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A new study from the AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety has found that nearly 50% of drivers in the United States could be on one or more potentially impairing medication. Even more troubling, many of these drivers have no idea that their driving might be impaired. According to the study, one-fifth of respondents reported using two or more potentially impairing […]

Accidents happen. Some accidents result in injury. Some injuries require medical attention. When an injury is minor, medical care may be covered by insurance. If the amount offered is sufficient to handle your damages, there is no need to seek additional compensation through legal action. When insurance fails to acknowledge the severity of an injury,

Summertime offers longer days, warmer weather, and gatherings with friends, all of which contribute to increased instances of drunk driving from June through August. While the days with the highest number of drunk driving accidents are New Year’s Eve and New Year’s Day, Memorial Day, July 4th, and Labor Day all see increased numbers of

There are often multiple factors that go into motor vehicle accidents and motorcycles are no exception. However, some factors are more common in motorcycle accidents, which may entitle victims of serious injury to seek compensation through legal action. Common causes of motorcycle accidents include: Inexperience Distraction Speeding Aggressive driving Drug and alcohol use Failure to

According to the Missouri Department of Transportation, 2,200 of the motor vehicle accidents that occurred in our state in 2021 were related to cellphone use alone. Of course, handheld cellphone use in Missouri has been banned for nearly 10 years, but even primary enforcement has not managed to stop the issue. What’s more, not all