The sole survivor from one of the two vehicles involved in a June crash that killed three people has filed a lawsuit against both of the drivers, according to court records. Paul Davis Jr. was the rear-seat passenger in a Saturn coupe that collided with a Chevrolet Avalanche in the middle of the intersection of [...]
Tommy Rassier says he was using a toilet stall at a Lowe’s Home center in Pinellas Park on Aug. 18th when something terrible happened. According to a lawsuit filed in Pinellas Circuit Court, Rassier was about to sit down when a person unknown to him pushed open the stall door knocking Rassier “in the head [...]
Every state has some form of the Good Samaritan law that protects citizens who give emergency care to individuals in distress. Virginia’s Good Samaritan law can be found in the code of Virginia section 8.01-225. The purpose of the law is to encourage individuals to help others who are in need of assistance during an [...]
Motor accident victims are facing high pressure tactics from insurers to settle for less compensation than they are entitled to receive, a leading accident lawyer said this evening. But the Financial Services Authority was “turning a blind eye” to their plight, Amanda Stevens, President of the 4000-strong Association of Personal Injury Lawyers, said. In one [...]
A $31.25 million settlement has been reached in the case of a former Cook College student who was severely disfigured in a fiery crash when a tow truck rear-ended his car on Route 1 in Woodbridge in September 2001. Richard Douglas Cannon, now 27, was driving from his home in Rahway to the college when [...]
The rules of the road, especially as they apply to Indiana cyclists, could change this year through a bill being considered at the Statehouse. South Bend Sen. John Broden introduced Senate Bill 553 last month that aims to update and expand the state laws that govern bicycle traffic on roadways. Andrew Hirsch, a West Lafayette [...]
David Perecman, a prominent personal injury accident attorney in New York, brings to light the unfortunate circumstances as a result of an auto accident that left two children dead in Chinatown on the 22nd of January. The fact is, this accident may leave the children’s parents to suffer without adequate restitution due to antiquated wrongful [...]
The following is the second response to issues relating to the insurance of market trucks. Question: At least two accidents have taken place on the roads recently, in which many persons were hurt or fatally injured. Fourteen persons died when a truck went off the road in Portland before Christmas. Other passengers also suffered injuries. [...]