Category: Auto Accidents

Typically, if you are involved in a car accident, you would think that you would be compensated for your injuries regardless of whether the other driver is underinsured or has no insurance at all. Unfortunately, that is not always the case. In the case of State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Company v. Jakubowicz, there was […]

In the case of State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Company v. Woodgett, Woodgett was rear-ended by Storms. Woodgett was insured with State Farm. After he reached a settlement with Storms’ insurer, Woodgett pursued an underinsured motorist claim against State Farm. After the case went to trial, the jury found a verdict in favor of Woodgett […]

In law, a venue is regarded as the jurisdiction where the potential trial will take place. This would usually be a specific county or district of the state. It is usually set by the statue, but sometimes it can be changed to another jurisdiction. While the venue of a case usually presides in the jurisdiction […]

Because many of this country’s infrastructure was built several decades ago, it is and has continued to fall apart. There have been many accidents that have been a result of this country’s declining infrastructure. These accidents have led to numerous amounts of injuries, pain, and even wrongful deaths. Whose responsibility is it if a pedestrian […]

Many Americans die each year from drunk drivers. With how frequent these tragic accidents seem to occur, it looks like the government is attempting its own solution to the problem. In the new infrastructure bill that is making its way towards the President’s desk, Congress has created a new requirement for automakers to find a […]

Negligent and distracted driving can cause terrible accidents. It can cause injuries and death, and it can hurt not only those involved in the accident itself, but it can hurt loved ones who may lose someone close to them or have to deal with consequences from the injuries suffered by the person involved. Negligent and […]

Settlement agreements have fine print. They can be complicated, and sometimes they can add extra hoops for a plaintiff’s attorney to jump through when it comes to a personal injury case. However, there can be other concerning things in the fine print of a settlement agreement, the most of which is a potential confidentiality statement […]

If you have ever driven or even sat in a car for a while during the summer, then you realize that the temperature inside can increase dramatically. It is dangerous to leave living beings such as children inside the car during these warm weather months. In the year 2021, 17 children have already died after […]

Since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, driving has become worse and worse. It was assumed that with a decrease in traffic that the roads would be safer, but they were just getting more and more dangerous. People developed a lot of bad driving habits during the pandemic and they’ve continued to have those habits […]