[post_thumbnail] Commercial truck drivers are charged with operating extraordinarily large tractor-trailers, flatbed trucks, tankers, and other commercial vehicles at high speeds alongside small cars and other passenger vehicles on a regular basis. When a collision occurs, commercial trucks can cause catastrophic and often fatal injuries to motorists in smaller vehicles. Because of the significant risks…
[post_thumbnail] The Insurance Information Institute (III) reports [1] that pets are present in more than 83 million homes in the United States and that an estimated 4.5 million people sustain a dog bite on an annual basis. Dog attacks can be sudden, unexpected, and terrifying. Victims are often left shaken or even traumatized by the…
[post_thumbnail] Recent events around the country have drawn significant and much-needed attention to the way that police officers interact with the communities which they serve. The fatal fall 2014 shooting of unarmed teenager Mike Brown[1] in the St. Louis suburb of Ferguson, Missouri sparked riots and protests around the country. Officer Darren Wilson, the Ferguson…
[post_thumbnail] Semi-trucks are an integral part of the American economy, hauling everything from lumber to gasoline from place to place every day. While large trucks are involved in a lower rate of crashes[1] resulting in nonfatal injuries or property damage only per mile traveled than passenger vehicles, they nevertheless are involved in a significant number of…
