Automobile Accidents

• Driver Charged with DWI in Wreck that Hospitalized Eight Apologizes on Facebook – Sort of

  Pierce Egerton | December 19, 2011 10:52 AM | 0 CommentsGreensboro, NC

  A driver charged with DWI in a Sunday collision that hospitalized eight members of an Eden, NC, family has offered an apology on his Facebook page – well, sort of. The accident occurred on...

• Holiday Season Driving Tips

  Scott Cooper | December 19, 2011 7:41 AM | 0 CommentsHarrisburg, PA

  What driving tips and suggestions do you have for people during the holiday season? Recently, the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) put out some driving tips to make this a safer holiday...

• First Snowfall = Slow Down & Be Safe

  Timothy Smith | December 16, 2011 6:27 PM | 1 CommentTraverse City, MI

  Finally we have snow here in Traverse City, Michigan. Although our ski hills have been churning out the man-made stuff at night, today marks the first real accumulation we've had all...

• Insurance Companies Driving Profits at Consumers’ Expense

  David Mittleman | December 16, 2011 1:01 PM | 2 CommentsLansing, MI

  Historically, insurance companies were an efficient way to spread the risk of loss among many people, all of whom pay premiums into the system and each of whom would be compensated for a covered...

• Dealing with the Adjuster: Pestering Phone Calls

  Mike Bryant | December 16, 2011 12:40 PM | 0 CommentsMinneapolis, MN

  This month, we will be looking at the issue of talking to the adjuster. It is not unusual for insurance companies to have specific adjusters who are hired to speak with unrepresented people....

• Woman sentenced in connection to crash that killed 3

  Pierce Egerton | December 16, 2011 12:09 PM | 1 CommentGreensboro, NC

  With the holiday season come parties, and with parties often comes alcohol. What appears to be the final chapter in the story of a terrible accident serves as a reminder that responsibility...

• Friday Legal & Safety News Roundup: December 16, 2011

  Brett Emison | December 16, 2011 11:20 AM | 0 CommentsKansas City, MO

  Legal and safety news that caught my interest this week: Court Denies Defense Motion Seeking To Obtain Plaintiff's Social Network Information [Scott Cooper at The Injury Board] ...

• "Robbing YOU to pay Peter and Paul!"

  J. Robert Davis | December 15, 2011 7:14 PM | 0 CommentsThe Alamo City, TX

  My client suffered horrible and permanent injuries. The motorist who struck her had minimum limits of insurance. My client’s father, however, being a conscientious and responsible family...

• The Rights of a Passenger in an Auto Accident

  Randy Appleton | December 15, 2011 11:02 AM | 1 CommentGreenville, OBX & Rocky Mount, NC

  When we talk about car accident liability, we often talk about it in terms of one driver against the other. But what about the passengers in those cars? What are their rights in terms of...

• NTSB urges states to ban cell phone use by motor vehicle drivers

  Paul Napoli | December 14, 2011 9:43 PM | 9 CommentsNew York City, NY

  The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) is calling for a nationwide ban on using personal electronic devices (PEDs) such as cell phones while operating a motor vehicle. At a meeting...