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2015 the First in Fifty Years to be More Fatal than The Last
/by McPhillips Shinbaum, LLPEach year, rule-makers and private safety experts alike expect the annual fatality rate from traffic accidents to decrease; normally, the only question is how substantial the decrease will be from the previous year’s rate. However, 2015 holds the dubious distinction of being the first year since the 1960s where more people were killed in traffic […]
Later Curfews Cause More Fatal Accidents among Teen Drivers
/by McPhillips Shinbaum, LLPNearly all states across the US use a graduated driver’s license system which prevents young drivers from being on the road alone at night in their first year of having a license. Recent studies have shown, however, that existing laws are insufficient to protect teen drivers from injuries incurred when on the road late at […]
Truck Accidents: Steps to Take after a Crash
/by McPhillips Shinbaum, LLPLarge trucks and tractor-trailers are huge vehicles, weighing up to 80,000 pounds. Since the average passenger vehicle weighs in at around 5,000, they’re simply no match for these enormous machines. Last year, of the 97,000 people injured in a multi-vehicle accident involving a large truck, 17,000 injured persons were in the large truck, and 80,000 […]
Collisions in Parking Garages and Lots
/by McPhillips Shinbaum, LLPIt isn’t hard to see why parking lots and parking garages are frequently the site of car accidents—each driver is distracted by either trying to pull out of a spot, trying to find a spot, or by the pedestrians walking in every direction. Additionally, some drivers might not even be sure of who has the […]
Firm Attorney Releases Book about Life and Career
/by McPhillips Shinbaum, LLPJulian L McPhillips, partner at the McPhillips Shinbaum law firm, has recently had a book published by New South, Inc. The book is entitled “Civil Rights in My Bones: More Colorful Stories from a Lawyer’s Life and Work 2005-2015.” This memoir covers the most recent phase in Mr. McPhillips’ life and career as an advocate […]
Accident Resulting in Severe Brain Injuries Blamed on Snapchat
/by McPhillips Shinbaum, LLPThe developers of the social media app Snapchat are being sued for one man’s injuries in a serious car accident. The victim, Wentworth Maynard, claims that the app’s unreasonably dangerous speed filter drew the at-fault driver’s attention away from the road, resulting in the crash. Christal McGee, then 18, was out driving her Mercedes with […]