Travel has changed, perhaps permanently, due to COVID-19. But it hasn’t stopped our need to get out and explore. Unfortunately, nearly 40,000 people in the U.S. die every year in motor vehicle accidents, along with thousands more in airplane, bus and train crashes. The rights of these victims are changing every day. We will make sure you stay current on all travel-related legal news.
This year, Memphis maintenance workers have had their hands full patching thousands of hazardous potholes: by just March 11, over 26,000 potholes had already been repaired in the city since the beginning of the year. One Memphis business owner, James Eatmon, recently experienced firsthand the…
A number of states have legalized the recreational use of marijuana over the past several years. Thirty-three states and the District of Columbia have passed laws legalizing it in some form, but only ten states and the District of Columbia now allow recreational use. Researchers…
The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) has released a preliminary report on the fatal March 11, 2018 helicopter crash in New York that killed five passengers on board. The report includes an interview with the pilot, the sole survivor. The passengers had chartered an aerial…
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Who is responsible when a self-driving car hurts or kills someone? What are the laws that govern this type of crash and what will the future hold as it pertains to laws which may or may not protect consumers that have been hurt or killed by a self-driving car.
A six year old girl was killed in a Jan. 28 school bus crash in Georgia. The girl died in the crash in Houston County, Georgia when the bus was going down hill and the driver tried to make a 90 degree left turn at…
Approximately 16 students were taken to the hospital in Gilmer County, Georgia on Jan 22 when their school bus flipped onto its side in a one-vehicle accident. The sheriff’s office in Gilmer County stated that the accident occurred on Yukon Road after 3 PM. The…
It takes a skilled team of investigators, experts and railroad crossing attorneys to identify critical information. A railroad company is responsible for assuring that train crossing warning systems are active and in working order.
