Since the early 1980s, our nation’s roads had been getting safer. Public awareness campaigns, law enforcement efforts, and technological developments in automotive safety had been combining to produce a trend – with minor fluctuations – of fewer deaths on America’s roads by the year. And then the COVID-19 pandemic hit.
“The deadliest road in America” is something you’d rather find as the catch phrase to a Hollywood movie than as part of your daily commute.
When you have suffered injuries in an accident caused by someone else's recklessness or negligence, there are many things to deal with.
I represented a gentleman who had attended a family graduation party in New Jersey and was driving home to Maryland when he was rear-ended on the New Jersey Turnpike.
Anyone who has boarded an airplane in the US in the last 20 years knows that airport security has very tight safety precautions.
Travel of any kind has its risks. For instance, some people refuse to fly because they're afraid of a plane crash.
Pursuing an injury claim when a child has been hurt in an accident is a little different from seeking compensation for injuries for an adult who has been hurt in an accident.
Riding a motorcycle is naturally more dangerous than driving a car or truck and requires a different set of skills to drive safely on the road.
When you initiate a personal injury claim, many times the recovery you're seeking is intended, in part, to pay for your medical expenses, which may have to be reimbursed to a company health plan, Medicare or Medicaid.
If you've agreed to a settlement for your personal injury case, you might expect that that the case has been resolved, and the net personal injury settlement after legal expenses and attorney's fees is yours to keep.
