Injury: Personal Injury Lawyer Discusses Negligence Due to Safety Violations

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Safety rules exist to make sure that the community is protected. Examples of Safety Rules for driving include stopping at stop signs, staying in your lane, and following the speed limit, etc.   For the medical industry, doctors must follow certain policies and procedures so they do not do harm to their patients.   Trucking companies must follow safety rules to ensure that the goods they are carrying are properly loaded and do not exceed weight capacities.  In short, safety rules are the laws and standards of our communities that protect our families from needless injury or death.

When someone is under a duty to follow a safety rule and violates that rule and causes someone to be injured, the injured person has a right to compensation for their injuries.

When someone needlessly endangers the community, they may also face punitive damages.  Punitive damages are designed to punish the person or company that needlessly violates a safety rule.  Punitive damages are not designed to compensate the victim, but are to protect the community from having that same person or company continue to do harm.  When companies choose profits over safety and someone is injured, they should be punished so they do not needlessly endanger even more people.

If you or a loved one are injured in a Georgia car crash or an accident of any kind due to another’s carelessness, please Call or Email a Gainesville Georgia  Accident & Injury Lawyer at Breakfield & Associates, Attorneys for a free consultation.

About the authors: John Breakfield and David Purvis are attorneys with Breakfield & Associates, Attorneys in Gainesville, Georgia and handle Accident & Injury matters regarding those injured by people and companies who needlessly ignore safety rules.  The law office of Breakfield & Associates, Attorneys can assist clients throughout Georgia including: Hall County (Gainesville, Oakwood, Flowery Branch), White County (Cleveland), Barrow County (Auburn, Bethlehem, Braselton, Carl, Statham, Winder), Lumpkin County (Dahlonega), Gwinnett County (Buford, Duluth, Sugar Hill, Lawrenceville), Jackson County (Braselton, Commerce, Hoschton, Jefferson, Pendergrass), Dawson County (Dawsonville), Habersham County (Demorest, Cornelia), Clarke County (Athens) and all of Northeast Georgia.

This article should not be considered nor relied upon as legal advice since it is only intended for general overview and informational purposes.  Please consult with a Georgia Traffic Accident Attorney on your specific situation in order to determine an appropriate legal course of action.

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