A 1.75 million dollar settlement for a plaintiff who suffered severe back injuries in a rear-end accident with a truck driven by the employee of a trucking company. The plaintiff would never be able to work again as a Teamster.
If you have recently been involved in a car accident, it’s likely that you will be contacted by an insurance adjuster both from your insurance company and from the insurance company of the other driver. While it’s imperative that you don’t speak to the adjuster from the other driver’s insurance company before speaking with a [...]
In the immediate aftermath of a car accident, tensions are high, adrenalin is pumping, and mistakes are often made. These mistakes can result in not being able to recover all your losses, or worse, being held liable for an accident that was not your fault. After being involved in a car accident, there are things [...]
Texting while driving is extremely dangerous. Reading a text message successfully distracts a driver for five seconds, and at 55mph—the national average speed—that means a driver is distracted for the distance of a football field. When a driver allows themselves to be distracted by a cellphone, they are being negligent and can be held liable [...]
In the United States, approximately 2.5 million people are involved in car accendents each year. Of those, 1.6 million involve the use of a cellphone. That’s 64% of all traffic accidents in the US. Driving an automobile while distracted by your cellphone is inherently dangerous, and if you cause an accident while using a cellphone [...]
Of all the car accidents in the U.S. each year, nearly one-third involves multi-vehicle accidents. These types of accidents are notoriously more deadly, and litigating the resulting personal injury lawsuit can be particularly challenging. Get our infographic and find out what you can do to help protect your rights after a multi-vehicle accident.
Jason Pottenger was recently interviewed about What People Face After an Accident by Lawsuit Legal. Read the interview here. Lawsuit Legal: Hot issue legal news and information on the latest lawsuits, settlements, state law issues and verdicts... Articles, opinion and information on significant cases in the courts, attorneys, and the legal news events making an [...]
Memorial Day and Labor Day mark the unofficial beginning and end of summer. The National Safety Council marks these holidays as the beginning and end of the 100 Deadliest Days of the year for teen drivers. Although summer is almost over, the threat of deadly driving accidents for both teen and adult drivers will increase [...]
Picture this: It’s a Monday morning, you’re already running late for work, so you pour your coffee into a to-go mug, thinking, ‘I’ll just drink it on my drive in.” While balancing your bag in one hand and your precious coffee in the other, you fumble for your keys to unlock the car door. You [...]
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GubbYjkOUxE Happy Memorial Day from the Pottenger Law Firm. If you're traveling over the long weekend, please exercise extra caution on the road.
