by Beth | Jul 5, 2011 | News, Train accident
A tractor-trailer driver slammed his big rig into the side of an AmTrak train at a public crossing in a rural Nevada town on Friday. The collision ripped several of the train cars apart and caused a terrible fire. The LA Times reported at least 6 people, including the...
by Beth | May 31, 2011 | News
Texas Governor Rick Perry signed into law a measure that will further limit the filing of frivolous lawsuits by making the party who filed the lawsuit pay the other party’s court costs. Under the loser pays model, if the party filing the lawsuit, usually...
by Beth | Apr 6, 2011 | Car accident, News
A sobering study by Consumer Reports regarding mobile device use for drivers under the age of 30 recently found that of those surveyed: 63% used a cell phone while driving in the last 30 days; 30% texted while driving in the past 30 days; Only 36 % were very...
by Beth | Feb 21, 2011 | Car accident, News
With the epidemic of texting while driving causing more and more serious crashes, injuries and deaths, the North Carolina Legislature is taking up the issue of a total ban of cell phones while driving a motor vehicle. North Carolina Lawyers Weekly covered...
by Beth | Jan 30, 2011 | Careless and reckless driving, News
With public attention focused on decreasing the use of cell phones in cars, by both teenage drivers and adults as well, data from the most recent studies indicate the danger continues to grow. The number of serious crashes and deaths caused by distracted driving...
