Automobile Accidents

• Michigan Auto Insurance Industry Trying to Break Its Promise of Fair Coverage

  David Mittleman | September 12, 2011 4:25 PM | 4 CommentsLansing, MI

  Nearly 40 years ago, the people of the State of Michigan, represented by the state legislature, entered into an agreement with the automobile insurance industry. The No-Fault Act, which was passed...

• Mediation to Settle a Case

  Mike Bryant | August 24, 2011 12:37 PM | 4 CommentsMinneapolis, MN

  We have a lot of mediations. This is of the settlement tools that are a part of the Alternative Resolution Process (ADR) as required by the Minnesota Courts. You can't go to trial in Minnesota with...

• Another Pedestrian Dies in Honolulu - why?

  Wayne Parsons | August 03, 2011 5:04 PM | 4 CommentsHonolulu, HI

  Pedestrian deaths area chronic problem in Hawaii. I have written extensively on the subject in the past and today another death has renewed my interest. KITV News Now reported today...

• Did You Know... One-Quarter Of Car Crashes Involve A Gadget?

  Brett Emison | July 25, 2011 11:32 AM | 4 CommentsKansas City, MO

  Drivers take distracted driving dangers for granted thinking it can't happen to me. Chances are you've probably done it yourself. Sam Biddle at Gizmodo reports that a study by the Governors Highway...

• Is John Stossel A Closet Socialist?

  Brett Emison | June 17, 2011 11:03 AM | 4 CommentsKansas City, MO

  John Stossel has branded himself a die-hard libertarian and conservative host on the Fox Business channel. But is he really a closet socialist? Stossel is no fan of trial lawyers or the American...

• Remembering John on Father’s Day – A Daughter’s Story

  Pierce Egerton | June 16, 2011 5:42 PM | 4 CommentsGreensboro, NC

  A few days ago, I posted an article about teen driving, the leading cause of death among Americans between the ages of 15 and 20. In that article, I pointed out that 2 out of 3 fatalities in crashes...

• The case for Kyle Busch

  Lawrence Egerton | June 08, 2011 5:48 PM | 4 CommentsGreensboro, NC

  When I first started practice, there were no public defenders. Young lawyers handled most of the criminal cases. I handled several 1st degree murder cases in my first few years of practice. Now I...

• How the Yellow Dot Program Saves Lives

  David Mittleman | May 31, 2011 9:37 AM | 4 CommentsLansing, MI

  When an auto accident takes place, medical first responders are often immediately dispatched to the scene. These responders – police officers, firefighters, EMTs, even local volunteers –...

• Minnesota Consumers are Under Attack at the Legislature

  Mike Bryant | May 03, 2011 9:18 AM | 4 CommentsSt. Cloud, MN

  What is the old joke? The legislature is in session, hold onto your pocketbooks? Well you might want to hold even tighter onto your civil rights and protections. There has been a group of insurance...

• Financing A Vehicle? Make Sure you Have Real Car Insurance

  Mike Bryant | April 11, 2011 2:17 PM | 4 CommentsMinneapolis, MN

  We sometimes get involved in a case with a person who had their finance company purchase car insurance for them. Usually, it's a high risk driver or a person who didn't come forward with their own...