Fatal car accidents happen for many reasons. Head-on collisions are often deadly. T-Bone intersection accidents take many lives. Cars that roll over often kill their occupants. Many deadly crashes are due to single car accidents where the driver is speeding, intoxicated, or distracted. We wanted to take a look at what leads to fatal car [...]

Drivers turning left generally do not have the right of way. In most car accident cases, the presumption is that the car turning left was the car responsible for the accident. Left-hand turns are dangerous for many reasons, such as: Cars turning left (except for single-lane roads) need to cross at least one lane of [...]

Not everyone can afford to buy (or wants to buy) and brand new car. The big risk with a used car is the quality of the car. New cars are presumed to be in good condition. They usually come with long-term warranties as to their conditions. With a used car, most buyers are taking a [...]

Waymo has developed in accordance with Jaguar Land Rover an electronic Jaguar that can drive itself. The company is planning to build 20,000 of the I-PACE vehicles by 2021. Initially, consumers will only be able to ride in the I-PACE by using Waymo’s ride-hailing app. In addition to concerns about the safety of self-driving, the [...]

This is a question I get asked all the time by my clients and by other folks in the community. Through my experience of 18 years representing injured individuals, I've seen lots of circumstances where a family was left devastated because they did not have enough UM coverage, and I've seen certain circumstances where families [...]

Tennessee has different types of driver licenses to help new drivers obtain their driving privileges and to minimize car accidents. Teens often talk on their cellphones, text while driving, speed, and even drink while driving. The hope is that the program will help minors and new drivers understand how dangerous driving is. Beginning on July [...]

The recent death of a woman pedestrian by an Uber autonomous SUV has sparked concern about the safety of self-driving vehicles. Just as companies are experimenting to address and fix safety issues, states are experimenting with how much they should regulate the tests and the technology itself. Manufacturers of these robotic cars driven by software, [...]

Tennessee News Channel 9 reported on February 8, 2018, that it recently examined the dangers of texting while driving first-hand and driving while distracted. Their reporters witnessed numerous drivers calling on their smartphones, texting, and applying makeup – which meant their eyes weren’t focused on the road. The report also made the following observations either [...]

The Tennessee Citizen Action (TNCA), in January 2018, wrote about a Nashville’s News Channel 5 report on a scary new law called the Motor Vehicle Recall and Disclosure Act. The law permits car dealers the right to sell vehicles that are subject to a safety recall provided the buyer signs a disclosure form. The law means that [...]

A February 7, 2018 Washington Post story disclosed that the national average insurance rate is now $1,427.  Some of the recent rate increases were due to the recent snap of cold weather especially in the South where drivers aren’t used to snow and ice. Many of the reasons for the increases appear to be arbitrary. [...]