Automobile Accidents

• Close To Home Is Where The Traffic Crashes Are

  Bob Carroll | April 25, 2006 4:32 AM | 0 CommentsTampa Bay, FL

  Less than a week ago I was having a conversation with a relative who thought it would be economical and good for the country for her to buy a very small electric car, about the size and weight of a golf cart, to use for all of her family's local driving. She felt that 95% of her time on the road was spent no more than 5 miles from home.It would be a wonderful idea if virtually all of the other...

• Roads Are For Pedestrians Too

  Bob Carroll | February 15, 2006 5:28 AM | 0 CommentsTampa Bay, FL

  Today, while reading a news report, I remembered a tragic death in Pinellas County a few years ago. I represented the family of a wonderful women who was killed while trying to walk across US 19 in Palm Harbor. She was returning home from work and was crossing the roadway at an intersection which did not have a crosswalk or traffic signal. It was in a stretch of US 19 without any nearby...

• Falling Debris Causes Death On Florida Highway

  Bob Carroll | December 18, 2005 11:18 AM | 0 CommentsTampa Bay, FL

  A tragic death occurred in South Florida this week. Jon M. Herskowitz, Esq., Miami Personal Injury Lawyer, reports on the facts. "Jennifer Green, 49, was killed Wednesday when debris fell from an overturned tractor trailer and landed on her car. The truck had overturned on the overpass ramp and dumped some of its load (constuction debris and tree roots) on the highway below, smashing into...

• Have A Scary But Safe Halloween!

  Bob Carroll | October 30, 2005 4:25 PM | 0 CommentsTampa Bay, FL

  Some good advice for your Halloween. The law firm of Kraft & Associates has posted safety tips in a helpful article on this eve of the big day. Before you suit up, read on. Halloween can be a very enjoyable time for kids and adults if "trick-or-treating" is done sensibly.From Texas comes some good advice for your Halloween. The law firm of Kraft & Associates has posted safety tips in a...

• Uninsured and Underinsured Motorist Auto Insurance Still Important

  Joe Saunders | October 10, 2007 10:47 AM | 0 CommentsTampa Bay, FL

  Eventhough the Florida Legislature passed a new Auto Insurance No-Fault Law, it is still important for Florida drivers to have uninsured and underinsured motorist coverage as part of their auto insurance policies. Florida law still does not require that drivers have bodily injury liability coverage to pay damages for liability claims. Uninsured and underinsured auto insurance provides insurance...

• Attorney Fee Provision Stalls Auto Insurance Bill

  Joe Saunders | October 05, 2007 9:14 AM | 0 CommentsTampa Bay, FL

  Republican Florida house members added amendments to the no-fault auto insurance bill that would limit the rights of consumers to pay their lawyers in lawsuits for denied claims against insurance companies. Under these new amendments persons injured in auto accidents would likely have difficulty getting a lawyer to help them make legitimate claims against their own insurance company to recover...

• New PIP No Fault Auto Insurance Could Take Effect February 15th 2008

  Joe Saunders | October 04, 2007 10:27 AM | 0 CommentsTampa Bay, FL

  The Florida Senate Committee is ready to vote on a new no-fault auto insurance law that would take effect on February 15 2008. The house committee is concerned about the gap period in the Florida no-fault personal injury protection insurance and are discussing changes in the auto insurance bill. Concerns have been expressed about the state's requirement that insurance companies have their rates...

• Teen Drivers Kill Others

  Bob Carroll | January 20, 2006 10:16 AM | 0 CommentsTampa Bay, FL

  Every parent worries that their teenager who drives could be killed in an automobile accident. It turns out that the teenage driver is far more likely to kill pedestrians or other drivers. The full story is reported in the Star-Telegram:Nearly two-thirds of the victims in fatal crashes involving young drivers are passengers, pedestrians or people in other vehicles, according to an analysis...

• Fault Tree Analysis Needed When Truck Crashes Into Interior Of Bank

  Bob Carroll | January 13, 2006 11:14 AM | 0 CommentsTampa Bay, FL

  A news report on TBO.com tells of another tragic accident caused when a motor vehicle entered the interior of a building. News of similar crashes seem to happen more and more frequently. Each requires a special effort to determine what is called the fault tree.A truck has crashed through the windows of a SunTrust bank branch in New Port Richey, injuring the driver and at least two people...

• Sometimes The Road Is The Problem

  Bob Carroll | January 30, 2006 5:22 AM | 0 CommentsTampa Bay, FL

  When a motor vehicle leaves the roadway and crashes the common assumption is driver error. But,in a surprisingly high percentage of cases a roadway design defect contributed to the crash and, therefore, to any injury or death. An unsafe road may create legal liability for damages on the part of public entities. An article in TRIAL Magazine reminds us of many of the defects that exist on our...