How does social media affect wrongful death claims in Georgia involving truck accidents?

How does social media affect wrongful death claims in Georgia involving truck accidents?

Trucking wrongful death cases are among the most complex and high-value personal injury claims in Georgia. Under O.C.G.A. § 51-4-2, the surviving spouse (or children) may recover the full value of the deceased’s life, including economic and non-economic components. Defense firms retained by trucking companies and their insurers are highly sophisticated in social media investigation. They will search for posts by surviving family members that could minimize damages, suggest premature emotional recovery, or create inconsistencies with claimed grief and loss. At Haug Barron Law Group, our attorneys — who are members of the AAJ Trucking Litigation Group — have extensive experience protecting the full value of wrongful death claims in truck accident cases from social media attacks.