Category Archives: Auto Accidents
Important Car Maintenance Tasks to Perform This Year
While accidents are regularly caused by driver negligence in failing to abide by traffic laws, speeding, or driving recklessly, a surprising number of collisions are not the result of the negligent operation of a vehicle, but can be attributed to the negligent maintenance of the vehicle itself. Collisions caused by improper vehicle maintenance can… Read More »
Liability for Accidents Caused by Teenage Drivers
For many of us, obtaining our driver’s license was one of the highlights of our adolescence. While this continues to be true for many teenagers, it’s also important to note that having inexperienced drivers on the road can have serious repercussions for other motorists, cyclists, and pedestrians. Please call our Fort Lauderdale auto accident… Read More »
Common Car Accident Injuries
Car accident injuries can range in seriousness from mild to severe, with some resulting in permanent disability, or in tragic cases, even death. To learn more about your legal options following your own car accident, please contact an experienced Fort Lauderdale auto accident attorney who is familiar with Florida’s no-fault auto insurance laws and… Read More »
Recovering Compensation After a Rear-End Collision
Rear-end collisions, no matter how minor they may initially seem to be, have some of the worst repercussions of any car accident. This is largely due to the fact that rear-end accidents often result in debilitating neck injuries that plague accident victims for years to come, turning their lives upside down with the physical,… Read More »
How Event Data Recorders Can Help You Prove Fault
Motorists and their passengers who suffer serious injuries in car accidents are often entitled to damages compensating them for their losses. However, this is only possible for plaintiffs who can prove that someone else was at fault for their crash. This can be a difficult endeavor, especially in cases where the other party staunchly… Read More »
The Dangers of Drowsy Driving
Drowsy driving is much more of a threat than most people realize. In fact, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) estimates that one out of every 25 adults have fallen asleep while driving in the past month. These statistics are particularly alarming because driving while fatigued significantly increases a person’s risk of… Read More »
Can a City be Held Liable for a Poor Road Design?
Most people know that when they are injured in a collision with a negligent motorist, they may be able to collect compensation from that individual or his or her insurer. However, not all accidents are the result of a motorist’s failure to use care when driving, but can actually be attributed to the poor… Read More »
The Importance of Accounting for Blind Spots
Blind spots, as most careful drivers are aware, are zones to the side and rear of a car where approaching vehicles are not visible to the driver, even when using a rear view or side mirror. Failing to check one’s blind spots can have devastating consequences, especially when one of the vehicles is a… Read More »
The Risks of Driving With Poor Visibility
Besides heralding the beginning of the holiday season, the end of Daylight Saving Time also means that our days are growing shorter and shorter. As a result, many of us find ourselves driving much more often in the dark than we do in the summer months. Unfortunately, motorists, pedestrians, and cyclists are much more… Read More »
The Implications of Florida’s New Autonomous Car Law
Although many of us are still coming to terms with the fact that driverless cars exist, the reality is that these types of cars are already on the road. In fact, Florida’s governor signed a bill into law that opens the door to fully autonomous vehicles in a way that no other state has… Read More »
