by Slate Stern | Oct 29, 2024 | Motor Vehicle Accidents, Slate's Law Blog
Dealing with insurance companies is a frustrating lesson in reading the fine print. You buy car insurance because state law requires it, and you think that the insurance will cover you if you get injured in a car accident. t turns out that the insurance will pay...
by Slate Stern | Oct 15, 2024 | Motor Vehicle Accidents, Slate's Law Blog
Those statistics that tell you that a car accident happens once every X number of seconds make it sound like the collisions are equally spaced as if a collision occurs once every X number of seconds like clockwork. Accidents are more concentrated around the riskiest...
by Slate Stern | Oct 1, 2024 | Motor Vehicle Accidents, Slate's Law Blog
Just after midnight one night this past spring, a white Infinity G37 skidded out of control on Unser Boulevard in Albuquerque. As it approached the Western Trail NW intersection, it veered out of the right lane, across the shoulder, and off the road. After...
by Slate Stern | Sep 17, 2024 | Motor Vehicle Accidents, Slate's Law Blog
Your car probably has automatic brakes, and those breaks have probably prevented a few minor collisions and spared you the cost of repairs. Your brakes might have engaged when you were backing out of a parking space and did not notice an obstacle behind you. They...
by Slate Stern | Sep 10, 2024 | Motor Vehicle Accidents, Slate's Law Blog
Drunk driving is a leading cause of motor vehicle-related deaths, but when it comes to getting compensation in a wrongful death lawsuit, the person who got behind the wheel after drinking alcohol is not the only possible defendant, nor even the one most likely to be...
by Slate Stern | Sep 3, 2024 | Motor Vehicle Accidents, Personal Injury, Slate's Law Blog
The simplest safety features often provide the most safety. Seatbelts save lives to an even greater extent than any other safety feature. Even if your car does not have airbags or an automatic braking system, your chances of surviving a collision are much greater with...
