pOver the last year, our law firm has been retained to represent a href="http://www.reiffandbily.com/catastrophic-injuries.html"catastrophically injured/a victims of trucking accidents as well as high profile bus accidents. One thing is very apparent, many truck and bus operators continue to put greed first and stress profits over safety. Driver fatigue is the number one epidemic and safety problem in the commerc [...]
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A Look Back: 2011 Appeared to Be a Year Where Trucking Companies and Bus Companies Put Greed First and Safety Last – A Banner Year for Catastrophic Accidents
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What Happens When States Ban Texting at the Wheel – Not What You Would Expect – More People Than Ever Are Still Texting and There Is No Decrease in Texting Related Car Accidents
pAs an a href="http://www.reiffandbily.com/car-accidents.html"experienced Philadelphia car accident attorney/a, I have litigated some horrific cases involving catastrophic injuries and deaths caused by or related to a driver texting while driving. Over the last few years, I have been a crusader with several families of victims I have represented to impose a texting ban while driving./p
pLast month, the Commonweal [...]
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High Tech Innovations that Assist Insurance Companies in Evaluating Property Damage May Come at a Cost to the Insured
pEarlier this year, Allstate Insurance Company opened what they are calling “The Insight, Design, and Innovation Center” which studies ways to better serve policyholders. An Allstate Senior Vice President of this division allegedly asked “Why can’t I use the phone to take pictures of my damaged car and generate an automated claim?” Allstate then began what it calls a “collaborative program.” The fi [...]
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Who Is Responsible If You Are a Passenger In a Car That Hits a Deer, Loses Control, Swerves Into a Tree, And Then As a Result the Passenger Sustains a Catastrophic Injury or Death?
pI recently had the opportunity to review a situation where a passenger in a car was severely injured after the driver hit a deer, swerved, and then hit a tree. Many lawyers might argue that the sudden appearance of a deer raises a defense known as the “sudden emergency” doctrine. An a href="http://www.reiffandbily.com/lawyer-attorney-1315525.html"experienced Philadelphia car accident lawyer/a would argue th [...]
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Seat Belts Can Be More Dangerous Than Helpful If They Are Not Used Properly
pBelieve it or not, a recent survey indicated that over 78% of all drivers are improperly seat belted in their vehicle with improper shoulder belt position which means that in the event of an accident, the seat restraint systems will not perform as they were designed to prevent injury or death. When I first started to drive, I very rarely used a seat belt and as I have been practicing catastrophic motor vehicle acc [...]
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Texting While Driving Bill Passed By Pennsylvania Senate But Not In Time To Prevent Death Of Teenage Motorist
pAs an experienced a href="http://www.reiffandbily.com/lawyer-attorney-1315525.html"Philadelphia car accident lawyer/a, I salute the Pennsylvania Senate for passing a bill that would make texting while driving a crime. Unfortunately, although I have been a crusader against texting and talking on a cell phone while driving, 17-year old Alexis Summers was killed just hours after the Senate passage of the bill when sh [...]
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If You Have Been In A Violent Car Accident And Suffered Serious Injuries, Does Your Lawyer Have The Experience To Explore Potential Product Failures That May Have Contributed Or Aggravated Your Injuries?
pSince 1979, the experienced a href="http://www.reiffandbily.com/lawyer-attorney-1315525.html"Philadelphia car accident/a and a href="http://www.reiffandbily.com/lawyer-attorney-1315720.html"auto product liability/a and a href="http://www.reiffandbily.com/lawyer-attorney-1700065.html"automobile defect/a lawyers of Reiff and Bily have handled tens of thousands of car accident cases. Over the three decades of our le [...]
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At Halloween, Many Pennsylvania Drivers Get An Early First Taste Of Black Ice Horrors
pFor over thirty years, our office has represented many victims and their families who have suffered a href="http://www.reiffandbily.com/lawyer-attorney-1315706.html"catastrophic injuries/a and a href="http://www.reiffandbily.com/lawyer-attorney-1315758.html"wrongful deaths/a due to a href="http://www.reiffandbily.com/lawyer-attorney-1315525.html"car accidents/a caused by black ice on the highways. I live in the su [...]
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15-Passenger Vans Are More Horrific Than Anything Else You Will Come Into Contact With During Halloween Season
pI just returned back from Philadelphia from the West Coast and observed a fairly familiar scene which was more horrific to me and should be to any of my readers than any Halloween or haunted attraction, namely a rerun of a scene that I have witnessed all too many times./p
pWhile traveling down a highway at a high rate of speed, I saw a 15-passenger van loaded with college students on their way to a sporting event [...]
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There Is Nothing Worse Than Losing Your Child In A Car Accident. Experienced Philadelphia Car Accident Lawyer Welcomes Pennsylvania’s “Lacey Law” As A Step In Reducing Teen Driving Fatalities in Pennsylvania.
pFor over three decades handling tens of thousands of a href="http://www.reiffandbily.com/lawyer-attorney-1315525.html"Pennsylvania car accident cases/a, I have shared the loss of a child with all too many families after a href="http://www.reiffandbily.com/lawyer-attorney-1315525.html"car accidents involving teenage drivers/a. As an experienced Philadelphia and Pennsylvania car accident attorney, I salute the effor [...]
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