Automobile Accidents

• Chrysler Recalls 400,000 Minivans

  Christina Cole | May 11, 2007 11:06 PM | 0 CommentsOrange County, CA

  Chrysler has recalled over 400,000 - 2005 Dodge Caravan and Chrysler Town & Country minivans for defective airbags that may not deploy on impact due to corrosion on the sensors.Chrysler will be notifying customers of the auto defect and fixing all the faulty air bags. The recall affects only vehicles that were sold or registered in those states that use large amounts of road salt.Approximately...

• Court of Appeals Holds That Livestock Owner Did Not Breach the Standard of Care When it Failed to Warn or Fence Land Adjacent to a Roadway Through an Open Range

  Geoff Trachtenberg | May 11, 2007 5:12 PM | 0 CommentsScottsdale, AZ

  The other day, Division One affirmed the trial court's granting summary judgment to a livestock owner in connection with an accident occurring on a portion of unfenced "open range" land. The case, Brookover v. Roberts Enterprises, Inc., held that the plaintiff failed to show facts evidencing conduct below the applicable standard of "ordinary care."To get there the Court of Appeals seized upon...

• All We Do Is Injury Law

  Shapiro, Lewis & Appleton | May 11, 2007 12:52 PM | 0 CommentsNorfolk, Portsmouth & Hampton, VA

  Our firm uses the slogan "All we do is injury law" to summarize what our firm's focus is. However, there are really many types of cases within personal injury law. As a Virginia (VA) personal injury attorney, it always amazes me that clients may not fully understand what areas of law we practice in when we say we do injury law. I have had a client indicate that he didn't contact me about the...

• PIP Due To Sunset After Lobbyists Clash in Legislature

  Eddie Farah | May 11, 2007 12:29 PM | 0 CommentsJacksonville, FL

  It was a long fought fight. The Senate this legislative session had come up with a four year extention to PIP (Personal Injury Protection) that provides $10,000 in hospital coverage when drivers are involved in an auto accident, even when they don't have medical insurance. But the lobbyists for insurance companies fought back arguing that PIP is full of fraud and anyone can claim injuries.In...

• As More Teens Die in Springtime Auto Crashes Allstate Insurance Company Praised For PR Campaign

  Mike Ferrara | May 11, 2007 9:55 AM | 0 CommentsCherry Hill, NJ

  Another teen driver dead. Three more teens injured. The Spring slaughter of teenage drivers continues unabated. The lastest tragedy happened yesterday in Dearborn, Michigan when a 17 year old was killed and three teen passangers, aged 15, 15 and 17, were seriously injured when their 2006 Jeep SUV rolled over and struck a tree. Police report speeding played a factor. As as been...

• Highway Pass Leads to Three Vehicle Collision

  Christina Cole | May 11, 2007 9:39 AM | 0 CommentsChico, CA

  In a car crash, Thursday, a Honda Prelude was left facing the wrong direction on a busy highway. The accident didn't cause any injuries but the driver of another vehicle that was involved was arrested for driving under the influence.A California Highway Patrol spokesman said the accident involved three vehicles - the Honda Prelude, Honda CRV and an International moving van.The accident occurred...

• Car Accident Insurance Up For Debate in NC

  Christina Medlin | May 11, 2007 8:57 AM | 0 CommentsRaleigh, NC

  The NC General Assembly is currently debating a bill that would significantly increase the insurance coverage of NC drivers. H 1601, currently debated in the NC General Assembly, is an act to require uninsured and underinsured motorist coverage and to increase the limits for uninsured and underinsured motorist coverage. There are 3 types of coverage that a NC driver should have under a NC...

• LAPD Patrol Car Hits Stalled Vehicle; Kills Motorist

  Christina Cole | May 11, 2007 3:02 AM | 0 CommentsSan Diego, CA

  A man was killed, Friday, when his vehicle, stopped at a car accident scene, was rear-ended by an LAPD Patrol Car on the Ronald Reagan Freeway.It is currently unclear if the vehicle had been involved in an accident prior to being struck by a cruiser from the Los Angeles Police Department's Mission Station, said a sergeant from LAPD's Traffic Division.A male was killed in the crash, west of Tampa...

• Fayette Wreck Kills Two From Oklahoma

  Lee Coleman | May 10, 2007 12:20 PM | 0 CommentsBowling Green, KY

  An Oklahoma couple was killed yesterday near the Scott County line. They had just left the Kentucky Horse Park and were heading to a relatives farm. When they attempted to cross Georgetown Road to get to the farm's entrance they collided with a blue van. One died at the scene the other later at the University of Kentucky Medical Center. The driver of the van was injured and sent to the hospital...

• What is an injury lawyer looking for in an automobile accident case?

  Shapiro, Lewis & Appleton | May 10, 2007 9:01 AM | 0 CommentsNorfolk, Portsmouth & Hampton, VA

  There are three components of a good vehicle collision case, namely 1) liability, 2) damages and 3) insurance. You need to have all three of these elements in order for you to have a car wreck injury claim that I can help you with. If any of these elements is missing, I may be forced to decline the case because it isn't one that I would be successful at getting you compensation for.Liability...