When you’re in court, the opposing legal team and the judge don’t care about how much you did not sleep last night because of your back pain. They care about what your EMG (electromyography), MRI (magnetic resonance imaging) and specialist say about your bone and nerve damage from the car accident two months ago. How…
In Pennsylvania as in many other states, it is an ongoing struggle to bring hit and run drivers to justice. Despite laws to the books, new advocacy campaigns, safety classes, and more, there is no way to ensure that a bicycle accident or pedestrian accident won’t happen. Nor is there enough of a penalty to…
For some accident victims, the injuries they suffer can be minor, but for others the results can be catastrophic and they could end up in the trauma ward. Fortunately, scientists have developed and are testing a new method to increase the chance of survival for trauma patients. The technique, known as “induced hypothermia,” is a…
Late last week, General Motors told dealers in the United States and Canada to stop all sales of Chevy Cruzes. The reason… is potential defects in its air bags. According to General Motors, the driver air bags in certain vehicles were assembled with an incorrect part. While it is unclear if any injuries have resulted…
A Philadelphia jury awarded a record-setting $55.3 million to a man who was paralyzed after a rollover accident in 2010. Carlos Martinez was driving from his home in York to work in a Baltimore suburb when a tire on his 1999 Acura Integra blew out and he lost control. As the car rolled over, Martinez…
Do you know all the details of your insurance policy? For many people, the answer is no. However, the Mississippi Supreme Court recently confirmed that failure to understand an insurance policy due to failure to read the fine print is not a valid defense in lawsuits. The decision came from a case involving a nursing…
At 8:00 a.m. you get in your car and begin the long slow drive to work. While you may have every intention of driving safely, within a matter of minutes you will have already checked the traffic patterns on your cellphone, made two phone calls, changed the car radio, and sipped on your coffee. You…
Distracted driving is any activity which diverts a driver’s attention away from driving. A task that takes your focus off the road for even a split second is considered distracted driving. The most common examples include talking/texting on a cellphone, eating or drinking, using a GPS, adjusting the radio, putting on makeup, and talking to…
Car accidents are expensive. In 2012, the average auto liability claim for property damage was $3,073 and for bodily injury was $14,653. These are only averages, however, and all claims are different depending on the degree of damage and injury. Additionally the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has stated that the cost of medical…
According to AAA Foundation for Highway Safety, senior citizens represent the fastest growing age group of drivers on the road, with a projection that by 2025 a quarter of all drivers will be over the age of 65. While the overall crash rate of senior citizens is comparable to that of 20 and 30-year-olds, seniors…
