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A new study on autonomous vehicles (AVs) suggests states should pass legislation requiring driver licenses for those behind the wheels of a new wave of cars. The Governors Highway Safety Association also urges leaders to review and rewrite traffic laws so the impending changes autonomous vehicles will make to the […]

Tis’ the season for injuries?  The federal Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) estimates about 15,000 of us will be injured during the holiday season based on the number of folks seen in the nation’s emergency rooms last November and December. The worst of the injuries involved falls from holiday decorating, […]

You are in an auto accident and the other party is at fault. Your injuries are permanent according to your physicians. As is all too often the case, you cannot receive reasonable settlement offers from the other party’s insurance company. You sue the other driver to collect compensation for your […]

New data suggests that SUV’s (short for “sport utility vehicle”) have become safer for other drivers to have them on the road. The study was conducted by the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety, a research arm of the insurance industry.  The study found that in 2000-2001, there were 44 deaths […]

With the hottest days of summer upon us, pools and beaches are more crowded than ever.  However, it is important to make sure children are properly supervised while splashing, floating and swimming. Sadly, each year more than 800 children drown in swimming pools.  The risk of drowning increases during the […]

Automobile accidents happen. With the sheer numbers of people driving on roads in South Florida crashes, fender benders and car accidents are inevitable. In many of those accidents no one is seriously injured; sadly in some people suffer significant injuries and tragically sometimes death. When an automobile accident happens information […]

Many times consumers are perplexed as to why they have had their auto insurance rates increased after an accident that was not their fault. In Florida, there are actually some statutory guidelines of which consumers should be aware. These guidelines fall under the domain of Fla. Stat. 626.9541 – Unfair […]

Sandwiched between mammoth tractor trailers; a sports car on your bumper and then, like a slingshot, he is beside you, in front of you…in no time he is many cars ahead of you and gaining distance by weaving in and out of traffic; a motorcycle speeding up the highway on […]

You may recall last year when several accidents and a couple deaths happened as a result of some defective tires manufactured by Chinese companies. Now, there are reports of bad valve stems manufactured by…you guessed it, a Chinese manufacturer. A recall has been issued involving some six million valve stems. […]