If another driver failed to yield and caused your St. Paul, MN, traffic accident, you may be able to hold them accountable for your injuries and related losses. A St. Paul failure to yield accident lawyer from Ben Crump Law, PLLC can use evidence, including the police report about the accident, witness statements, and accident …
Pittsburgh residents and property owners who are affected by the water contamination crisis may be entitled to compensation. If you or a loved one was sickened by one of the many cancer-causing chemicals found in your water supply or distribution process, you could be entitled to compensation. A Pittsburgh water contamination lawyer will protect your …
Side-impact car collisions are less common than head-on or rear-end collisions, but they have the potential to cause more injuries. In a side-impact collision, only the doors and windows are between the crashing cars and the vehicle’s occupant, instead of bumpers, trunks, and engines. This lack of protection can lead to serious injuries. You may …
People who recklessly choose to operate a powered vehicle while impaired by alcohol have a much greater capacity to cause accidents, injuries, and death. While accidents involving drunk drivers have decreased in Florida, it remains a pressing public health concern. Impaired driving continues to be a leading cause of road traffic fatalities nationwide, claiming just …
Side-impact crashes, more popularly known as “T-Bone” crashes because the vehicles involved appear like the letter “T” when they occur, as the front of one vehicle hits another vehicle on its side at a 90-degree angle. These crashes can be deadlier to people in passenger cars than larger vehicles, according to a study shared by …
The impact of a car accident can change someone’s life in many ways, including how they physically feel and how they move about in daily life after the ordeal ends. Whiplash, a common car accident injury, can make life uncomfortable or painful for the person suffering from it. If you are recovering from a traffic …
You might expect to see aggressive driving at Indianapolis Motor Speedway, but it is a crime everywhere else in the city. When people drive aggressively—whether angry, in a rush, intoxicated, or simply reckless—they become more likely to cause an accident, and those accidents can sometimes cause severe injuries or worse. According to a report from …
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) found that drunk driving accidents claimed 10,511 lives in the United States in 2018. That’s about one fatality every 50 minutes. In Indiana that year, about eight percent of fatal collisions were linked to alcohol, according to a report from the Indiana University Public Policy Institute. In Marion …
Nashville, Tennessee is known for its music, food, and nightlife. Rideshare services such as Uber and Lyft make it easier for patrons to bar hop and check out all the city has to offer. But the fun comes to a complete halt following an injury accident involving an Uber or Lyft driver. According to a …
According to the Insurance Information Institute (III), over 3,400 head-on collisions resulted in fatalities in the U.S. in 2017. While these types of accidents may seem rare, they can easily occur under a number of circumstances, such as when a driver becomes confused about the right of way. If you suffered injuries in a head-on …
No one expects another driver to flee after a collision, and when it happens, it can leave you feeling infuriated and defeated. There can be multiple reasons a person leaves the scene of an accident, but it is an illegal act that can leave a victim in a vulnerable position. Aside from leaving a victim …
It is possible that you have heard the term “class action lawsuit” before, either on a television commercial or program or in some other form of media. However, you may not be aware of what these kinds of lawsuits are, or what they entail. In fact, there are many of these lawsuits filed each year. …
Medical errors and other forms of malpractice have had a devastating impact on the health of Americans throughout the years. According to research by Johns Hopkins, medical mistakes are the third leading cause of death in the country. This works out to roughly 250,000 deaths due to medical error each year. Medical malpractice covers a …
According to the Maryland Motor Vehicle Administration (MVA), nearly 118,000 traffic accidents occurred statewide in 2018, including 485 fatal crashes. Over 22,000 crashes (78 fatal) took place in Baltimore County. Car accidents happen, but you should not have to pay the price if you were not at fault. You could hire a Baltimore car accident …
Drunk driving is an epidemic in this country. It destroys families, as drunk driving causes many crashes that result in one or more fatalities. In fact, about 30 people die each day in drunk driving crashes throughout the United States, according to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA). When you survive such a crash, …
According to the Insurance Information Institute (III), there were over 3,500 fatal crashes involving a driver’s failure to yield the right-of-way in the U.S. in 2018 alone. If you suffered harm in a failure-to-yield accident, you may be eligible to receive compensation that covers your losses. Failure-to-yield accidents are preventable, and a negligent motorist who …
Rollover crashes can be deadly. According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), in 2010 this type of accident accounted for a little over 2% of all car accidents, yet was responsible for nearly 35% of passenger vehicle fatalities. If your loved one was killed in a rollover crash, the blame may lie with …
Side impact, T-bone, or broadside collisions happen when one moving vehicle crashes into the side of another vehicle. Depending on the circumstances of the accident, either driver could be at fault. There are many factors that contribute to vehicle accidents, but one of them is almost always driver error, according to the National Highway Traffic …
According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), rear-end collisions are the most frequent accidents in the U.S., accounting for approximately 29 percent of all crashes. Rear-end accidents can be far from harmless, and many result in serious and fatal injuries. Injuries in rear-end collisions can vary greatly from one accident to another. However, …
Ridesharing has become incredibly popular in recent years due to its convenience and reasonable costs of rides. Ridesharing can be arranged at short notice, as all you have to do is activate a request on your phone app for a driver to arrive. However, most users of rideshare services do not spare a thought about …
