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Restrain Your Child the Right Way – Make Sure Car Seats Are Installed Properly According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), the deaths of 4 out of every 10 children under the age of 6 who die or are seriously injured in auto accidents can be attributed to being unrestrained or improperly…

Tractor-Trailer Underride Accidents Prompt Call for Additional Safety Regulations Even if you’ve never heard the term “underride,” you can probably imagine what it means in the context of tractor-trailer accidents.  Picture the height of your car compared to the bottom of the truck right in front of you on the highway. If that truck…

Texas Railroad Crossings Are the Most Dangerous in the Nation According to federal statistics, Texas can claim the tragic distinction of having the most railroad crossing collisions than any other state in the country. What makes this even more tragic is the fact that these horrific accidents can almost always be prevented. The Federal…

Government Updating Its Car Safety Rating System A lot has changed since the federal government first released its 5-star car safety rating system for cars in 1978. Back then, the most significant new technology that may have been part of a new model may have been a cassette player. Now, cars are coming equipped…

Fatigued Truck Drivers Create Big Risks Driving while drowsy is a serious problem that can affect any driver of any kind of vehicle. But when that driver is at the wheel of a massive tractor-trailer, the consequences can be even more catastrophic. Truck Drivers Often Drive Longer Than the Law Allows According to the…

Big Rig Accidents Involve Big Issues The bigger they are, the more damage they can do. It’s not hard to understand why a collision between a large commercial truck and a passenger car can lead to catastrophic injuries and deaths. You can almost feel the sheer size of tractor-trailers when you drive next to…

After a Car Accident, You’re Not in “Good Hands” With the Other Driver’s Insurance Company If singing a little “Like a good neighbor…” jingle was all it took to get an insurance company to magically appear with a check after one of its drivers hit and injured you, car accident attorneys wouldn’t have much…

Three Things to Do After You’ve Been Injured by a “Hit-and-Run” Driver Getting into an auto accident is bad enough. Getting into a car accident caused by another driver’s negligence or reckless driving is worse. Getting hit by a driver who immediately leaves the scene of the crash to avoid having to take responsibility…

What is an “Expert Witness” and How Are They Used in Injury Cases? Most folks who sit on a jury in a personal injury case are not going to have a good understanding of the complex causes and effects of a spinal injury, the engineering and other technical issues involved in determining whether a…

Three Ways Video Can Be Used – For or Against You – in Your Injury Case Sometimes it seems that every moment of modern life is captured on video. From amusing clips posted on YouTube, to surveillance cameras that can record a criminal act in progress, to police dash-cams that can show misconduct or…