Category: Auto Accidents

Aug 07 2012

Responsive website design for Attorneys Takes Center Stage

What is Responsive website design for law firms? It’s exactly what it sounds like. A website that reformats and responds, depending on what device is accessing it.

Why is this important to me? Many web vendors have been selling multiples site – in the hopes that Google will give their clients more real estate in the search results.

This is wrong.
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Not only is mobile and tablet browsing hitting an all-time high in the past 6 months, Google is now recommending it for the mobile delivery. (see http://searchenginewatch.com/article/2184616/Responsive-Web-Design-Introduction-Impact)

With fewer than 5% of law firms actively managing their sites in one of the fastest-growing consumer-competitive markets, A responsive design handles every aspect of site-management.
Source:
http://www.bigvoodoointeractiveblog.com/responsive-design-1-website-period.html

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Jul 29 2012

Worst Cars List Cites Rollovers, Side Impact Crashes and Unreliable Seatbelts in Some Trucks and Cars, Per Consumer Reports

Other cars on the list of most dangerous cars on the road were the Chevrolet Colorado Super Cab, the Mazda CX-7, the Mazda CX-9, the Nissan Pathfinder, the Jeep Wrangler and the Suzuki SX4. There were no European automakers among the worst-scoring seven models, which contained three US-made cars and four Japanese-made models.

Here in Texas, we love our pick-up trucks. We use them for work, personal errands and fun with friends and family. But some Texas pick-up truck accidents involve one of the most popular trucks in the country: the Dodge Ram 1500 pick-up truck. It’s a top selling truck and yet has just been named as one of the most dangerous vehicles in the country, due to very poor safety ratings. That means Texas truck driver injuries could be avoided, if truck buyers take the time to read safety reviews before making their purchase.

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Jul 18 2012

Lawyers Post 7 Infamous Celebrity Car Accidents with Devastating Injuries

Car accidents can be tragic with devastating results such as paralysis, brain injuries, and even death. Unfortunately, no one is immune from motor vehicle collisions. Sometimes we make poor driving decisions, and sometimes those around us drive recklessly or negligently. Even though you can control your own speed, wear your seatbelt, and avoid distracted driving, you cannot control the actions of the other drivers on the road. Below is a discussion of some of the infamous celebrity car accidents that have occurred over the years. See:

1. James Dean – September 30, 1955 – 24 y/o

James Dean was driving his Porsche 550 Spyder; a Ford Tutor attempted to turn, crossing into Dean’s lane, causing a collision. Dean died shortly after the accident, and his passenger sustained a broken jaw after being ejected from the vehicle.

2. Princess Diana – August 31, 1997 – 36 y/o

Although we may never know exactly what caused this accident, whether the driver was attempting to evade Paparazzi, whether the driver was speeding or driving under the influence, one thing is clear: the car she was in hit a pole resulting in her death and two others.

3. Lisa “Left Eye” Lopes – April 25, 2002 – 30 y/o

Lopes was driving an SUV while speeding and she lost control, causing the SUV to flip over. She sustained a severe blow to her head that resulted in death at the scene of the collision.

4.Ryan Dunn – June 20, 2011 – 34 y/o

Dunn was drinking and driving when his car veered off the road and crashed into a tree. Both he and his passenger died in the accident.

5. Grace Kelly – September 14, 1982 – 52 y/o

While driving with her daughter, she likely suffered a stroke, causing her to lose control of her vehicle on a curve known as “Devil’s Curse.” Her Rover crashed through a barrier and went down the slope striking a tree.

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Jul 11 2012

Why Do Some Car Rental Companies Risk Renter Safety with Unrepaired Recalled Cars?

For professionals who travel frequently on business, the idea of being involved in a rental car accident while away from home is a continual possibility. When we’re in new cities, just driving away from a busy airport car rental lot can be daunting. New reports about car rental companies choosing not to do repair the vehicles they own which have been recalled make the prospect of driving a business trip car rental even more unnerving. I could mean rental car accident injuries while attending a business conference.

According to recent media report, Senator Barbara Boxer has asked car rental companies to make a public promise “not to rent or sell any vehicles under safety recall until the defect has been remedied.” The only company that took her up on her challenge was Hertz; all their competitors declined to make any such pledge. For anyone who was thinking of renting a car from one of those other rental companies, there is new worry about defective rented car accident injuries.

The Tulsa, Oklahoma personal injury lawyers at Jeff Martin Law hope Hertz’s competitors rethink their decision and that consumers become more vigilant about checking out the cars they rent, before driving them off the car rental lot. Once you know what make and model you’re renting, for instance, you could go online and check for any car recalls it may have had imposed on it.

In a letter addressed to Sen. Boxer, Hertz said its pledge was aligned with a “long-standing Hertz policy.” New legislation sponsored by Sens. Boxer and Charles Schumer would make it a legally binding issue, so that it would be mandatory for car rental companies to stop renting recalled cars until necessary repairs have been made. Rosemary Shahan, president of Consumers for Auto Reliability and Safety says Hertz has been supporting efforts to write the policy into law.

Shahan says Avis Budget Group and Enterprise are among numerous rental car companies who are seeking to propose alternative legislation. One of the ways they want to change the language is so that it allows car rental companies to hold off on repairing recalled cars until it becomes “practicable”. Another possible modification to the legislation would let them only verbally apprise customers of needed repairs before rental agreements are signed.

Because Hertz has publicized their policies on this issue, they’ve set the bar for the car rental industry as a whole. Hopefully, car rental company competitors will respond in kind and rethink their repair policy. It could make roads and highways throughout the country far safer, particularly those just outside of airport car rental counters.

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