Regional updates tagged with 'Car Accidents'

One good thing has come out of the soaring gas prices, Traffic deaths have decreased. Thirty one states report that highway traffic deaths have decreased since the gas crisis.The last time...

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AHHH...Cape Cod in the summer. Beaches, fried seafood, sun and surf ...and NO left hand turns! I was at a cocktail party over the weekend for a local charity in which I'm involved. One of the...

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The question has to do with stale medical bills and a delayed billing by the medical service provider. The billing was not originally made and when it was, six years later, it was too late to file...

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On Monday, June 2, 2008, a horrible collision occurred on U.S. 280 in Mountain Brook. According to the Birmingham News, a 20-year old Auburn University student, Heather Eagan, may have fallen...

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You are in a minor impact accident. Your neck hurts. You've been to the emergency room, and you are following up with a chiropractor. Do you have a case? Is it worth pursuing? Should you hire a...

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When you or someone you know has been injured in an accident, there are several things you need to know about your medical treatment in the event your case eventually gets into litigation. First,...

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This is an interesting case. The Birmingham News reported in its May 27 edition that Patsy Hamaker has sued her employer, the Furnace, as a result of a single car collision which occurred after work...

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You've been in a car accident. It's the other person's fault. Your six month old car is totaled (In Alabama, that means the damage is greater than 75% of the value of the car). You owe the finance...

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Do you follow the Rules of the Road? Did you even know that Alabama has a code section (Section 32-5A-1) governing the rules of the road? Remember that little book (Driver Manual) you had to study...

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Over the years, we have received calls from several people who have had a collision with a deer or other animal. In many of those occasions, we have had to tell the individual that there is not much...

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In April, the Birmingham News reported that the number of post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) cases continue to climb at thet Birmingham VA Medical Center. It is amazing how the news media and...

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Following a wreck the insurance company wants to total the car but the client wants to have it repaired? What should it be repaired or totaled? What will the lawyer need to review in order to answer...

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Teach your teens about driving defensively when farm equipment may also be on the roadway. You should know that fall is the time when a greater number of accidents happen. The Iowa State Extension...

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Another potential source is driver distraction is the global positioning system or GPS that several manufacturers place in cars as standard equipment. As a person with a brain trained in the law...

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Though legislation varies county-to-county, each state has an established set of vehicle and traffic laws, each of which contains a section or subsection that states: "No person shall stop or...

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