A major injury or death of a loved one caused by the negligence of another party is a heartbreaking situation. A settlement or jury award is meant to offset some of the pain and anguish of the situation, but it offers no comfort to the bereaved when they must then fight over the settlement or [...]
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 [...]
A 35-year-old Teamster was rear-ended by a tractor-trailer. His life, and the lives of his family members were changed forever when this tragedy occurred. They put their trust in The Pottenger Law Firm to secure justice and compensation for another’s wrongdoing. As a result of the accident, our client underwent two extensive surgeries to repair [...]
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.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6sKBaxNs48A
Kansas Highway Patrol has announced that they will no longer be using hand-written citation in parts of the state and will now being using electronic driving citations. All KHP officers in the northwest region of the state will be making the switch to the electronic citations next week and the rest of the state will [...]
