Automobile Accidents

• Driver Alert: "No Cell Phone Use" Legislation Grows and is Certain

  Kevin Dean | February 17, 2010 10:57 PM | 0 CommentsCharleston, SC

  As my readers probably know by now, I am actively opposed to cell-phone use while driving, and for good reason. Talking on the phone while driving is one of the leading causes of car accidents in...

• Toyota Corolla Now Under Investigation for Steering Problems

  Mike Ferrara | February 17, 2010 9:23 PM | 0 CommentsCherry Hill, NJ

  After getting roughly 150 complaints from Toyota Corolla owners saying that they were having trouble steering their vehicles, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration is opening...

• Protect Your Family With Underinsured Motorist Coverage

  Barry Doyle | February 17, 2010 5:01 PM | 3 CommentsCook County, IL

  Illinois’ minimum mandatory auto insurance law requires minimum policy limits that are too low to provide any real protection or benefit to car accident victims. At present, the required...

• Watch Out for Drunk Drivers during Early Morning Hours—and Not Just on the Weekends!

  Pierce Egerton | February 17, 2010 4:52 PM | 0 CommentsGreensboro, NC

  A car reportedly being driven by an intoxicated driver, Mr. Rachid Madani, rear-ended Mr. Michael Jamal Davis and his passenger, Dexter Antonio Alston, at 2:24 am on February 10, 2010 at the...

• Being Hurt in a Virginia Accident Doesn’t Mean You’re Entitled to Money

  Ben Glass | February 17, 2010 4:02 PM | 0 CommentsNorthern Virginia, VA

  When it comes to the Commonwealth of Virginia, an accident claim doesn’t automatically entitle you to compensation, even if you were injured. In Virginia, you have to prove that someone...

• The buck stops here - car crashes with deer may require expert analysis in order to prove negligence

  Doug Landau | February 17, 2010 3:34 PM | 0 CommentsFairfax, Leesburg & Loudoun, VA

  A buck totals a Mercedes Benz limousine on its way back to Clarke County, Virginia. Winchester injury and animal accident attorney Doug Landau recovered for his client, the limo driver, after...

• Toyota Recall: Toyota Will Install Brake Override System In New Vehicles

  Brett Emison | February 17, 2010 9:57 AM | 0 CommentsKansas City, MO

  Several news sources, including CNN and Bloomberg News have reported that Toyota will incorporate a brake override system (sometimes referred to as a smart brake or smart pedal system) in its new...

• Toyota Recall: Toyota's Culture Of Secrecy

  Brett Emison | February 17, 2010 7:00 AM | 0 CommentsKansas City, MO

  Amid reports that Toyota may recall additional Corolla vehicles for a dangerous steering problem and reports that Toyota's has recalled more than 10 million vehicles because of deadly sudden...

• What Insurance Covers My Alaskan Automobile Accident?

  Ward Merdes | February 16, 2010 11:50 PM | 0 CommentsFairbanks, AK

  When injured in an Alaskan automobile accident, keep you eye on who is responsible for your claims - and in what order. Normally, the person causing the accident (bad-guy) is primarily responsible....

• Nine Minnesota Snow Plow Collisions Last Week

  Mike Bryant | February 16, 2010 5:06 PM | 0 CommentsSt. Cloud, MN

  This past week there were nine collisions with snowplows on Minnesota roads. Four of them took place in southern Minnesota. Each year there are, on average, 93 accidents involving Minnesota snow...