According to the Governors Highway Safety Association, bicycle accident deaths on our country’s roadways increased by 16 percent between 2010 and 2012, particularly adult males. At the same time, motor vehicle accident fatalities have decreased. From 2010 to 2012, bicycle fatalities in motor vehicle crashes increased in 22 states. However, six of those states…
In May 2013, a commercial truck hit the I-5 Skagit River Bridge, which resulted in its collapse. Detectives from the Washington State Patrol have just released the findings from their investigation. They have determined that the truck was two inches above the legal height requirement. The truck was only permitted to carry a load…
November is National Epilepsy Awareness Month. About 2 million people in the United States are affected by epilepsy. While the general public may often consider epilepsy a genetic condition, in some cases it can be acquired through trauma. About 5 percent of epileptic seizures are caused by a traumatic brain injury (TBI), whether it’s…
Many of us use our personal car while on the job. If an accident happens, and we become injured, the workers’ compensation benefits package provided through our employer kicks in. Under state law, the doctors who treat us must bill the workers compensation carrier directly for their services. The law forbids any medical provider…
If you asked most people what was the most dangerous thing someone could do behind the wheel, they’d most likely say driving drunk. While drunk driving has been responsible for widespread emotional and physical carnage, it’s not even close to the most dangerous thing you can do while driving. Studies have shown that texting…
Whether it’s from a legal perspective or simply the physical aspects of the accident, there are many differences between normal vehicle accidents, and collisions involving commercial trucks. A More Violent Collision According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, there were 3,921 people killed and 104,000 people injured in crashes involving large trucks in…
If you are pursuing legal action with a personal injury claim and negligence is the main basis for the suit, the burden is on you and your attorney to prove it. There are four major elements of a negligence claim: causation, breach of duty, duty of care, and damages. Duty of Care Duty of…
Distracted and other unsafe driving practices are dangerous enough when done by people in ordinary vehicles. When people do it behind the wheel of an 18 wheeler or other large commercial vehicles, the stakes are even higher. That’s why this week, law enforcement across the U.S., Canada and Mexico are targeting truck and bus…
If you haven’t been involved in a personal injury lawsuit, it may come as a surprise that even if someone else is at fault for your injuries, you may not be awarded the full value of your compensation. That’s because some states (including Washington and Oregon) are comparative negligence states. What is Comparative Negligence?…
Walmart won’t be winning many PR brownie points for a recent statement regarding the accident involving actor/comedian Tracy Morgan and one of their truck drivers, but it does bring up an interesting debate. Adding insult to injury, the company stated that Morgan should be held partially to blame for his injuries, since he wasn’t…