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Automobile accidents injure millions and kill thousands of Americans each year, and are also the leading cause of brain and spinal cord injury in the United States. Car accident lawyers can support a victim throughout the judicial process and can help determine if the accident was caused by the negligence of another driver or due to car part defects.


Car Accidents: True Stories and Interviews

Hidden Car Accidents

car accident hidden Jonathan had no reason to double-check the clean title on a vehicle he was about to purchase. That clean and clear designation guaranteed the car had no record of accidents, falsified odometer, theft or other incidents that could affect its viability and selling price. But less than a week after laying down his money, Jonathan discovered his vehicle's records had been updated, revealing a previous major car accident. [MORE: HIDDEN CAR ACCIDENTS]

Fiery Bus Crash Replaces Afternoon Commute for Casino Workers

The horrifying photographs of a Nevada bus crash two days ago showed almost nothing left of the bus carrying workers to a resort in Primm, Nevada. Thirty people riding their work shuttle bus careened off Interstate 15, heading south, about 30 miles from Las Vegas. The bus crash happened just before 2:30 in the afternoon as workers were preparing to start their night shifts. [MORE: FIERY BUS CRASH]

Car Accidents: A Painful Journey

Roberta Burwell knows the pain of a car accident all too well. In September, 2003, she was in a car accident that wound up costing her a job and has resulted in pain that lingers to this day. Unfortunately, even though the accident was not her fault, it seems that no one is willing to help her. [MORE: CAR ACCIDENTS - PAINFUL JOURNEY]

Car Accidents: A Painful Journey

Roberta Burwell knows the pain of a car accident all too well. In September, 2003, she was in a car accident that wound up costing her a job and has resulted in pain that lingers to this day. Unfortunately, even though the accident was not her fault, it seems that no one is willing to help her. [MORE: CAR ACCIDENTS - PAINFUL JOURNEY]



Car accidents: No Witness, No Recourse

Jodi Cornelius, from Oneida Wisconsin, stopped at an intersection. When she regained consciousness in the ambulance, Jodi remembered getting hit by a Mac truck. "If anybody was to get a ticket, it should have been him," she says. [MORE: CAR ACCIDENTS & TICKETING]

No Justice for Car Accident Victims

"I had five kids in my vehicle when this woman ran a stop sign and hit me. We all went to the hospital. I had to issue her a summons because New Jersey is a no-fault state: she could have killed us and all she got was a $95 ticket for failure to observe the Yield sign!" [MORE: JUSTICE IN AUTO ACCIDENTS]

In a Car Accident, the Victim is often Innocent

car accident victims innocentIn December 2004, Shannon Bamsey from Newport Beach, California was rear-ended as she came to a stop at a red light. The woman who hit her didn't apologize and even worse, the woman's insurance company offered to pay only a portion of Bamsey's medical bills. [  MORE: INNOCENT CAR CRASH VICTIMS]

A Car Accident changes your Life in Seconds

Trisha Wellman's life turned upside down last November 2005. A friend was driving her to work when a car, driven by a girl without any insurance, side-swiped them, knocking their van off the road and causing them to hit a hydro pole. [MORE: CAR ACCIDENTS CHANGE YOUR LIFE]

Car Accident Articles

Back Injury Sustained in Car Accident Man Sues

A $1 million lawsuit has been filed against New Haven President Brett Harris and New Haven Community Schools, Harris's employer, which claims Harris negligently crashed a school van into the pickup truck of Daniel Jackson, 52. [MORE: CAR ACCIDENT BACK INJURY]

Proposed Bill Offers Financial Protection for Survivors of Auto Accident Victims

Nelson Albano, Douglas Fisher, and John J. Burzichelli have sponsored a bill that proposes financial liability protection for the surviving family members of victims of fatal auto accidents. The protection comes in the form of not holding the families of auto accident victims liable for the incredible costs associated with handling and storage fees of automobiles involved in fatal auto accidents. [MORE: PROPOSED BILL PROTECTS AUTO ACCIDENT SURVIVORS]

In Case of Car Accident: A Lawyer Can be Your Best Friend

car accidents and alwyers If you were ever in the market for a good lawyer, chances are it would be after a car accident. Not to soften the consequences of an accident for which you might have been at fault, but rather to represent your interests - and plain, old-fashioned fair play - in the face of the other guy, having caused the accident in the first place, getting off scott-free. [MORE: GOOD LAWYERS AND CAR ACCIDENTS]


More on Car Accidents
Automobile accidents injure millions and kill thousands of Americans each year, along with SUV, truck, motorcycle, or bus accidents. Auto accidents of these car crash, car accidentkinds are also the leading cause of brain and spinal cord injury in the United States, such as neck and back injuries, orthopaedic injuries and neurologic injuries. Because of the devastating impact an injury has on a person's life, car accidents are often the subject of many personal injury claims and lawsuits.


 
Car Crash Press Releases
APR-29-08: Ten years after a limousine accident left a former Detroit Red Wings player and a team masseuse permanently injured, a lawsuit has been filed against an Ohio auto dealership. The crash ended the careers of both Vladimir Konstantinov, a defenseman for the Red Wings, and Sergei Mnatsakanov, the masseuse. [MORE: LIMOUSINE CRASH]

APR-24-08: Brunswick Sheriff Ronald Hewett and Captain Gene Caison are being sued by a Wilmington woman over a June 2005 car accident in which she was a passenger in the vehicle that collided with the car that Caison was driving. [MORE: OFFICER RUNS RED LIGHT]

APR-01-08: In 2006, a fiery collision killed two state troopers and a woman near Gallipolis Ohio and now the state is looking to pay no less than $1 million in a wrongful-death lawsuit brought against the state. [MORE: CRASHES COST $2.2 MILLION]

car crashMAR-24-08: A lawsuit was filed on March 20, 2008 against Madison Square Garden because concession workers allegedly continued to sell alcoholic beverages to an intoxicated off-duty police officer. According to the lawsuit, the officer left Madison Square Garden (MSG) and crashed his SUV, killing a two-year-old boy and injuring his mother. [MORE: FATAL CAR CRASH]

Car Accidents In the News
MAR-5-08: A jury has awarded $1.6 million to a Grover Beach woman in her civil lawsuit which stemmed from injuries she suffered in a 2006 car crash in San Luis Obispo. [SLO ONLINE: CAR ACCIDENT]

JAN-16-08: A lawsuit was filed against the city of Pittsburgh two years after a fatal car accident. The suit was filed on behalf of two people who were killed when a vehicle involved in a police chase hit the car they were riding in. [WPXI: CAR ACCIDENT]

JAN-15-08: A woman filed a lawsuit against a rental company after a car accident seriously injured her daughter. The suit alleges the rental company did not follow state regulations in confirming the driver of the rental car was an insured driver. [HERNANDO TODAY: CAR ACCIDENT]

JAN-13-08: A wrongful death lawsuit filed after a boy died following a car accident is going to court. The suit alleges that school officials allowed the boy to leave school grounds without parental permission. [TIMES RECORDER: CAR ACCIDENT]

JAN-03-08: Three families have filed lawsuits against a liquor store chain for illegally selling alcohol to minors. Two of the lawsuits were filed after two teens were killed in a car crash. [WFTV: CAR ACCIDENT]

JAN-03-08: The family of a 19-year-old who died in a car crash has filed a lawsuit against the bar and restaurant where he worked, alleging he was sold alcohol the night of the crash. The suit seeks compensatory and punitive damages. [COURIER-JOURNAL: CAR ACCIDENT]

DEC-31-07: A man who was injured in a car accident has filed a lawsuit against the driver he was riding with and the driver of the other car involved in the accident. [REGISTER: CAR ACCIDENT]

DEC-29-07: A woman whose daughter was killed in a car accident has filed a lawsuit against the driver of the car alleging he drove in an unsafe manner and was under the influence of alcohol at the time of the accident. [TIMES UNION: CAR ACCIDENT]

DEC-25-07: A jury awarded country music star Toby Keith and his family $2.8 million in damages in a lawsuit filed after his father died in a car accident. [411 MANIA: CAR ACCIDENT]

DEC-22-07: The family of a woman who was killed in a car accident has filed a wrongful death lawsuit against the police and the driver of the car that hit her. The vehicle was involved in a high-speed police chase at the time of the accident. [WBBM: CAR ACCIDENT]

DEC-20-07: The family of a teenager who was killed after a car accident with a police cruiser has filed a lawsuit against the police officers involved. [WAVE 3: CAR ACCIDENT]

DEC-17-07: A woman who was injured in a car accident with a congressional candidate has filed a lawsuit alleging the candidate was making an illegal left turn, did not signal and was driving without his glasses. The plaintiff claims she suffered neck and back injuries in the accident. [JOURNAL-REGISTER: CAR ACCIDENT]

Car Accident Legal Help

If you or a loved one has suffered from a car accident, you may qualify for damages or remedies that may be awarded in a possible lawsuit. Please click the link below to send your complaint to a car accident lawyer for a free case evaluation.



Posted on Nov-2-05
Updated on Apr-30-08

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