Personal Injury and Criminal Defense Law Blog

Federal regulators at the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) have recently announced that they will be committed to meeting some important safety milestones in the New Year. These goals, which are intended to "significantly improve [vehicle] safety, mobility, and sustainability," have been backed by a nearly $4 billion federal investment, which will be paid...

IIHS Awards 'Top Safety Pick' to 48 Vehicles for 2016The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) recently announced its Top Safety Picks for 2016. While 48 vehicles earned the highest award of Top Safety Pick+, an additional 13 vehicles qualified for Top Safety Pick.According to IIHS officials, earning these distinctions this year was more...

Distracted driving is a dangerous behavior that often contributes to traffic accidents. Despite the fact that state and national authorities have conducted various anti-distracted driving campaigns to deter this behavior, however, many motorists still make the poor decision to multitask behind the wheel. And this ends up creating a significant risk of collisions -...

Filing an auto accident claim following a traffic crash can be essential to obtaining compensation for your injuries and losses. What you do and say when filing these claims, however, can impact their outcome, as making certain mistakes in the claims process can result in lower payouts - or possibly even the denial of...

A Lakewood car accident attorney discusses some recent findings about self-driving cars.For at least six years, some prominent companies - including Google and various automakers - have been working on developing self-driving or autonomous vehicles. While these vehicles are still in the testing phase, they have garnered a lot of attention, especially from researchers...