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Today’s headlines are replete with stories relating to the danger and risk associated with text messaging while driving. In 2008, nearly 800,000 Americans were texting or making telephone calls while driving. In that year alone, 6,000 American lives were lost due to distracted driving, likely caused by cellular phones and their features. Personal injury attorneys around the nation are faced…

Late last month, the United States Supreme Court held in Williamson v. Mazda Motor of America, Inc., that federal regulations allowing for lap restraints in minivan-style vehicles did not preempt California state law. This unanimous decision has since allowed for the injured plaintiff in the case to proceed in California state court in its wrongful death action against the automaker.…

We’ve all heard the term “distracted driving” as well as the warnings about the dangers associated with distracted driving. Most people, however, don’t truly realize how serious the dangers are and how many accidents and deaths are actually caused each year by distracted driving. The statistics are staggering. Distracted driving covers a variety of circumstances. As the name implies, anything…

Over the last few years, cellular phones and other hand held devices have become virtual mini-computers. They now do everything from sending text messages to providing GPS directions to allowing the user to watch a video. These “smart phones” as they are called are where the bulk of the research dollars are going as they are clearly the wave of…

When a tragedy strikes an individual or family in the form of an accident or death, finding a lawyer is often the last thing on everyone’s mind. The thought of having to sift through the multitude of advertisements to find the right lawyer for your circumstances can appear to be a daunting and time consuming task - especially at a…