The popular rideshare service, Uber, and others like it have raised a number of legal questions surrounding the social economy, from workplace and employee questions to questions about liability in the case of accidents.If you're injured while in a ride-for-hire...
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Will a Dash Cam Help You in a Car Accident?
You may have seen those video montages of the crazy things drivers have captured on their dash cams-dramatic accidents, near misses, police chases and other scary driving. But what about real-world applications? Can dash cams actually help you prove your side if you...
5 Tips for Amending a Police Report
There are many reasons a police report could be inaccurate. The officer could have written something down wrong, such as a hard-to-spell name or transposed a number. Or he or she may have gotten some important details wrong, such as inaccurate information from a...
My Car was Totaled, But I Still Owe Money
An insurance company's definition of "total loss" is different than the average driver's. When you think of a car that's been totaled, you probably think of something crushed beyond recognition. However, a car that's been in a simple fender-bender can be considered a...
What Kind of Settlement Can I get for Whiplash?
Neck injuries are common after even minor fender benders, but in some cases, symptoms won't show up for a few days. That's why it's so important to get checked out by a doctor after even a minor car accident.Whiplash is one specific type of neck injury, but neck...
How are Rear-end Collisions Settled?
West Virginia is a fault state, meaning that the driver at fault is the one whose insurance pays in the event of a car accident. So in a rear-end collision, the driver who rear-ended someone is generally at fault. If you are receiving a settlement amount from an...
What Types of Driver Behavior Constitute Negligence?
When you get into an accident, the first thing everyone wants to decide is whose fault it was. Sometimes the fault isn't apparent immediately, especially if a driver is trying to deflect blame. Sometimes they may not even realize they were negligent.Here are some...
What You Need to Know about the Takata Airbag Recall
Millions of vehicles from two-dozen different manufacturers have been affected by the Takata airbag recall. These airbags have defective inflators that can explode without warning. The problem is more pronounced in humid coastal areas such as Florida and Hawaii.Takata...
The 4 Most Common Construction Injuries
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration has labeled the four most common construction accidents the "fatal four." If these causes of injury were eliminated, over 500 American workers' lives could be saved every year. Once you know these causes of these...
Liability in Self-Driving Cars
Today, many cars can self-park in parallel parking spots and other tricky situations. Many cars also have motion sensors and can begin stopping for you if you don't detect a hazard in time. By 2016, General Motors plans to have super-cruise enabled cars with...