Recent reports by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) have placed the annual number of police-recorded accidents due to driving while drowsy at around 100,000.  These easily preventable car accidents and trucking accidents cause thousands of deaths, tens of thousands of injuries, and Read more »

Driving while intoxicated is a far too common danger drivers face on the roads. Intoxicated drivers may be impaired from alcohol consumption, prescription drugs, or illegal drugs like cocaine or marijuana, although alcohol is the most frequent offense. Read more »

Around four and a half billion people worldwide have cell phones, with 260 million of those people living in the United States alone.  The invention of the cell phone has revolutionized our communication with others, whether the device is used for calling, texting, e-mailing, or browsing the web.  A mobile phone also gives us the ability to call for help when an emerge Read more »

Of the nearly six million police-reported traffic accidents in the U.S. Read more »

In my blog yesterday I said that insurance companies will try to take advantage of you any way they can.  Today I would like to talk about diminution in value claims and how insurance companies take advantage of the uninformed driver.   Read more »

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After someone has suffered a personal injury due to the negligence of another or lost a loved one after an accident, often times their first reaction is something along the lines of “I will see you in court”.  While it is true that many cases do not settle and go all the way to a jury trial, frequently the more logical and cost effective method of resolving the dispute is through mediation.  Read more »

I recently had a client come into my office who had been in a serious car accident.  He sustained significant injuries from the crash and had already accumulated very high medical bills.  My client was a passenger in a car driven by a friend.  Their vehicle was struck from the side by a large truck that was attempting to change lanes.  The impact of the collision sent my client's car into the guardrail and was also struck by the vehicl Read more »