When you are injured in an accident, discussing your options with a qualified attorney is essential. Sometimes, settling with an insurance company will be the best option. In others, taking legal action will make more sense. Your initial consultation with a personal injury lawyer should be free of cost and obligation. In other words, you should feel […]
How Long Will it Take to Resolve My Personal Injury Case?
September 15, 2022 By
Every personal injury claim is different. However, almost all of them settle before they go to trial. This often means settling within six to twelve months – sometimes even faster. When a case goes to trial, it can take two or more years to reach a verdict. Only around four percent of personal injury claims wind up […]
Falls Down; Suicides, Overdoses and Equipment Deaths Up in 2018
January 2, 2020 By
Fatal Occupational Injuries The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics has released its National Census of Fatal Occupational Injuries in 2018. While the overall rate of fatal work injuries remained the same from 2017 to 2018, the nature of the injuries has changed. Transportation incidents are still the most common cause of fatal work injuries, with […]
I’m a Victim of Road Rage; What Can I Do?
December 23, 2019 By
The incidents of road rage on our nation’s highways and city streets seem to be skyrocketing as more and more drivers are distracted with their devices and the hustle and bustle of daily life. We all know that feeling when we feel we were very close to being in an accident due to another driver’s […]
Maine New Hands-Free Law
October 11, 2019 By
On September 19, 2019, a new hands-free law went into effect in Maine. Don’t be confused. Maine already had a law against texting while driving and the new law does not retract the old law, it creates more prohibitions on hand-held device use for talking on the phone, and using devices for GPS, playing music […]
Uber Investigators Accused of Putting Company Over Customers
October 7, 2019 By
Uber has a Special Investigations Unit comprised of about 80 people tasked with looking into rides that go wrong for any number of reasons, one of which is driver misconduct. A 26-page memo was released in May 2018 that examined the “inexperienced, overworked, and distraught team members of Uber’s Special Investigations Unit.” The contents of […]
Fatality Car Accident Damages
October 1, 2019 By
Being in a car accident or knowing a family member was injured in a car accident is stressful enough, but when a loved one dies due to someone else’s reckless or negligent driving, a feeling of outrage often accompanies the grief because the death did not have to happen. Some motor vehicle collisions involve simple […]
The Most Dangerous Times to Drive
August 5, 2019 By
You do everything you can to avoid getting into a car wreck. You pay attention and watch out for careless drivers, keep your vehicle maintained, and of course you never text while you’re behind the wheel. But have you thought about timing as a safety factor? There are days of the week times of day […]
Most Common Auto Defect Claims
May 15, 2019 By
With all the distracted drivers on the road, it’d be nice to get a little peace of mind from knowing we’re driving in a perfectly safe car, truck, or SUV that will protect us in the event of a collision. But what happens when we can’t even rely on our vehicle to perform as it […]
