In another step in the nationwide fight against distracted driving, the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) proposed banning the operation of cell phones by commercial vehicle drivers, with the exception of emergency situations. The current law only outlaws texting, with fines as much as $2,750 for violations.
The heightened initiative stems from a horrific accident involving an 18 wheeler in Kentucky that [...]
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National Safety Plea Gains Traction against Commercial Driving Cell Ban
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Philadelphia Roosevelt Boulevard Is Notorious For Car Accidents Causing Serious Injuries and Too Many Deaths Advises Experienced Philadelphia Car Accident Attorney
pFor over 40 years, I have regularly driven on Roosevelt Boulevard, the major traffic artery running through north and northeast Philadelphia. Just yesterday, I was driving with my son northbound in the middle lane when two vehicles appeared to be racing out of control, weaving in and out of traffic in a dangerous fashion. Police cars were stopped at several locations apparently investigating a number of a href=" [...]
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Why Is It That Many Drivers In The Streets Of Philadelphia Don’t Think That The Rules Apply To Them When It Comes To Having Automobile Insurance Or Leaving The Scene Of A Hit And Run Accident
pOver the last few years, I have seen the a href="http://www.reiffandbily.com/lawyer-attorney-1325443.html"hit and run car accident epidemic/a in Philadelphia increase to the point where law enforcement officials and legislators really must take a much more aggressive stance to address the situation. Just this morning on the way into my office, I was traveling southbound and was the third car in line stopped at a [...]
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Insurance Companies Continue to Take Advantage of Unsuspecting Accident Victims After Collisions – Don’t Fall For Their Deceptive Tactics
pImagine this scenario, you were in a a href="http://www.reiffandbily.com/car-accidents.html"violent automobile collision/a where both vehicles have to be towed from the scene, occupants taken to the hospital and diagnosed with significant and permanent injuries. A few days later, a representative of the insurance company comes to your house and offers a small sum of $250 to settle the claim and tries to disclaim [...]
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As a Buyer of Automobile Insurance You Must Always Check Your Policy Carefully To Make Sure That the Insurance Company Hasn’t Lowered or Canceled Some of Your Coverage Without Your Knowledge – This Is More Common Than You Would Think
pOver the last few months, I have noticed a most disturbing discovery as I have met with some high net worth and fairly well educated clients after a catastrophic automobile accident only to discover that their insurance company attempted to limit or reduce medical coverage without their knowledge./p
pIn one case, my client, an executive of one of the Philadelphia region’s largest Fortune 500 companies, was info [...]
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As a Buyer of Automobile Insurance You Must Always Check Your Policy Carefully To Make Sure That the Insurance Company Hasn’t Lowered or Canceled Some of Your Coverage Without Your Knowledge – This Is More Common Than You Would Think Advises Experienc
pOver the last few months, I have noticed a most disturbing discovery as I have met with some high net worth and fairly well educated clients after a catastrophic automobile accident only to discover that their insurance company attempted to limit or reduce medical coverage without their knowledge./p
pIn one case, my client, an executive of one of the Philadelphia region’s largest Fortune 500 companies, was info [...]
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Even The Smallest Car Accident Can Lead to Anxiety, Frustration, and Depression and the Loss of Life’s Pleasures
pIt never ceases to amaze me when dealing with defendants and insurance companies after a car accident and I suggest a loss of life’s pleasures, the representative or attorney on the other side seems to suggest that most people have the ability to walk away unaffected despite the fact that there may not be “hard core” objective findings of broken bones. Certainly it goes without saying that a car accident is [...]
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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
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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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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Is TMJ Overhyped and Misunderstood by Victims and Wrongdoers in Car Accident Cases?
pAs an a href="http://www.reiffandbily.com/car-accidents.html"experienced Philadelphia car accident attorney/a who has investigated and litigated significant cases of injuries to the temporomandibular joint (TMJ), resulting from car accident traumas over the last thirty years, I think that TMJ is a serious complication or injury that too often goes underdiagnosed and is suffered by many car accident victims. A few [...]
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