Automobile Accidents

• Train Accident Ends In Death Of Passenger After Driver Commits Fatal Error

  M. Brandon Smith | May 13, 2007 10:50 PM | 0 CommentsAtlanta, GA

  When an accident involves both a train and a motor vehicle it is almost always fatal for the occupants of the vehicle. This point is unfortunately seen in a recent train vs. automobile accident that occurred in south Fulton County. According to the authorities, the driver of the vehicle was trying to cross a set of railroad tracks after the crossing bars were activated. Tragically the driver...

• Car Driving Wrong Way in San Antonio Crashes

  Shannon Weidemann | May 13, 2007 6:33 PM | 0 CommentsSan Antonio, TX

  A woman drove down the San Antonio Highway the wrong way on May 12th and caused a car accident. Both the driver and her passenger were killed. The accident happened during the early hours of the morning. Police say the car was traveling westbound in the east bound lanes of Highway 90. The driver of a pick-up truck tried to avoid that car, but was unable to. The vehicles collided. The police...

• Answers to the top 5 questions likely on your mind if you have been in an automobile accident with injuries in Virginia.

  Shapiro, Lewis & Appleton | May 13, 2007 5:00 PM | 0 CommentsNorfolk, Portsmouth & Hampton, VA

  I have taken calls from injured people in Virginia (VA) for over two decades. So, it's not hard for me to imagine what is on the mind of a person who has just been a car wreck and has been hurt as a result of someone else's fault. It's a situation that I help people with everyday. Here are some answers to questions commonly asked in this situation:1. What should I do about medical...

• Continued attacks on the jury system

  Joe Stanley | May 13, 2007 10:57 AM | 0 CommentsNorthern New York, NY

  The never ending propaganda war goes on. Advocates of big business and insurance companies are constantly misrepresenting facts and portray situations to justify their position that their should be no jury trials for any injuries caused by the fault of others because it will cost those responsible....

• More unfounded attacks on the Jury System

  Joe Stanley | May 13, 2007 10:45 AM | 0 CommentsSyracuse, NY

  The never ending propaganda war goes on. Advocates of big business and insurance companies are constantly misrepresenting facts and portray situations to justify their position that their should be no jury trials for any injuries caused by the fault of others because it will cost those responsible. This latest tirade is a other example of the ongoing distortions. The jury system works very...

• Woman Airlifted after Car Crash

  Christina Cole | May 13, 2007 2:03 AM | 0 CommentsSyracuse, NY

  In a car accident last night on Route 17, a woman was airlifted by helicopter to Westchester Medical Center, after she crashed with another vehicle.Police say they responded to a two car crash on the westbound side of Route 17 nearby Exit 107, just after 8 p.m. Initial reports indicate both cars were traveling west and bumped together before going off the side of the road, both crashing into a...

• Accident or Negligence?

  Ward Merdes | May 12, 2007 7:25 PM | 0 CommentsFairbanks, AK

  Negligence is stupidity. As a juror, just ask yourself if the defendant could have avoided this situation by being more careful. If your answer is "Yes" - then hold the defendant Negligent and give the injured person enough money to get back on their horse. It's that simple. If you break it - you buy it.Jurors are sometimes confused between "Accidents" and "Negligence." After conducting dozens...

• Auto Accidents & NASCAR

  Rick Patterson | May 12, 2007 5:54 PM | 0 CommentsLancaster, CA

  The school of thought is this: If you have more safety devices on a NASCAR vehicle, it will make the sport safer, which means less auto accidents. Not so, according to a detailed study conducted by a West Virginia University professor who examined 21 years worth of NASCAR accident reports. He concluded: The more safety regulations that were enforced the more accidents there were. I suppose the...

• What types of damages are compensable in a automobile accident case?

  Shapiro, Lewis & Appleton | May 12, 2007 4:27 PM | 0 CommentsNorfolk, Portsmouth & Hampton, VA

  The damages that you can collect for in a car wreck case in Virginia (VA) are set forth in the Virginia (VA) Model Jury Instructions, number nine. The Virginia (VA) Model Jury Instructions are a list of the law that the judge would read to the jury before they deliberate at the end of a personal injury case in a Virginia (VA) Circuit Court. North Carolina (NC) and other states have their own...

• Mother Causes Disturbance on School Bus

  Eddie Farah | May 12, 2007 8:07 AM | 0 CommentsJacksonville, FL

  It was a normal morning ride to Booker T. Washington Elementary School in Tampa. That is until the bus driver opened the doors and let in a mother and her two daughters. Then all hell broke loose.Shayla Muldrow was caught on a school bus videotape. First she asked the driver which girl slapped her daughter.At that point the driver should have been on notice that this woman was up to no good. ...