Although the circumstances surrounding a car accident may vary, there is always the potential for the result to be devastating. The injuries that can stem from a car accident in Raleigh can be overwhelming and undoubtedly life-changing for both the injured person as well as their loved ones. Injuries from a car accident can not …
Blog: Car Accident
Car Accidents Targeting Third Parties
If you are injured in a car accident, a New Bern car accident attorney can help you to target the liable party and seek compensation. Sometimes the liable party in a car accident is not necessarily the person driving the car. The owner of a vehicle can be held liable for a crash, even if he …
What to Know Before Singing a Car Accident Settlement Release
If you have been injured in a car accident where the other driver was obviously at fault, such if you were rear-ended by someone who sped through a stop sign, and you have the witnesses to prove it, then an auto insurance company may offer you a quick settlement. This can be appealing, to get …
Study Claims Neck Injuries After Minor Accidents are Often Ignored
A recent study suggests that most people who suffer neck injuries after a seemingly minor car accident do not get compensated. When a car crash appears to cause no injury, insurance may arrive at a quick settlement. This often leaves the injured victims with undiagnosed, untreated, and uncompensated injuries. At least, these are some of the …
Study: “Minimally Buzzed” Drivers to Blame for Many Deadly Auto Accidents
According to a new study from UC San Diego, a driver with a blood-alcohol level of only 0.01 is 46 percent likelier to be entirely at fault for a car accident than the sober motorist involved in the crash. This study, which was released last Thursday, looked at the details of 570,731 deadly crashes from …
Liability in Bad Weather Car Accidents
With foul weather comes the increased risk of getting into a car crash. When a dense fog lies on the road, when snow covers the road, or when highways are icy, how much fault can a driver still have for an accident? That will depend, because ultimately, bad weather is simply one factor that has …
Things You Need to Know About Your Car Accident Claim that Your Insurance Won’t Tell You
When you file a car accident claim with insurance, you are seeking to collect the full compensation that you are owed. But even your own insurance company will be at odds with this goal, seeking to retain all the funds that they can, regardless of whether or not you have faithfully paid your premiums year …
Do You Know What Your Car Insurance Covers?
In a minor car accident, insurance coverage may be a simple enough matter. But in other cases, there are drivers and vehicles that your insurance will not cover. Below is a breakdown of who is usually covered, and who is excluded in an insurance policy. Of course, if your name is on the insurance, then …
Do You Need to Give a Recorded Statement for Your Car Accident Claim?
When you are in an auto accident, you know that one of the first things you will have to do is report the accident to insurance. Then when you file an accident claim, you can expect to be interviewed by insurance adjusters. But if you are filing to collect compensation from another driver’s insurance, the …
Claims for Rear-End Accidents in North Carolina
Usually speaking, a car accident claim will never reach trial, and this is especially true of claims for a rear-end collision. One of the main reasons for this is that establishing liability for the accident is almost always going to be obvious: the person behind you failed to stop in time. The only snags in …
