A Tewksbury, Massachusetts’s man who lost his right leg in a November 2006 valet-parking accident at a Connecticut casino will receive a $2.9 million settlement. Richard Murch was hit by a vehicle that shot forward after a valet started the car’s ignition while standing outside.
The Supreme Court is currently hearing a case which could result in restrictions on lawsuits against drug manufacturers if the justices decide FDA approval conveys protection from liability claims.
Two single-engine Cessnas containing a total of six people collided in midair Wednesday over Colorado, but all people aboard the planes survived and no injuries were reported.
Four people died Sunday when an emergency medical-services helicopter crashed in suburban Washington, D.C while attempting to land after picking up two automobile accident victims.
A study which appears in today's issue of the Journal of the American Medical Association shows that more people die in traffic accidents on days when U.S. presidential elections are held.
A truck carrying nearly 10,000 chickens tipped over on the offramp from the Mainline Thruway today, spilling thousands of chickens and eggs onto the roadway.
According to a new study by professors Michael Morrisey and David Grabowski, the rate of traffic fatalities in the U.S. falls as gas prices rise.
When a car seat fails to protect a child in the event of a car accident, it can result in devastating consequences. Contact an attorney as soon as possible if your child was injured after a defective car seat failed to provide protection.
Air bags are designed to protect passengers of vehicles in the even of an auto accident. When an air bag fails to deploy, deploys too late, or deploys at a random time, serious injury or even death can result. Consult an attorney if a defective air bag failed to protect your or a loved one in a car accident.
Seat belts are designed to protect passengers involved in auto accidents. When a defective seat belt fails to conform to safety standards, serious injury or death can occur. Speak to an attorney if a defective seat belt failed to protect your loved one.
Auto manufacturers are responsible for designing vehicles that adhere to federal safety standards; this includes protecting inhabitants from the roof of the vehicle caving in if an accident occurs. Consult an attorney if you were in an accident and suffered injuries due to defective automobile design.
SUV rollover accidents caused by faulty design have seriously injured or killed thousands of passengers of sports utility vehicles. You are encouraged to speak to an SUV rollover accident attorney if you or a loved one has been injured in this type of auto accident.
According to a study released Monday, more than 563,000 truck and bus drivers qualify for full disability benefits due to health issues, yet are still eligible to drive.
Defective tires present a serious hazard that can cause catastrophic motor vehicle accidents. If you or someone you love has been injured due to defective tires, including the defective Bridgestone/Firestone tires that were used on the Ford Explorer, you are encouraged to contact a qualified product liability attorney as soon as possible.
Car and truck accidents that result from manufacturing defects can have catastrophic consequences. A vehicle that does not meet the standards for crashworthiness will not properly protect its occupants from serious injury in a car crash. Speak to a skilled lawyer regarding your rights if you have been injured in an auto accident.
A motorcycle wreck has claimed the lives of William C. Mesa, chairman of the Jamul Indian Village, and daughter-in-law Crystal Roberts-Mesa on Lyons Valley Road in Jamul, California.
The senate passed a bill last Tuesday that would make it illegal to have an open bottle, can, or other container with alcohol inside a vehicle in an effort to increase safety on public roads.
Connecticut Governor M. Jodi Rell signed a teen driving bill into law in April in an effort to curb reckless driving among the states youngest drivers.
A California legislative committee is pushing a bill that would keep pets off of a motorist's lap while behind the wheel.
Officials at the Missouri Department of Transportation proposed truck-only lanes for Interstate 70 to help alleviate congestion and improve highway safety at a public hearing Thursday night.
Indiana legislators recently approved a new law that prohibits passengers from walking away from the scene of an accident without helping injured victims or alerting authorities.
Overweight truck drivers may soon have new driving regulations to consider before they hit the road.
A cement truck traveling southbound on Highway 183 in Dallas, Texas crashed through a median barrier, crossed to the other side of the road and collided with oncoming traffic, killing one and injuring three.
Enact a city-wide smoking ban, and you are likely to see more drinking and driving, according to a new study.
Children under age 16 who want to operate an ATV may need to take a safety training course before the next time they hit the road.
Yamaha began a massive recall Monday on what many have considered one of the most dangerous ATVs on the market after concerns of brake failure surfaced from tests by the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC).
The parents of a San Diego girl recently settled out-of-court a defective automobile case alleging that defective roof supports and tires on a Ford E-350 15-passenger van led to the death of their daughter.
In a ruling Monday, a California mother of two was allowed to keep an $82.6 million jury award given to her for injuries she suffered in a rollover accident in her Ford Explorer SUV.
The insurance industry is calling on federal auto-safety regulators to change SUV roof-crush standards after a new study Wednesday showed the change could save the lives of hundreds of rollover crash victims each year.
A new study from the University of South Florida claims that cameras at red lights actually increase the number of accidents and crashes rather than improving motor safety.
A Staten Island family is suing Ford Motor Company for a crash that killed a Boy Scout leader and his 9-year-old grandson, an accident the family's lawyer said could have been prevented with a few safety-boosting devices.
New Georgia legislation that would increase penalties for those involved in hit-and-run accidents is now on the Senate floor.
A Los Angeles County jury has awarded $15.7 million to a man who was hit by a dump truck while riding his motorcycle in the San Fernando Valley.
The city of Elyria filed an appeal this week, contesting a decision by the Ohio Bureau of Workers' Compensation (BWC) to award benefits to the family of a police officer killed in a motorcycle accident.
The family of a man who was mistakenly declared dead after being struck by a vehicle on a North Carolina highway is suing Franklin County medical officials, claiming that the error directly lead to potentially permanent injuries suffered after the man spent over 2 1/2 hours in a body bag.
Sydney L. Bender, of Fairview Heights, Minnesota, is apparently suing herself along with the driver of an LPG Ambulance after her one-month-old son sustained a permanent, severe head injury while riding as a passenger in her car during a collision with the ambulance.
A St. Petersburg student who suffered severe burns over 95 percent of her body on January 1, 2005, after falling into a boiling pool of water that formed as the result of a heating main breakdown was awarded 5 million rubles (about $200,000 U.S.) in a settlement with the communal services of the city.
A Michigan couple injured last year when their car was rear-ended by an oil truck on a Texas highway will receive a $5.5 million settlement from the trucking company, their attorney said.
The jury trial of a New Jersey truck driver charged with criminal homicide for his role in a 2004 fatal traffic accident begins this week, officials said.
A jury in Warren County, New York, has awarded a record $10.1 million to a man who lost his arm in a motorcycle accident with a UPS truck two years ago.
The relatives of seven people killed or injured in a 2004 truck accident in Sherman, Texas, have reached a settlement worth more than $3 million with the truck driver and his employer, an attorney said last week.
The city of Columbus, Ohio, has reached a tentative settlement worth $225,000 with the estate of a woman who was struck by a fire engine at a downtown crosswalk.
A man from Windsor County, Vermont, who suffered permanent injuries in a 2005 car crash has been awarded $21 million for his medical expenses, pain and suffering, and other damages.
A growing number of older motorcyclists are contributing to an increase in motorcycle-related fatalities, according to statistics from a study released last month by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.
Michigan-based trucking company KW-Express was charged with 15 safety violations during an inspection by the Department of Transportation after a Los Angeles area accident that killed three children and injured two adults on May 4.
Twenty-six years after the last major field research study of U.S. motorcycle accidents, a new study is poised to shed further light on the causes behind motorcycle accidents and their effects.
Hawkins County, Tennessee, has been named as the defendant in a lawsuit filed by a man who claims that overgrown vegetation on a county road caused him to crash his motorcycle.
A Price, Utah family settled a lawsuit against a trucking company for injuries they suffered when a semi carrying explosives rolled and detonated.
Trucking firm J.B. Hunt Transport, Inc. has filed suit after a driver for the company crashed his semi truck into the back of a pickup on Interstate 55 in Canton, Mississippi.
A Los Angeles county jury has awarded $13.8 million to a man who was permanently injured aboard a bus that crashed into a parked big-rig.
New laws passed recently by the Virginia legislature and scheduled to go into effect on July 1 will affect many aspects of civil litigation in the state, including motor vehicle accident litigation.
The mother of two girls killed in September 2006 when a New Jersey state trooper sped through an intersection and struck their minivan has filed suit against the trooper and the New Jersey State Police.
A Grand Junction, Colorado woman whose six-year-old daughter was hit by a car near the child's school in January has stated that she intends to file a lawsuit against the city, county, and school district.
A pregnant Florida teenager who was thrown from an ambulance while being transported to a local hospital has filed a lawsuit blaming her injuries on negligent driving and a defective restraint system.
A burn victim was awarded $42 million earlier this month in a Nevada lawsuit against leading motorcycle accessories distributor LeMans Corp. The suit claims the motorcycle apparel worn by the victim should have been flame resistant.
A class-action lawsuit filed on behalf of California consumers threatens the future of the Ford Motor Co., according to one of the company's defense attorneys.
A Dallas County Court jury has awarded $20.8 million to the wife and the estate of a man who died of complications five months after his car was hit by a semi truck.
Three members of a Milwaukee group known as the Outlaws Motorcycle Club have sued the City of Milwaukee over an alleged wrongful search of their clubhouse.
The parents of an 18 year old resident of Clear Lake, Iowa who died after her motorcycle was struck by a car have filed a lawsuit against the driver.
A resident of Middlebury, Connecticut has filed a lawsuit seeking damages after her car was struck by a fire truck driven by a volunteer firefighter. The truck was not responding to a call when the incident occurred.
In the wake of a series of fatal accidents involving elderly drivers, state governments across the U.S. hope to toughen standards that govern driving safety.
A group of commercial transportation and environmental interest groups have filed a lawsuit in federal court aiming to block a controversial cross-border trucking program that would allow Mexican-based trucking companies to send their vehicles throughout the U.S.
The family of a man who was killed last July during a high-speed chase in Merrillville, Indiana, has filed a lawsuit seeking unspecified damages against the city, the police department, an alleged drunken driver, and two local bars.
The family of Anderson, South Carolina, resident Darrell Wesley Lovinggood is seeking more that $4 million in two separate lawsuits after Lovinggood's truck broke through the guardrail of Brown Road Bridge, landing in Lake Hartwell.
The parents of an 11-year-old Tulsa, Oklahoma, boy who was hit and killed by a car have filed suit against the parents of the car's underage driver.
A Wheaton, Illinois, man settled a lawsuit this month with the family of a teenager he struck with his car and left to die by the side of the road.
Corey and Lisa Moore of Cleburne filed suit against Larry Dean Roberts and his employer, Swinson Excavating, on April 16. An accident involving Roberts’ truck and another vehicle left the Moores’ daughter and her grandmother dead.
A survivor of a July 2006 fatal car accident has filed a criminal negligence lawsuit naming Amador County and the state of California as defendants.
A lawsuit filed by two women claims that a defective tire caused a crash on a Southern California freeway that killed five.
Matthew Madey, 35, a McHenry County sheriff’s deputy, was riding a motorcycle in rural Illinois on March 25 when he hit a deer. He remains in critical condition.
A motorcyclist was killed Thursday morning in Des Moines, Iowa, when his bike was rear-ended by a truck.
In January 2002, Fatima Fortmuller was driving and stopped for traffic at a tunnel that connects the cities of Norfolk and Hampton, Virginia. A Hampton Roads Transit bus rear-ended her. The HRT District settled her brain injury lawsuit in February 2007.
On March 19, an unidentified 18-year-old motorcycle rider suffered multiple fractures and a head injury requiring surgery after his motorcycle hit the front end of the car at an intersection in Mesa, Arizona.
Kyle Piper was driving and his brother Stephen Piper was a passenger in the February 2003 crash in Union Township, Pennsylvania. Their parents filed the suit against Kyle to try to get the insurance company to help pay for Stephen's severe injuries.
In a Manatee County, Florida, courthouse, six jurors decided that neither the garbage collection company Waste Management nor its driver was responsible for the death ofRex “Gabe” England in a motorcycle accident in 2002.
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