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Rear-end collisions are one of the most common types of automobile accidents, making up nearly 30 percent of all accidents nationwide. They are often caused by a negligent driver who is not paying attention to the road or traffic ahead. With the added distraction of...
Rollover accidents cause 10,000 fatalities a year according to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA). This is especially alarming because only 2.5 percent of all car accidents are rollover accidents. These are the most deadly type of car or truck...
Each year, Smart Growth America releases a Dangerous by Design report which evaluates where pedestrian fatalities happen across the country and provides metropolitan rankings based on the Pedestrian Danger Index (PDI). Released in May 2014, this report identifies the...
Florida is one of the few states with a no-fault insurance system. What this means is that auto insurance pays benefits to the insured driver following an accident, regardless of who was at fault in that accident. Florida drivers are required by law to have this...
Is General Motors criminally liable for failing to disclose problems with ignition switches in its vehicles? According to an article from Reuters, multiple government agencies, including the Florida Attorney Generals’ office, are trying to determine the answer to that...
An interesting workers compensation decision handed down by a New Jersey appellate court panel demonstrates why an employee, in Florida and elsewhere, should not give up on a workers’ comp claim too easily. Workers’ compensation laws do vary to a degree from state to...
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration tallied 4,424 fatalities in Florida for 2012, the latest year for which it has complete records. The following are some specifics regarding the statistics with ways to avoid joining the numbers for the current year....
Here’s a recent news story that illustrates why attorneys can be necessary to settle insurance claims and recover what is owed to claimants. Insurance companies at their best are trying to pay as little as possible to claimants, but in this case the insurance company...
Late this summer, a British insurance company conducted a survey of 1,000 British motorists. About 27% of respondents reported experiencing a “near miss” of an auto accident related to their footwear. Aside from the obvious hazard of getting your flip-flop wedged...
A person suffering from a traumatic brain injury (TBI) can walk away from an auto accident with no symptoms, only to have their condition worsen hours, days or even weeks later. In fact, TBI’s can even occur without the victim losing consciousness. If damage occurs...