Blog

Takata Corporation, a Japanese auto parts maker, has agreed to pay $1 Billion after pleading guilty to one count of wire fraud for concealing a defect in millions of its airbag inflators. Takata airbag manufacturers admitted to covering up the defective inflators which can explode with too much force and send shards of metal into…

Woman Rushed to Hospital After Charleston, West Virginia Police Cruiser Crashes Into Vehicle An elderly woman in Charleston, WV was hospitalized for injuries after her car was struck by a Charleston areaPolice Department vehicle. The officer driving was responding to an emergency burglarycall, but had neglected to have his lights and siren on while exceeding…

Early Monday morning, a Morgantown Police Officer was transported to Ruby Memorial Hospital after a vehicle ran into his cruiser while he was stopped at a red light in Morgantown, WV at the corner of Patteson Drive and University Avenue. The accident happened around 3:15 a.m. when the driver of the second vehicle was speeding…

Tragedy struck Christmas shoppers in a small town in Iowa when a small truck crashed through the barriers and front doors of their local Wal-Mart, killing three and injuring two others. The driver of the truck was an older man, driving alone, and the preliminary investigation indicates that this was heart-breaking and tragic, but not…

Who is liable when a car is stolen and the driver subsequently causes a collision and causes injuries or death? It is unlikely that the thief driving the car has any personal car insurance or assets. So, how would an injured individual or family be compensated after the accident for medical treatments and any other…

It was 8:30 a.m. on a freezing winter morning when I received the call, the call all parents hope they will never receive. The call was from the Ruby Hospital emergency department notifying us that two of our young adult children had been taken by ambulance for treatment after a motor vehicle collision in Morgantown….

Morgantown, WV: Why Roundabouts Are Safer and Prevent Accidents: Now that Exit 153 off I-79 in Morgantown is open for traffic to the University Town Centre, we are hearing a barrage of criticism about the inclusion of the roundabout traffic circle. Why it was a smart move to build a roundabout at the end of…

Emotional Injuries After a Motor Vehicle Collision After the trauma of a car accident, it is common for people to experience some degree of PTSD. Many of our clients, after they have been injured in an accident, express a fear of driving or even riding as a passenger in a car driven by someone else. Those…

A common question I receive from clients is, “How long will it take for me to get a settlement?” If your injuries are minor, it can take just a few months to get your case settled. Insurance companies particularly require proof of your claim. We have to obtain medical records, employment records, expertreports, and those…

Testimonial and Review From a Morgantown WV Car Accident Client We were driving down the Mileground, my wife and I, and somebody pulled out of a bar and didn’t stop. They didn’t slow down or anything and just accelerated into us and just kind of T-boned us in the middle, but just enough in the…