Personal Injury and Criminal Defense Law Blog

For years, federal regulators lacked a proactive approach to preventing truck accidents. This year, with the step-by-step introduction of CSA 2010, or Comprehensive Safety Analysis 2010, that is finally changing. The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration created CSA 2010 to improve safety regulations for the trucking and motor carrier industry. Prior to CSA 2010,...

In recent years, few Americans could have missed such automobile defectnews as the notorious Toyota runaway acceleration problem. However, consumers' options when they suspect defective auto parts or faulty systems in their own vehicles are less well understood. But a few basic strategies can help a car owner seek answers from manufacturers and report...

It is easy to dismiss a bruise or an ache as a minor injury in a car crash or other vehicle collision. Doing so, however, can mean real injuries are not diagnosed and treated as soon as they should be. In the event of a car accident, attending to any injury should be done...

Driving under the influence of drugs is extremely dangerous. Drugs that can affect the ability to drive include both illegal and legal drugs.A new National Highway Traffic Safety Administration study shows that drugged driving may be more widespread than previously believed.Troubling NHTSA NumbersThe NHTSA study, "Drug Involvement of Fatally Injured Drivers," shows that drug...

Accidents in which a driver backs up and runs over someone are devastating and far too common. Over 200 people a year are killed in this type of car accident and 17,000 people are injured. Nearly half of the victims who die in these accidents are children, most of them under the age of...