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With more and more people on Maryland roads each year, the risk of being involved in an auto accident is unfortunately very high. Each year, more than 6 million car accidents, on average, occur in the U.S., resulting in 3 million injuries (2 million of which are permanent). From 2003 to 2007, there was an average of 103,734 car crashes in Maryland alone, according to the Maryland Motor Vehicle Administration. The t [...]

International Playthings, Inc. has recalled 31,000 of its “Tumblekins” toys playsets because the toys can break into small, sharp pieces, which can cause a choking hazard. The sharp edges on some of the pieces can also cause cuts or scrapes. The company has received one report of the toys breaking into pieces, but no child injury accidents have so far been reported. The affected playsets include the Fire Stati [...]

Hybrid cars offer an up to 25 percent lower risk of death or serious injury in a crash compared to their conventional counterparts, according to a recent study performed by the Highway Loss Data Institute (HLDI), a division of the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS). The study compared insurance claims filed after accidents in both hybrid vehicles from 2003 to 2010 and similar conventional models from 20 [...]

Although it is impossible to avoid every car accident, the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) has revealed the safest vehicles of 2012. Having a safer vehicle may help reduce your likelihood of serious injury when you are involved in a crash. While not all injuries can be avoided, it brings peace of mind to know you and your family may be a little safer. How is Safety Rat [...]

As Tucson car accident attorneys, we hope that both students and their passengers are recovering quickly after being involved in a crash on January 18, 2012. The crash occurred on Mountain Avenue and Speedway Boulevard at 1 p.m. and caused one of the cars to be forced head-on into a light pole, according to a report from the Arizona Daily Wildcat. The two cars originally hit each ot [...]

As experienced Mesa drunk driving injury lawyers, we cannot stress enough the dangers of drinking and driving. When caught, the punishment for drinking and driving in Arizona is very serious. Based on reports from ABC15, there was a car accident last year and while everyone was being attended to, another vehicle driven by a drunk driver drove through the accident scene. This impedes [...]

As Sierra Vista car accident lawyers, we were happy to hear that the Arizona Department of Transportation (ADOT) will conduct a study as to why there are so many pedestrian collisions on East Highway 90 and determine what can be done to make the area safer. According to the Sierra Vista Herald, police report there have been three pedestrian deaths since 2009 and many more injuries. Causes of Sierra Vista Car Accid [...]

Tweet With Halloween upon us, the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) has released a three-step safety checklist to help people of all ages prevent injury this holiday. Families in Rhode Island and around the nation are getting ready for a night of frights and fun, but every year there are many reports of serious injuries involving Halloween costumes, decorations, and lig [...]

In the Arizona Rules of Civil Procedure there is such a thing allowed called an Independent Medical Examination, or IME. As experienced Arizona personal injury lawyers, we know that an “Independent” Medical Examination is a misnomer. Both insurance defense attorneys and injury lawyers with experience know better. It is too often the Arizona victims of a terrible accident who [...]

It looks as if Arizona wrongful death and personal injury claims for collisions involving tractor trailers may increase soon. We hope that this will not be the case, but recently, truckers are taking on unprofitable loads just to fill their trucks will make it likely that more truck drivers will increase the number of hours they drive beyond what federal regulations allow and thus d [...]