The sooner the better. You should not wait to contact a Norfolk car accident attorney to discuss your legal options. Insurance companies hope that you will wait to speak to a lawyer. That is a big reason why many insurance adjusters attempt to contact you…
The first death in America from a car in self-driving mode is presenting federal authorities with a dilemma: How much should the auto industry continue to embrace and develop self-driving vehicles? Currently the NHTSA is investigating the design and performance of the Tesla Model S…
Fiat Chrysler is the latest automaker that reports it will stop using Takata airbags, which has been the subject of recall of at least 10,000,000 units in the past few years. The airbags have been tied to causing as many as 11 deaths internationally and…
The Minnesota State Patrol stated this week that the driver whose unsecured load caused a motorcyclist to wreck on I-94 near Lake Elmo in Minnesota came forward and is cooperating with police. The MN state patrol reported that the driver, 35 year old Kyle Gunderson…
Some experts believe that the recent rise in product liability lawsuits is being driven in part by regulators, but they advise that businesses that want to avoid product liability lawsuits should take great pains to avoid putting out defective products. Almost daily, there is a…
A US Supreme Court decision last week stated that police officers do not need a warrant to administer a breath test to suspects under arrest for drunk driving. The decision also affirmed the right of the states to file criminal charges against drivers who decline…
The man in Austin TX who has been of accused of trying to injure or kill people by throwing rocks at moving vehicles on I-35 is facing a charge of aggravated assault in a case that left a man in Austin with brain damage. The…
A newly released Governor’s Highway Safety Association report notes that motorcycle rider fatalities were up 10% in 2015 compared to the year before. Just as alarming, while motorcycles are only 3% of all registered vehicles in the US and travel only 1% of all of…
Boston Scientific Corp. is adding new safety warnings to the labels for its medical devices that are among the most heavily litigated: surgical mesh devices that are used to repair pelvic disorders in women. The medical device manufacturer has faced thousands of personal injury lawsuits…
Pennsylvania Governor Tom Wolf just signed into a law a measure that will allow some first time DUI offenders to install an ignition interlock system on their vehicle, rather than have their license suspended. The new law will take effect in 15 months. In earlier…
The family of an Amtrak worker who was killed in a train crash near Chester PA on April 3 has filed a wrongful death lawsuit against the rail company. The 61 year-old man was one of two men who died on the tracks in the…
A Montgomery County OH jury awarded $6 million last month to a man whose wife passed away while giving birth to their son six years ago. The wrongful death, medical malpractice jury awarded the husband the pay out after it deliberated for four hours. The…