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Texas Truck Drivers May Suffer Accident Injuries Says Worst Cars List From NHTSA and Consumer Reports
Posted in Car Accident Lawyers on July 7, 2012
Buyer beware: Consumer Reports has released its annual list of worst cars, and one of the country’s most popular pick-up trucks is at the top of the list due to poor car test ratings. The Consumer Reports website is a common resource for new car and truck buyers, with a great deal of information on safety such as car accident statistics, crash avoidance systems and “rollover 101.” In place with long stretches of highway on which drivers speed fairly often, such as Texas, catastrophic truck accidents can cause roll-over wrecks and head-on collisions.
According to an article in the New York Daily News, the list is based on testing scores from the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety, Consumer Reports, the National Highway Transportation and Safety Administration and consumer analyst JD Power. Due to low ratings on car roll-over accidents, side impact collisions and seatbelt safety concerns, there are several defective cars on the market.
Fort Worth, Texas personal injury attorney David Glenn encourages new car and truck buyers to study as many safety and crash ratings as possible before making their purchase. By being informed, they will not end up with a vehicle that has safety problems such as a dangerous risk of roll-over, defective airbags, faulty brakes or unreliable seatbelts.
Due to overall poor crash test results, the Dodge Ram 1500 pick-up truck was been named as 2012’s most dangerous car in the United States, despite being a popular, high-selling vehicle. With so many trucks in Texas, catastrophic accident injuries here could be lowered if truck buyers consult Consumer Reports ratings first. Traumatic brain injury, brain and head injury, spinal cord injury are some of the most devastating Texas accident injuries, and while many are due to drunk driving, sometimes it is just a case of a dangerous car on the road.
Other cars that on the list of most dangerous cars on the road were the Chevrolet Colorado Super Cab, the Mazda CX-7, the Mazda CX-9, the Nissan Pathfinder, the Jeep Wrangler and the Suzuki SX4. No European automakers are among the worst-scoring seven models, which contained three US-made cars and four Japanese-made models.
Glenn Law Firm
210 W. Wall Street
Grapevine, Texas 76051
Read about survey of teenagers and what they think about texting while driving
Posted in Auto Accident Lawyer on July 7, 2012
Texting while driving in Los Angeles continues to be a dangerous trend, particularly among teenage drivers. An alarming new survey reveals that more than half of high school seniors admit they text or email while behind the wheel. The survey, conducted by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, provides the first federal statistics on how common the texting is among young drivers.
The national survey, which was conducted in 2011, found that 58 percent of high school 12th graders said they read or wrote text messages or emails while driving during the previous month, according to a report in The Associated Press. About 43 percent of high school juniors also admitted to texting while driving or emailing while driving.
As a personal injury lawyer in Los Angeles, Mickey Fine knows first-hand how dangerous texting and driving, or emailing and driving, can be. Serious accidents resulting in catastrophic or fatal injuries can be traced back to someone who was looking at a phone instead of at the road.
The U.S. Department of Transportation recently announced it was sending Sacramento $1.5 million for a “Phone in One Hand, Ticket in the Other” campaign. The money will be used to boost advertising and increased police enforcement, according to the Los Angeles Times. “Distracted driving is an epidemic,” Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood said in a news release.
California law bans texting and hand-held cellphone use while driving. According to the Office of Traffic Safety, 10.8 percent of Californians use cellphones while driving at any given daylight hour.
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The Law Offices of Mickey Fine – Bakersfield, CA
1801 Oak Street
Bakersfield, CA 93301
Phone: (661) 369-7735
Legal News Missouri Kansas Health Insurance A Double Edged Sword in Car Accident Claims
Posted in Car Accident Lawyers on July 5, 2012
What is the Collateral Source Rule?
The collateral source rule is a common law rule that has been applied to personal injury cases to prevent a defendant, also known as a tortfeasor, from introducing evidence to a jury of collateral source payments (such as health insurance) that could reduce the defendant’s liability to an injured party. Its purpose was to hold the defendant liable for the entirety of his or her negligent behavior, rather than benefiting from a collateral source.
Does the Collateral Source Rule Still Exist in Missouri & Kansas?
Within the past few years, the collateral source rule has become a thing of the past, which has worked to reduce a plaintiff’s potential recovery if the plaintiff had the benefit of health insurance. The collateral source has been referred to as a windfall for the plaintiff. Unfortunately, the move away from the collateral source rule seems to have become a windfall for the defendant. In reality, the ones that are really benefitting are the big insurance companies.
The collateral source rule still exists but in a much more limited capacity. Now it only prevents defendants from introducing the source of the collateral payment. For example, a defendant can introduce evidence that out of $15,000 in medical expenses, only $5,000 was paid and the other $10,000 was adjusted or written off. The defendant, however, cannot introduce evidence of whether the plaintiff’s medical expenses were paid by private health insurance, Medicaid, or Medicaid.
Legal Post 7 Common Injuries Caused by Car Accidents – Kansas
Posted in Car Accident Lawyers on June 29, 2012
If you are involved in a car accident, you should seek immediate medical attention. Following an accident, you may not notice your injuries right away but that does not mean you weren’t injured. Sometimes car crash injuries can take several days to fully present themselves. Below is a list of 7 common motor vehicle collision injuries:
- Head Trauma – Whether you sustain a mild concussion or a car accident traumatic brain injury (TBI), there is no such thing as a minor head injury and immediate medical attention is required. TBIs are more common in T-bone collisions but can occur in rear-end accidents and speeding collisions as well. The Kansas City brain injury attorneys at Castle Law Office know how serious a head injury can be and can get you started on the right path to recovery.
- Neck Injuries – Whiplash is likely the most common auto accident injury. It does not take much to sustain this injury, especially in a rear-end collision in which your neck is thrown quickly forward then backward, damaging muscles and ligaments. Usually car wreck whiplash results in neck pain and stiffness. The greater the car collision impact, generally the more significant the neck injury.
- Back Injuries – These can range in severity and are some of the more painful injuries sustained in a car accident, from herniated discs to compression fractures. Car crash spinal injuries can cause numbness and tingling in the arms and legs and some auto accident back injuries result in permanent disabilities.
- Chest Injuries – The chest often sustains seatbelt injuries because in a car crash, particularly a head-on collision, because the seatbelt pulls tight across the chest as your body continues to move forward. The chest is also vulnerable to air bag injuries due to the high impact on the chest when airbags deploy, causing difficulty breathing, painful bruising and even fractured ribs.
If you or someone you love has suffered a serious injury caused by a negligent driver, contact the experienced Kansas City car accident lawyers at Castle Law Office for your FREE consultation. We work on a contingency fee basis.
