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Message Sender Not Liable in New Jersey Texting While Driving Case

Kyle Best crashed into David and Linda Kubert while texting with his girlfriend, Shanon Calonna. Each of the Kuberts, who had been riding a motorcycle at the time, lost a Read More

Bar Owners Could Be Liable in Drunk Driving Crashes

Amanda Davis, a well-known news anchor for Fox in Atlanta, was arrested recently for driving while under the influence of alcohol after she ended up in a collision. The driver Read More

When School Bus Drivers are Negligent

Caroline Tuttle and Ryder Deitz died a few weeks ago in a fatal school bus accident. Both of them were just three years old. The parents of the two children Read More

Do Warning Labels Invalidate the Right to Sue?

The makers of the popular magnetic desk toys Buckyballs and Buckycubes have decided to discontinue their product because of what the company calls, baseless and relentless legal badgering from the Read More

The Meningitis Drug Contamination Scandal

As most readers are likely aware by now, there has been a scandal involving steroid injections which were contaminated with fungal meningitis. In cases like this, there is always a Read More

What Is a Trauma Activation Fee?

Mark Mitchell learned the hard way just what a trauma activation fee is. Last January, he crashed his bicycle and suffered some minor bruising on his elbow. He also fainted Read More

Texting While Walking or Crossing the Street Can Be Deadly

A new study shows that kids tend to be distracted by multiple electronic devices while walking and especially while crossing the street. This issue has become much more prevalent in Read More

Can Pre-Existing Conditions Affect Your Ability to Sue After a Car Accident?

Saadia Zambrano, a soldier who was stationed at Fort Stewart died from injuries she sustained during a car accident last week. While there is no reason to assume that she Read More

Thanksgiving Fried Turkey Fires — Are You Covered?

The celebration of the Thanksgiving holiday will surely bring about some personal injury cases involving grease fires. That’s because Georgians love to make a deep-fried Thanksgiving turkey. One question that Read More

Believe It or Not: Distracted Walking Claims

What do cell phones, iPods and other handheld digital devices have in common? Aside from the more obvious physical and electronic characteristics they all share, these devices are believed to Read More

Hope for Spinal Cord Injury Sufferers

Almost 40 percent of spinal cord injuries result from a car or truck accident. Fifty-seven percent of those injured are employed at the time of their injury. Individuals who sustain Read More

NFL Insurance Companies Back Out of Representation in Concussion Cases

The saga of the ongoing legal battle over concussion liability in the National Football League just took another complex turn with new lawsuits against 32 insurance companies that at one Read More

Can Data Analysis Prevent Truck Accidents?

Truck and tractor-trailer accidents are the cause of many personal injury and wrongful death civil cases. Long-haul and over-the-road (OTR) trucking are vital to the economy of the United States, Read More

Michael Jackson's Wrongful Death Claim Dropped

Jackson family patriarch Joe Jackson has voluntarily dropped a civil wrongful death case against Dr. Conrad Murray. California court records show that Jackson's request for a voluntary dismissal was granted Read More

Beware of Your Insurer's Settlement Offer

A July 2012 report released by the car accidents. The original report issued by the Consumer Federation of America was written by a former claims examiner for Allstate Insurance who used Read More

The Basics of a Products Liability Claim

Most people have been notified of a product recall at some point in their lives. The typical process involves receiving notification of the recall by mail and then contacting the Read More

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