Wrongful death occurs when an individual suffers fatal injuries as a result of negligence or recklessness. Some common causes of wrongful deaths include car accidents, truck accidents, pedestrian accidents, dog attacks and defective products. While money can not bring...
Personal Injury
Rear-end crashes can be more serious than most people expect
There are a number of different types of crashes possible when people travel in motor vehicles. Some people encounter drunk drivers or those too distracted to focus on the road. They may end up involved in head-on collisions. Other times, drivers completing turns end...
5 top causes of semi-truck collisions
Some types of crashes are far more serious than others. When a semi-truck or other sizable commercial vehicle collides with a passenger vehicle, the consequences can potentially be tragic. While drivers may want to avoid any type of crash, preventing a semi-truck...
Injuries that people commonly overlook after crashes
People usually take specific steps after a car crash. They know they need to call local authorities to report the incident and exchange information with the other driver. Before that even occurs, they also need to check themselves and the other people involved in the...
What you should know about the modified comparative fault rule
Oftentimes, vehicle collisions are the fault of multiple parties, not just one. Say that the operators of two cars are involved in a crash and both are partially to blame for what happened. How will the division of fault affect compensation for damages? Every state...
Who has financial responsibility for a semi-truck crash?
The costs inspired by a motor vehicle collision typically exceed what the average person can easily pay. Most people don't have enough in their savings accounts to cover their own expenses for more than a few months, let alone pay for another person's lost wages and...
Who should see a doctor after a car crash?
People are often unsure of what steps they need to take following a car crash in North Dakota. Oftentimes, people want to minimize the disruption that a collision causes, so they arrange for transportation from the scene of the wreck to their job or home and try to...
Can passengers file insurance claims after car wrecks?
Drivers in North Dakota are required to carry insurance, which means that there should be coverage available for those involved in a crash. Someone who is driving to work and then gets hit by another motorist could, therefore, potentially file an insurance claim in...
2 reasons truck crash claims can be harder to handle
Most drivers instinctively give big trucks as much space as possible. The very design of an 18-wheeler makes it multiple times heavier and longer than the average vehicle, as well as substantially taller and wider. Drivers can have a hard time controlling commercial...
Why an insurance claim after a semitruck crash can be difficult
It's everybody's worst nightmare. You stopped short because the vehicle in front of you did, and you looked in your rearview mirror to see a commercial truck barreling down at you. The big truck smashed the rear end of your vehicle, broke your arm and caused...