A semi-truck accident can be especially devastating. You’ll likely need help getting back on your feet. You’re not just seriously injured, either. You’re dealing with expensive treatments, repairs to your vehicle, and the pain and suffering that come with a serious accident. Sadly, getting compensated for a wreck with a semi-truck is rarely easy. Fighting …

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If you were asked to name the types of crashes that cause the most deaths, you might say head-on collisions. Or, if you know something about traffic statistics, you might expect intersection crashes or left turns to be high on the list, or even single-vehicle crashes off the road. You might not expect that rollover …

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In personal injury claims, victims are sometimes injured so severely that they are unable to work for a long period of time, and sometimes they are never able to return to their old jobs. Clearly, when an injury is catastrophic the injured party will seek a greater amount of damages—both economic and noneconomic—than when an …

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California is one of many states that allow a driver who has been arrested for driving under the influence of alcohol (DUI) to plead to a lesser charge. One of those lesser charges is “wet reckless” (reckless driving involving alcohol). Understanding what this charge means and how it works is useful when you’ve been in …

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