Automobile Accidents

• New car seat safety ratings could protect children from personal injury in event of car accident

  Anneke Kurt | February 01, 2008 10:28 AM | 0 CommentsFindlay, OH

  Riding in the car as a child can be an exciting experience - sometimes even more exciting than the destination. Our Toledo, Ohio personal injury attorneys want to remind parents, however, that no matter how excited kids get while in a car, they must always remain seated and buckled up, to prevent personal injury in the event of a car accident.Ohio state law requires that all children weighing...

• Can prospective bill banning texting prevent car accidents, personal injury?

  Anneke Kurt | January 31, 2008 11:51 AM | 0 CommentsFindlay, OH

  Text messaging has become the fastest new way to keep in touch with family and friends. While sending text messages is fun, texting behind the wheel is dangerous and can cause car accidents resulting in personal injury or wrongful death. Ohio State Representative Diane Fessler believes that the practice is so dangerous, that she has introduced a bill that would make text messaging while driving...

• Will blinking stop signs prevent Toledo, Ohio car accidents?

  Anneke Kurt | January 18, 2008 10:37 AM | 0 CommentsFindlay, OH

  The Ohio Department of Transportation, or ODOT, hopes that new, attention-grabbing signs will prevent car accidents, in turn reducing the number of personal injuries and wrongful deaths. Equipped with blinking LED lights, one such sign was installed at the intersection of Sylvania Ave. and Route 295 in October 2007. Earlier in March, a woman suffered wrongful death after a driver failed to see...

• How much does age factor in to car accidents?

  Anneke Kurt | January 09, 2008 5:40 PM | 0 CommentsFindlay, OH

  Personal injuries from car accidents are on the rise as the baby boomers age. Many elderly drivers hang on to driving as a way to preserve their independence, but some don't have the ability to operate a motor vehicle, resulting in car accidents, personal injury, or wrongful death, according to the AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety.Wrongful death caused by car accidents involving elderly drivers...

• Make sure to have proper insurance coverage in case of a car accident

  Anneke Kurt | January 07, 2008 6:55 PM | 0 CommentsFindlay, OH

  Our Toledo, Ohio personal injury attorneys frequently see cases where parties are seriously injured in a car accident, but the state minimum policy limits are not enough to cover the costs of their injuries. In some circumstances, a trip to the emergency room alone could eat the $12,500 state minimum reserved for someone suffering personal injury. Increasing the policy limits to a higher amount...

• Fatal car accident takes life of two Bowling Green State University students

  Anneke Kurt | January 02, 2008 4:58 PM | 0 CommentsFindlay, OH

  Changing weather patterns of snow and ice during the winter are often the cause of car accidents resulting in personal injury and wrongful death. Slick roads and poor visibility contribute to the failure to control a motor vehicle, many times resulting in a car accident. Bad weather may have been a contributing factor in a fatal car accident that killed two Bowling Green State University...

• Power of attorney helpful in car accident cases resulting in personal injury

  Anneke Kurt | December 14, 2007 4:20 PM | 0 CommentsFindlay, OH

  In the event of personal injury due to a car accident, it is often necessary for our Toledo, Ohio personal injury attorneys to have clients sign a power of attorney to handle certain aspects of their case. Our Toledo, Ohio personal injury attorneys deal with power of attorney documents on a regular basis. It is possible to have a power of attorney outside of the attorney-client relationship, and...

• Snow, ice in Toledo, Ohio cause car accidents resulting in personal injury, wrongful death

  Anneke Kurt | December 12, 2007 12:32 PM | 0 CommentsFindlay, OH

  Snow and ice this week caused numerous car accidents resulting in personal injury and wrongful death across Toledo, Ohio. Our Toledo, Ohio personal injury attorneys see firsthand personal injury from car accidents as a result of poor weather, and drivers who make poor decisions out on the roads.Black ice in the winter months can cause drivers to lose control of vehicles, which many times end up...

• Car accident causes wrongful death of Toledo newborn

  Anneke Kurt | October 09, 2007 5:09 PM | 0 CommentsFindlay, OH

  Car accidents are the number one killer of children in the U.S., and many of these tragic wrongful deaths are caused by improper use of car safety seats. A 1-month-old Toledo newborn suffered a wrongful death on Saturday, after a school bus struck her family's minivan in south Toledo, according to the Toledo Blade. The baby was sitting on her grandmother's lap during the car accident. Our...

• Deer-auto accidents cause personal injury during Fall months

  Anneke Kurt | October 03, 2007 3:56 PM | 0 CommentsFindlay, OH

  An abundance of deer in the Midwest, especially during the fall season, cause more than 28,000 car accidents per year in Ohio, according to the Ohio Department of Transportation, causing many of the car accidents in October, November and December to have nothing to do with the weather. Often resulting in personal injury or sometimes even fatalities, these accidents more than triple during the...