Whether you've had insurance on your car for decades or are just about to sign your first policy, chances are you've asked the question above: are uninsured motorist coverage and underinsured motorist coverage the same thing? If you have asked...
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In our last post, we began looking at the issue of distracted driving and the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration’s recent recommendation that smart phone manufacturers begin including features that disable phones from operating while the individual is driving. As...
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Distracted driving is among the biggest causes of motor vehicle accidents nowadays, with at least 3,500 deaths being caused last year by the activity. There are, of course, a wide variety of behaviors that qualify as distracted driving, but one...
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In recent posts, we’ve been looking at the issue of comparative negligence. As we noted last time, juries are supposed to consider each party’s conduct and the causal relationship between that conduct and the plaintiff’s injuries.Picking up where we left...
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In our last post, we began looking at the topic of comparative negligence. As we noted, different states handle this issue differently, with most states barring recovery for plaintiffs who are found to be either 50 percent or 51 percent...
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