Each year, between 20 and 50 million non-fatal injuries occur worldwide. However, these wounds can also result in lasting impairments and fatal consequences. You might have to deal with serious damages and injuries from a vehicle accident. Therefore, accident victims or their loved ones may file a claim or lawsuit for damages to help cover …
What Happens if Someone Else is Driving My Car and Gets into an Accident?
We often allow our friends and family to drive our car. But what if they meet an accident while driving; will your car insurance policy cover the damages? Washington is a fault insurance state, so the driver-at fault is liable for covering all the damages done, even if he is driving a borrowed car. Whether …
Uber Accidents
In the last few years, Uber has become the most dominant and popular form of rideshare transportation in America. With the rise in the company’s popularity have also come problems in the form of car accidents with their drivers. Getting in an accident with an Uber driver is not the same as getting in an …
Taxicab Accidents
Even though Uber and Lyft have become very popular in recent years, taxicabs are still on the roads of America and causing car accidents. Every year thousands of people are injured by taxicabs or they are injured as passengers in taxicab accidents. The insurance for a taxicab is considered a commercial insurance policy, and they …
Speeding
There is perhaps no more common reason for car accidents than when people speed or drive too fast for the conditions. Driving faster than the speed limit can contribute to very serious car accidents, which in turn result in very serious injuries for those in the car, truck, or SUV. Unfortunately, in today’s age of …
Running Red Lights & Stop Signs
Some of the most common car accidents occur when someone runs a red light or stop sign. Many of these car accidents occur in busy intersections when cars and trucks and SUVs are traveling high rates of speed, which makes the accidents much more serious and deadly. If you have been hit by someone who …
Rollover Suv Accident
SUV’s have exploded in popularity in recent years, but SUVs are not without risks. Many SUV rollover accidents comes from the fact that many times SUVs are overloaded with too many materials people are storing or transporting, such as luggage, equipment, etc. In addition, in many SUV rollover accidents, the driver is ejected from the …
Rental Car Crashes
If you have been either struck by a rental car or been a passenger in a rental car that is in an accident, you have a valid claim to make against the rental car company and the driver. There are some important points that you need to be aware of when making such a claim …
Reckless Driving Car Accidents
Many car, truck, and SUV car accidents occur because the at-fault driver has driven recklessly in some way. A reckless driver may be driving too fast and aggressively for conditions. If you are in an accident while someone is driving recklessly, the damages to you can be considerable because by definition reckless driving often means …
Rear-end Car Accidents
Rear end car accidents are very common. Having brakes that are checked when a car goes in for an oil check and regular maintenance is a good way to make sure the brakes are working properly. You can only do your part, however, and you have little control over how well, or poorly, other vehicles …
Overtaking Car Accidents
Many cars, truck, and SUV accidents occur because people try to overtake each other on roads. This is particular true in roads that are two lanes, with one lane going in each direction. Oftentimes, drivers believe if the yellow line dividing the lanes of traffic is broken, that means they can overtake a driver that …
Lyft Car Accidents
HOW THE JACKMAN LAW FIRM CAN HELP If you have been either struck by a car with a Lyft driver or if you were a passenger in a car with a Lyft driver, then you have a claim or lawsuit against Lyft, as well as the driver, for your injuries. Suing Lyft is not easy …