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High Heat, Low Tempers
Sunburns and BBQ flare-ups aren’t the only things you have to worry about this Memorial Day; be wary of road rage and aggressive driving as more and more travellers pack the highways during the upcoming holiday. If you or someone you love has been injured as a result of road rage or aggressive driving, contact the Missouri personal injury lawyers at The S.E. Farris Law…

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What To Do… When You Get in a Car Accident Infographic
At the S.E. Farris Law Firm, we value the importance of safety on the road, especially when driving long distances. However, when an accident does happen, it is also important to know how to handle the situation. Reeves, Aiken & Hightower, LLP, a personal injury firm in South Carolina, has designed an infographic that conveys what on…

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Motor Vehicle Negligence & Accidents

With over 240 million registered passenger vehicles in the United States, it’s not surprising that lawsuits related to automobile accidents are the most common type of personal injury cases pending in our court system. Automobile accidents can happen for any number of reasons, but a leading cause behind many of them is driver “negligence.” Even…

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Aggressive Driving and its Aggravating Consequences
Excessive speeding, erratic lane changes, rude gestures, tailgating, flashing high beams…these are just a few of the behaviors that characterize aggressive driving. Unfortunately, due to its prevalence, there is a good chance you or a loved one may have been involved in a motor vehicle accident caused by aggressive driving.

If you or someon…

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Drunk Driving Takes Holidays from Festive to Fatal
The holidays are a time for tradition, a time for family and fun, a time to relax and revel in the company of friends and loved ones. The holidays, however, can also be a time of tragedy and danger.

Drunk driving arrests, accidents, and deaths are higher during the holidays than at any other time of the year.  Moreover, AAA predicts that this…

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Driver will spend time behind bars as a result of fatal accident

In early June, a teenager was convicted of causing a fatal accident while texting under Massachusetts criminal law.

Aaron Deveau, who was just 17-years-old when the accident occurred, sent 193 text messages on the day of the accident that killed a 55-year-old man. Some of those text messages were sent a minute before t…

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Maintaining trucks in good working order can help save lives

In early July, the brakes on a Mack truck failed while it was headed down a Florida highway. The truck driver steered into the median, crossed over the median and plowed into oncoming traffic. The Mack truck hit an Acura which then collided with a Kia. The Mack truck also hit the Kia.

Unfortunately, the driver of the Kia was…

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Sweep by federal alcohol and drug task force targets drivers and companies

Following a two-week investigation earlier this year, the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration announced that 287 commercial truck and bus drivers were removed from the roads and 128 companies faced enforcement actions for violating federal drug and alcohol testing…

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Checking email, playing games or updating Facebook status can lead to car accidents

Apple iPhones and Android smartphones continue to soar in popularity. In addition to making phone calls and sending texts, the ability to read email, search the Internet, check Facebook and even play games on the go can make them irresistible. But smartphones can also be a distraction to drivers and car accidents…

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When a city is negligent for dangerous roads or sidewalks, special rules may apply
There are a number of conditions, acts or omissions that can leave roads and sidewalks unreasonably dangerous. Failure to replace a missing stop sign can send an unsuspecting motorist into an intersection without knowing of the dangers of a collision. A pedestrian trying to use a poorly lit crosswalk is in danger…

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