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What to Do When You Are Injured in a Wheelchair Transportation Accident

While there are many types of transportation related accidents, people usually think of motor vehicle collisions when contemplating transportation accidents. However, wheelchair occupants who are disabled also may be injured in transportation accidents. Wheelchair transportation accidents may result from defective or poorly maintained equipment and inattentive loading of handicap passengers. Cases involving personal injuries suffered […]

March 19, 2012 /0 Comments/by LSadmin

Personal Injury Cases

Reducing Damages (Mitigation) to Protect the Value of Your Personal Injury Claim

While it may seem counter-intuitive, an important component of preserving the value of your Mississippi personal injury claim is to take proper steps to reduce the severity of the damages that you suffer because of your accident. This may seem like a foreign concept because the level of compensation one receives is directly related to […]

March 16, 2012 /0 Comments/by LSadmin

Mississippi Rollover Accident Grim Reminder of Dangers of Defective SUVs

A teenager who suffered serious injuries when a Toyota 4Runner rolled over was recently awarded $6.9 million dollars by a jury in federal court in Jones County. The case serves as a tragic reminder of the danger of defective SUVs that are prone to rollover. The teenager suffered spinal cord injuries that left him paralyzed […]

March 15, 2012 /0 Comments/by LSadmin

Auto Accident News

Understanding the Danger of Mississippi Side Impact Collisions

Side impact crashes in Mississippi can be extremely dangerous particularly to a vehicle occupant on the side of the vehicle involved in the collision. Broadside crashes are most common at intersections where the front end of one vehicle collides with the side of another vehicle. The at-fault driver that broadsides the other vehicle may cause […]

March 14, 2012 /0 Comments/by LSadmin

Auto Accidents

The Dangers of Eating While Driving

Many people are aware of the dangers of texting and driving or any other use of a cell phone while operating a motor vehicle. Few people give a second thought to the form of distracted driving that many safety experts consider even more dangerous to other drivers, passengers and pedestrians. In fact, billions of dollars […]

March 13, 2012 /0 Comments/by LSadmin

Auto Accidents, Text Message Accidents

Do Bans on Texting Messaging and Driving Actually Work?

Drivers distracted while texting on cell phones and other portable communication devices remains a serious cause of Mississippi car accidents. Although there have been numerous proposals to prohibit texting and driving in Mississippi, all of these proposals have failed to be enacted to this point. An important consideration in whether Mississippi should follow through on […]

March 12, 2012 /0 Comments/by LSadmin

Personal Injury Cases

Children Injury by Lead Paint Exposure in Mississippi May Have a Right to Financial Compensation

Although lead paint has not been manufactured in over fifty years, lead paint personal injury lawsuits continue to be filed because many older dwellings still have lead paint peeling from the walls. A property owner that rents a property with this dangerous hazard may be liable for any injuries or wrongful death that is caused […]

March 9, 2012 /0 Comments/by LSadmin

Car Accident Cases

Drowsy Driving Causes Many Fatal Car Accidents in Mississippi

If you have ever driven late at night or after not getting enough sleep and drifted off behind the wheel, you know the feeling of panic when you suddenly realize that you have drifted off to sleep while driving. Despite awareness by most drivers that it is extremely dangerous to drive when tired, many drivers […]

March 8, 2012 /0 Comments/by LSadmin

Trucking Accidents

Serious Trucking Accident Illuminates Issues Regarding Pre-Employment Screening of Truck Drivers

The danger posed by the more than three million tractor-trailers that travel U.S. roadways is clearly evidenced by the half a million tractor-trailer collisions that occur in the U.S. each year. Someone is injured or dies in a tractor-trailer accident every sixteen minutes. There are many causes for tractor-trailer accidents in Mississippi, including fatigued drivers, […]

March 7, 2012 /0 Comments/by LSadmin

Car Accident Cases

Mississippi Car Accidents Caused by Product Defects in Motor Vehicles

Everyday drivers in Mississippi are involved in serious accidents caused by careless drivers that violate traffic safety laws, fail to give undivided attention to one’s driving or engage in aggressive driving practices to get to one’s destination a few minutes faster. While these types of unsafe driving are responsible for the vast majority of Mississippi […]

March 6, 2012 /0 Comments/by LSadmin

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