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Increase in Truck Accidents Linked to Truck Driver Shortage

Published: Mar 31, 2020 Personal Injury, Truck Accident

Across the United States, commercial truck drivers who have driven professionally for decades have begun retiring. However, younger drivers are not stepping in as replacements fast enough; this has left the trucking business at an impasse. Still, people and businesses depend on trucks to...

Liability in Accidents Caused by Wide Turning Trucks

Published: Mar 23, 2020 Personal Injury, Truck Accident

Truck accidents caused by wide turns have become increasingly common. With so many truckers operating big rigs for commercial and enterprise purposes, professional truck drivers must exercise extreme caution since they traverse roads with much smaller vehicles. However, truck drivers do not always bear...

When Is the Trucking Company Responsible for an Accident?

Published: Mar 16, 2020 Drunk Driving, Truck Accident

When an injured party sues a trucking company for damages stemming from a truck accident, the major issue at hand is negligence. There are many possible causes of trucking accidents, which means there are several different possibilities for which parties can be found negligent....

Dangers of Drowsy Driving

Published: Mar 2, 2020 Auto Accident, Drunk Driving, Personal Injury

Driving takes concentration and attention, two elements that are in short supply when a person is overtired. Getting behind the wheel while feeling drowsy is a dangerous practice that is all too common in our sleep-deprived society. Common or not, driving a motor vehicle...

Daylight Saving Time Linked to Fatal Car Accidents

Published: Feb 24, 2020 Auto Accident, Personal Injury

This year, Daylight Saving Time (DST) begins on March 8 at 2 a.m. Every state but Arizona and Hawaii applies DST. It was first implemented during World War I to lessen the need for artificial lighting which was believed to have saved energy. The...

Car Accidents and Road Conditions

Published: Feb 12, 2020 Auto Accident, Personal Injury

When it comes to car accidents, common contributing factors include everything from driver behaviors, distractions, mistakes, the actions of other drivers, or conditions of the roads. It can be easier to determine liability when the actions of a driver clearly led to the accident....

Are Doctors Washing Their Hands Enough?

Published: Feb 4, 2020 Legal Blog, Medical Malpractice

Good hand hygiene among healthcare providers is an essential part of preventing the spread of dangerous germs to patients. It also stops providers from getting sick. Yet, the CDC reports some physicians and other providers are only washing their hands less than half the...