Winter weather makes for treacherous road conditions, for any driver. Large commercial trucks come with heightened challenges for truck divers due to their vast size and weight and can pose challenges for other drivers on the road, as well. You may find yourself coming up suddenly on a slow-moving ...
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Types of Defective Product Claims
Considering the large number of products we buy over the course of our lifetime and the small number of products recalled each year, most products we buy do what they claim to do and are safe for consumers. Even though rarely a week goes by that we don’t hear about a major product recall, the ...
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Do Older Truck Drivers Cause More Accidents?
While there’s really no maximum age limit regarding commercial truck drivers, there are physical requirements that go along with these demanding jobs that require men and women to sit behind the wheel of an 18-wheeler for hours on end. The life of a truck driver is a difficult one, already, and when ...
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Cognitive Tasks While Driving May Not Distract Drivers
We are all aware of the danger associated with distracted driving, and many states are in the process of revising texting while driving laws to include other distracting behaviors that could lead to car crashes. But new research has shown that while there are many ways a driver can become distracted ...
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Speeding Major Contributor to Traffic Accident Deaths
Most of us are guilty of speeding at some time or another, and some people are chronic speeders. Regardless of where they’re going or what time of day it is, they’re going to drive too fast and put other drivers, pedestrians, and cyclists’ safety at risk.
According to the National Highway Traffic ...
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Is a Personal Injury Lawsuit Worth It?
You’ve been injured, and you need money to pay the medical bills and your regular bills too. You need to know if a personal injury lawsuit can yield enough to be worth your while or if it’s just going to be a distraction from getting better and getting on with your life. What types of costs and ...
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Do Landlords Who Don’t Allow Pets Have to Allow Service Dogs and Emotional Support Animals?
The short answer is, yes. It’s a confusing topic for landlords, renters and other interested parties, because most people are at least somewhat familiar with the subject of service animals and their protection under the American with Disabilities Act (ADA) and the fact that emotional support animals ...
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What Counts as a Small Estate in New York Probate Court? You May be Pleasantly Surprised.
Probate, in New York, can be a lengthy and frustrating process for grieving loved ones who need to move forward. Small estates can go through a simplified process that is faster, easier, and cheaper. Small estates are those valued at $30,000 or less, but that number can be deceptive because there ...
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