Blog Posts in 2012
Posted on Dec 9, 2012 By Eugene G. Bruno
Parents play a key role in influencing their teens' driving habits and teens engage in more dangerous driving habts (such as texting while driving) than their parents think they do, according to a ...
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Posted on Nov 10, 2012 By Eugene G. Bruno
Not surprisingly, vehicle versus pedestrian accidents result in a greater number of injuries (81% versus 30% in vehicle versus vehicle accidents) and a greater likelihood of death (14% versus 0.6% in ...
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Posted on Aug 20, 2012 By Eugene G. Bruno
Many of the motorcycle accident cases I have handled over the years involved a driver who failed to notice (or failed to yield to) a motorcyclist when making a left turn. Those who drive cars look out ...
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Posted on Jul 25, 2012 By Eugene G. Bruno
Lane splitting (or lane sharing -- depending on your perspective) is one of the most controversial motorcycle rider behaviors in California. What is the law on lane splitting? California law does NOT ...
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Posted on Jul 23, 2012 By Eugene G. Bruno
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) finds that the months of May, June, July and August are the times when teenage drivers are at highest risk of dying in a car accident. Sadly, ...
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Posted on Jun 9, 2012 By Eugene G. Bruno
When a person dies as a result of a car accident, two types of claims can be brought. The person’s family members may bring a wrongful death lawsuit to seek a recovery for the damages that they ...
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Posted on Jun 6, 2012 By Eugene G. Bruno
A Massachusetts teen was sentenced to 2 years in prison and loss of his license for 15 years for causing a fatal crash by texting while driving. The teen is the first person in Massachusetts to face ...
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Posted on Jun 4, 2012 By Eugene G. Bruno
Have you been told by the claims adjuster there wasn't enough damage to the vehicles to have caused an injury? Its a tactic meant to intimidate you from seeing a doctor. Just because the damage to ...
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Posted on Apr 26, 2012 By Eugene G. Bruno
Big Surprise: Smoking Pot Increases the Chance of Accident U.S. News & World Report reported a new study about smoking marijuana and driving. The study by the British Medical Journal found that ...
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Posted on Mar 19, 2012 By Eugene G. Bruno
Employers are not responsible for all actions of their employees -- only for those actions within the scope of employment. For example, if you are injured by a forklift operator at HopeDepot, you have ...
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Posted on Feb 25, 2012 By Eugene G. Bruno
The tools and maps at SafeRoadMaps.org provide detailed information about dangerous roads and sites where the most auto accidents have occurred. You just might rethink the route you drive to your ...
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Posted on Feb 17, 2012 By Eugene G. Bruno
"Dangerous by Design" is a Dec 2011 report by t4america.org, a group that lobbies for safer roads for pedestrians, bicyclists, public transportation users, and motorists alike. The report ...
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Posted on Feb 5, 2012 By Eugene G. Bruno
I found the following over at the Taradash Law Firm web site which lists 72 common defenses used by insurance companies to avoid paying money to those injured in motor vehicle accidents. A big thank ...
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Posted on Jan 29, 2012 By Eugene G. Bruno
Vehicle versus pedestrian accidents are an inescapable fact of life. Each year, approximately 5,000 pedestrians are killed and an additional 64,000 are injured on U.S. roadways due to motor vehicle ...
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Posted on Jan 19, 2012 By Eugene G. Bruno
Insurance companies frequently refuse to replace child safety seats after an accident. Typcially, they will tell you the seat does not appear to be damaged or they are only obligated to replace the ...
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Posted on Jan 17, 2012 By Eugene G. Bruno
Skid mark measurements can be a very effective tool for determining how an accident occurred (which may determine the party at fault) as well as the force of the collision (which may help explain the ...
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Posted on Jan 9, 2012 By Eugene G. Bruno
Clients are often surprised to hear their Medicare, MediCal, or TriCare benefits come with strings attached. These health insurance programs expect to be reimbursed for the reasonable value of any ...
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