| The leading cause of personal injury among | | | | highway design, dangerous design of an |
| Americans today is due to automobile accidents | | | | automobile or truck, and liquor liability claims |
| involving cars, trucks or motorcycles. | | | | against bars that serve drivers to the point of |
| The old adage of "flying is safer than driving" is | | | | intoxication. These cases may involve multiple |
| ever-increasing as automobile accidents continue | | | | defendants including state and local governments, |
| to rise. | | | | a state's department of transportation, and |
| Many of these accidents could have been | | | | automobile manufacturers. |
| prevented if traffic laws and common sense had | | | | Liquor Liability and Automobile Accidents |
| been observed. Drivers who cause accidents -- | | | | Liquor liability involves bodily injury or personal |
| while under the influence of alcohol or drugs, by | | | | damage in which a person or business can be held |
| driving recklessly, falling asleep at the wheel, | | | | responsible for causing or contributing to the |
| talking on a cell phone, or otherwise being | | | | intoxication of a person; furnishing alcoholic |
| distracted -- can be held liable. | | | | beverages to a person under the legal drinking |
| Because of many factors including vehicle design, | | | | age or under the influence of alcohol; or violating |
| severity of wreck, etc., there are a list of serious | | | | any statute, ordinance, or regulation relating to the |
| injuries involved with automobile accidents, some | | | | sale, distribution, or use of alcoholic beverages. |
| of which result in death. It is also not unusual for | | | | As many automobile accidents involve the use or |
| automobile litigation to involved suing an insurance | | | | misuse of alcohol, liquor liability holds those parties |
| company or an uninsured or underinsured motorist | | | | who have provided alcohol to those already |
| who was responsible for the accident. | | | | intoxicated or those under the legal drinking age |
| Trucks often increase the severity of an | | | | responsible for their actions. |
| automobile accident. It is important for attorneys | | | | If you have been involved in an automobile |
| to be knowledgeable of state and federal | | | | accident and have suffered injury, you may have |
| regulations governing the conduct of truck drivers, | | | | a legal case. To learn more about automobile |
| as well as the condition of their vehicles. | | | | accidents and liquor liability, or to protect yourself |
| Automobile and truck accident cases also may | | | | from these, it is advisable to speak with an |
| involve other complex issues including dangerous | | | | experienced law firm. |