Automobile Accidents

• Beware: Scary Hospital Tactics in Patient Billing

  Ed Normand | August 10, 2011 4:22 PM | 0 CommentsOrlando, FL

  A 53 year old woman is involved in a motor vehicle accident. No fault of her own. She is taken via ambulance to Munroe Regional Medical Center in Ocala, Florida. While there she fills out her...

• New Wisconsin Auto Insurance Laws Unfriendly to Drivers

  Paul Jacquart | August 10, 2011 11:26 AM | 0 CommentsMilwaukee, WI

  The Wisconsin Commissioner of Insurance has issued a summary of Wisconsin's new auto insurance laws: oci.wi.gov/bulletin/0711act14.htm. The new rules favor insurance carriers by increasing the proof...

• Driving Safely: Aggressive Driving

  Millie Suk | August 10, 2011 10:18 AM | 1 CommentRochester, MN

  We’ve all done it – been in a rush to make an appointment or simply been irritated by rush-hour traffic and honked our horn, sped, or tailgated another vehicle in the hopes of getting...

• Social Host Liability In South Carolina

  Brad Hewett | August 10, 2011 8:45 AM | 0 CommentsFlorence / Myrtle Beach, SC

  Imagine that you are hosting your family and friends at a Labor Day cookout. Everyone is enjoying themselves, watching fireworks, eating hamburgers and drinking beers. As you pull a beer out of the...

• Rash of Wisconsin Bicycle Deaths Due to Inattentive Driving Hits Wisconsin

  David Lowe | August 09, 2011 4:48 PM | 0 CommentsMilwaukee, WI

  Wisconsin bicycle deaths caused by inattentive driving have occurred at an alarming rate this summer. Distracted and inattentive drivers are responsible for at least 6 deaths of bicylists since July...

• Operation Lifesaver Saving Countless Lives, But Work is Far From Done

  Pierce Egerton | August 09, 2011 2:08 PM | 0 CommentsGreensboro, NC

  Operation Lifesaver Has Greatly Reduced Crossing Fatalities Highway-rail grade crossing accidents claim the lives of hundreds of people each year. But the number of fatalities would be...

• Rapping Against Texting While Driving

  Marie Booth | August 09, 2011 12:15 PM | 0 CommentsGreensboro, NC

  Bad driving is everywhere. It’s inescapable. But reckless driving can be prevented. Teens are more at risk for reckless driving than adults. The number one cause of death for teens is...

• Hawaii is significantly reducing automobile accident deaths

  Wayne Parsons | August 09, 2011 12:26 AM | 0 CommentsHonolulu, HI

  The 6,618 automobile fatalities in the first quarter of 2011 are a grim reminder of the importance of safe driving. The National Hawaii Traffic Safety Adminstration (NHTSA) reports that deaths...

• Electric, Hybrid Vehicles Must Emit Noise to Warn Pedestrians, NHTSA Says

  Shapiro, Lewis & Appleton | August 08, 2011 3:29 PM | 6 CommentsNorfolk, Portsmouth & Hampton, VA

  Electric vehicles such as the Nissan Leaf can be great for the environment, but they are often so quiet that pedestrians don't hear them coming. As a result, more and more road-crossing accidents...

• Did You Know... Defendants Can Receive Benefits of a Plaintiff's Health Insurance?

  Brett Emison | August 08, 2011 12:04 PM | 0 CommentsKansas City, MO

  Did you know that some states have implemented tort reforms that provide defendants with the benefits of the plaintiff's own health insurance when calculating damages? Evidence of this type of...