Most state laws requiring car drivers to purchase liability insurance contain ridiculously low minimum amounts of coverage, some as low as $25,000.  Here’s why you should purchase much higher amounts of coverage.1. Liability insurance not only protects the health and welfare of persons you may injure in an accident.  It also protects your life savings. […]

If you have been in a car accident or sustained another type of injury as a result of someone’s negligence, the process of finding a good personal injury attorney to represent you can seem challenging. This is especially true because there is so much attorney advertising out there that does not really inform prospective clients

Whiplash is not a medical term, but it is a kind of shorthand commonly used to describe a variety of injuries to the neck often sustained in motor vehicle collisions. The terms generally refers to an injury caused by a read end vehicle impact, in which the driver or passenger of the car struck in

Many drivers who are scrupulous about stopping for a red traffic light nevertheless see a yellow light as a cue to speed up and race through the intersection before the light turns red. Yet, the law in most places provides that a driver must stop for a yellow light unless she is too close to

Sometimes boring subjects can be very important. Mention ‘liens’ and ‘subrogation’ rights, and people’s eyes start to glaze over. But liens and subrogated interests can substantially reduce the amount of money an injured person receives in a car accident case or any other type of lawsuit arising out of injuries caused by the negligence and

Few crimes evoke more horror and revulsion than the sexual molestation of a child. Aside from the punishment of criminal justice system, perpetrators of these crimes may be sued for money damages by the victims of the abuse.  If the victim has not yet reached the age of majority at the time of the lawsuit,

The U.S. Constitution guarantees the right to a jury trial in personal injury cases such as car accidents and similar damage claims arising from the negligence of others. Yet, it is possible that an injured person’s case will be dismissed by a judge before it ever gets to trial. This happens when a judge grants

In 2014, 726 bicyclists were killed in collisions with motor vehicles, and an additional 65,000 were injured. Many victims of these victims (or their families) were able to obtain financial compensation from the insurance company of the at-fault driver. However, not all car/bicycle collisions are the fault of the driver of the motor vehicle. Idaho

When a car accident case goes to trial the jury will hear the testimony of a variety of witnesses. These witnesses fall into the two categories: 1. Fact Witnesses 2. Expert Witnesses Fact Witnesses The vast majority of witnesses at trial will be fact witnesses. Fact witnesses testify to things that they have seen or

It’s the summer and families and adolescents head to the community pool. If you live in the Sun Belt this may be a year round activity. The “community pool” may take the pool of a publicly maintained pool or the shared pool at a condominium, apartment complex, or club. According to the Center for Disease