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