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Your Legal Obligations Following a California Car Accident

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California automobile accidents can have serious physical, financial, and legal repercussions. If you get involved in a car accident while you’re driving, you need to be aware of your legal obligations so you can protect your...more

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Personal Injury Claims Involving Uninsured Drivers in California

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In most states, drivers must have automobile liability coverage to pay damages caused by a driver's negligence. Failure to do so can result in fines and denial of registration. According to the Insurance Information Institute...more

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Liability Insurance Limits Double for CMVs on July 1st under New Jersey Law

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Beginning on July 1, 2024, all owners and registered owners of certain motor vehicles with nexus to New Jersey will be legally required to hold at least $1,500,000 in automobile liability insurance. This new law doubles the...more

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How to Prove Liability in a California Car Accident Case

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Automobile negligence carries significant consequences for many of its victims and their families. The California Office of Traffic Safety reported nearly 4,300 people died in 2021 in auto accidents. According to the U.S....more

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Insurance Company Not Required to Defend and Indemnify School Bus Transportation Company or School District in Case of...

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National Liability & Fire Insurance Co. v. Brimar Transit, Inc., 2023 WL 6172886 (3d Cir., Sep. 22, 2023) - In a case that could have a significant impact on school transportation companies and school districts that provide...more

Houston Harbaugh, P.C.

Pennsylvania Superior Court: UM/UIM stacking waivers only need to be executed by the first named insured

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On August 7, 2023, the Superior Court of Pennsylvania held that the Pennsylvania Motor Vehicle Financial Responsibility Law (“MVFRL”) only requires uninsured or underinsured motorist stacking waivers on an auto policy to be...more

Woodruff Sawyer

Can Cameras in Fleet Vehicles Lower Your Insurance Premiums?

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Employers with fleets of all types continue to face two challenges: Underwriting rigor in the commercial auto liability insurance marketplace and finding enough good drivers to keep their vehicles on the road....more

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

Colorado restricts vehicle value protection agreements

On March 23, the Colorado governor signed SB 23-015, which prohibits placing conditions on the terms of a vehicle sale, lease, or the extension or terms of credit, upon the purchase of a vehicle value protection agreement. In...more

J.S. Held

What Is a Car Black Box? 5 Things You Should Know

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Forensic engineering and accident investigation is a diverse and comprehensive field that involves the examination and analysis of both physical and electronic evidence. An integral part of the accident investigation process...more

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Managing the Impact of Rising Auto Liability Claims Volatility

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Few aspects of casualty insurance pose greater challenges to corporate risk managers and liability insurance underwriters than catastrophic auto accidents. Increasing medical costs and vehicle repair costs, combined with...more

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Auto Thefts and Break-Ins Are on the Rise: What Can You Do?

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Someone steals a vehicle every 36 seconds in the US, according to a report by the National Insurance Crime Bureau (NICB). Nationwide theft data shows a marked increase in auto crime since 2019, with the pandemic, supply chain...more

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I-95: Car Accidents on the East Coast's Main Highway

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One of the most dangerous roads in America travels right through North Carolina. Interstate 95 ("I-95") runs from Florida to Maine, making it a popular choice for drivers headed to work, visiting family, or taking a...more

Michigan Auto Law

Car Accident Repair in Michigan: Here Is What To Know

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Getting your car repaired after suffering vehicle damage in a crash can be extremely frustrating. On the one hand, another person’s carelessness is causing you to be inconvenienced and potentially face higher insurance...more

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Speeding, distraction, intoxication: Why U.S. roads turned so lethal in 2020

Motorists who didn’t make new year resolutions should sign on to some lifesaving, commonsense vows: They can pledge to slow down, focus on task more, and to halt the record road carnage that happened in 2020....more

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The Negligence Requirement in Uninsured Motorist Insurance Cases: Tennessee

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Automobile insurance is a tricky thing, and it’s safe to say many don’t fully understand what their insurance coverage actually means. The level of insurance coverage a vehicle owner buys often has to do with the level of...more

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What To Do First if You Are Involved in a Car Accident in North Carolina

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As a result of "stay at home" orders and other social distancing guidelines to help stop the spread of COVID-19, fewer North Carolinians are driving. In fact, recent news stories report that some car insurance companies...more

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Identifying All Sources of Underinsured Motorist Coverage for Injured Parties in NC Car Accident Cases

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Underinsured Motorist ("UIM") coverage is an incredibly important source of insurance in car accident cases involving personal injuries. Liability insurance pays claims for someone when they are at-fault for an accident;...more

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Ohio’s Solution For Exorbitant Towing And Storing Fees: Ohio Revised Code 4513.70

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Ohio Revised Code 4513.70 permits an insurance company to bring a civil action against a towing service or storage facility to recover a motor vehicle, dispute the amount billed for services, or both. The action must be filed...more

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Hit and Run Accidents

Under Florida law, all drivers are required to stop at the scene when they are involved in an accident. Unfortunately, despite the criminal penalties for “leaving the scene of an accident,” hit and run accidents are common,...more

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Blog: The end of auto insurance as we know it: How big data will reshape the future of the autonomous vehicle insurance market

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Despite the recent wave of articles forecasting that the rise of autonomous vehicles will lead to a decline in auto insurance premiums, we believe it is more accurate to say that the advent of self-driving cars will cause the...more

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Even Insurance Will Be Disrupted by Autonomous Vehicles

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There are long lists of industries that will be disrupted by Autonomous Vehicles. Not surprisingly, Insurance is expected to be one of them. Some see tremendous opportunities arising from the increase in Autonomous Vehicles....more

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The Importance of Identifying All Applicable Insurance in NC Car Accident Cases

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Unfortunately, the number of serious car wrecks in North Carolina continues to increase. In 2016, for instance, 130,137 people were injured on North Carolina roadways, a 5.3% increase from 2015. Sadly, 1,441 people lost...more

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Texas Department of Insurance Releases 2018 Biennial Report to the Legislature

The Texas Department of Insurance released its 2018 Biennial Report to the Legislature with recommendations and policy discussions for the upcoming legislative session. The Department recommends the Legislature: Require...more

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Insuring Automated Vehicles – A Critique of Travelers’ Institute White Paper

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Introduction - Autonomous vehicles (“AVs”) are constantly in the news. A range of technology companies, such as Google and Uber, as well as automotive manufacturers, are leading the development of vehicles with autonomous...more

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP

Assessing Business Auto Coverage For Autonomous Vehicles

With the potential addition of autonomous cars and trucks to commercial fleets, commercial insureds should reassess coverage under their commercial auto, products liability and cyber insurance policies. Automation,...more

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