Posts tagged accidents

• Oklahoma Commercial Trucking Accident Kills

  Christy Thompson | November 27, 2009 5:42 PM | 36 CommentsChandler, AZ Category: Automobile Accidents
  

  A collision in Lincoln County, Oklahoma was the cause of Johnny Leemaster's death. It happens far too frequently and more so now than just about ever in US roadway history. Leemaster was...

• New Year's Safety: Some Easy Common Sense Tips

  Christy Thompson | December 29, 2009 2:52 PM | 2 CommentsChandler, AZ Category: Miscellaneous
  

  As we approach the new year, the plans for those jubilant New Year's parties begin. With all the hoopla and planning, it's easy to forget about safety. Here are some common sense tips....

• Pedestrian Accident in Phoenix brings up Personal Injury Question

  Christy Thompson | November 24, 2009 2:00 PM | 2 CommentsChandler, AZ Category: Automobile Accidents
  

  On November 18, 2009 at approximately 3:45pm MST, an Arizona pedestrian was struck by a car in the Cave Creek, Phoenix area. To date, no witnesses or cameras have been able to concretely confirm...

• Legislature Passes Bill Limiting Teen Driving

  Staff Writer | May 14, 2007 4:37 PM | 2 CommentsPhoenix, AZ Category: Automobile Accidents
  

  Last week, the Arizona Legislature passed the Teenage Driver Safety Act, legislation which places driving limitations on new young drivers to help minimize risk of automobile accidents. The bill limits teens as follows:The act provides for driving restrictions from midnight to 5 a.m. and passenger limitations for the first six months a new teen driver holds a Class G driver's license. According...

• New Technology in Windshields from General Motors to Aid Aging Drivers

  Christy Thompson | January 07, 2010 10:49 PM | 1 CommentChandler, AZ Category: Automobile Accidents
  

  General Motors is also using technology to help older drivers. The company's Human Machine Interface division is developing a windshield to help older drivers compensate for vision loss and slower...

• Car Accident Preparation: Your Best Defense

  Christy Thompson | November 08, 2009 2:24 AM | 1 CommentChandler, AZ Category: Automobile Accidents
  

  When you've been in a bad car accident, there's plenty to handle that seems so overwhelming. Before talking to insurance companies or engaging legal counsel, there are a few things to consider...

• Maricopa County Loses a Fine Judge

  Staff Writer | April 09, 2007 10:53 AM | 1 CommentPhoenix, AZ Category: Motorcycle Accidents
  

  Today we mourn the loss of a Judge with the Juvenile Division of the Maricopa County Superior Court. Judge John Gaylord was appointed to the Maricopa County Superior Court in 2000 and for the past three years was assigned to the Juvenile Court facility in Mesa. I never had an opportunity to appear in front of Judge Gaylord in the Juvenile Court. However, I know that Judge Gaylord had an...

• Recent Tribune Article Discusses Motorcycle Safety

  Staff Writer | February 02, 2007 11:15 AM | 1 CommentPhoenix, AZ Category: Motorcycle Accidents
  

  The East Valley Tribune recently published an article highlighting a twenty-two percent increase in fatal motorcycle accidents in the past year in Arizona. According to the Tribune,Overall, the number of fatal Arizona motorcycle collisions doubled from 2001 to 2005, and transportation officials say they are particularly concerned about a surge in driver deaths in the 45-to-54-year-old age...

• Arizona One of the Deadliest for Victims of Drinking and Driving

  Staff Writer | December 01, 2006 9:37 AM | 1 CommentPhoenix, AZ Category: Property Owner's Liability (Slip & Fall)
  

  Arizona is near the top of the nation for a topic which, like golf, would have us all feel better if the score were substantially lower. According to the East Valley Tribune, alcohol played a factor in almost half of all fatal automobile crashes last year. A report prepared by an organization known asEnd Needless Death on Our Roadways, shows Arizona is 15th in alcohol-related fatal crashes,...

• Enron and Corporate America

  Staff Writer | February 08, 2006 1:01 PM | 1 CommentPhoenix, AZ Category: Wrongful Death
  

  The trial of Enron executives Kenneth Lay and Jeffrey Skilling began this last week in a Houston, Texas courtroom. This corporate scandal and the beginning of the trial of its former executives has reinforced my opinion about why jurors rathern than government or corporate America should have the final say about what corporations should and should not do, and when corporations should be held...