Category Archives: Auto Accidents
How Multitasking Leads to Dangerous Driving
In recent years, the need to multitask has become almost universal, regardless of a person’s employment situation or personal life. For instance, many of us are expected to answer emails, while also taking a lunch break, and answering any work-related phone calls. While multitasking can be accomplished in a safe manner, it is not… Read More »
Recovering Damages for PTSD Caused by a Car Accident
After car accidents, most victims focus on obtaining treatment for and recovering from physical injuries. While this is important, it is also critical for accident victims to seek treatment for injuries that are less difficult to see, but are in some ways just as serious, namely, psychological trauma. Victims of serious car accidents are… Read More »
The Dangers Posed by Road Hazards
Most car accidents, whether they involve two or more vehicles, a vehicle and a pedestrian, or a vehicle and a cyclist can usually be attributed to human error, which could include everything from falling asleep at the wheel or violating a traffic law to driving while intoxicated. However, a surprising number of car accidents… Read More »
Florida’s Dram Shop Law
Most people realize that when someone is injured in an accident caused by a drunk driver, he or she can attempt to collect compensation from the at-fault motorist. Few are aware, however, that victims of drunk driving accidents can also hold the person who sold alcohol to the intoxicated driver liable for their injuries…. Read More »
Liability for Crashes Involving Self-Driving Vehicles
Over the last few years, the number of self-driving vehicles on the road has increased at a steady rate. While manufacturers initially boasted that these types of vehicles were safer than their manually driven counterparts, as they were less prone to error, it soon became clear that even self-driving vehicles could and were involved… Read More »
Parking Lot Accidents
While most of us associate car accidents with freeways or busy intersections, the reality is that a surprising number of car crashes occur in parking lots and garages, which can pose hazards not only to drivers, but also to pedestrians. These types of collisions are especially common in busy parking lots, where space is… Read More »
Negligent Auto Repair
Auto repair shops must abide by certain industry-wide standards when they repair vehicles. While many mechanics are careful to comply with these rules and make careful repairs, others do not, and the results can be devastating. Fortunately, car owners who are injured because their vehicles were negligently repaired can recover damages from the at-fault… Read More »
Single-Vehicle Accidents
We’ve all driven by accident scenes where someone lost control of his or her vehicle and collided with a light post, median, or other object. In general, we assume that these types of accidents, which only involve a single vehicle, are purely the fault of the driver. While this is true in many cases,… Read More »
Florida Railroad Crossing Accidents
Often, when people think about train accidents, they imagine major collisions between two trains, or derailments, which occur when a train completely leaves the tracks. While these kinds of accidents do occur and usually have tragic results, the reality is that railroad crossing accidents are far more common. This is especially true in Florida,… Read More »
Distracted Driving Bill Rejected by Florida Senate
A bill introduced in the Florida Legislature that would have increased penalties for distracted driving was recently rejected by the Senate. The bill in question, known as House Bill 33, was passed by the House with only two dissenting votes and was even endorsed by the governor. Despite the high number of the bill’s… Read More »
