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  Most people’s reaction to a bogus traffic ticket is to fight it in court. In the state of Washington, though, drivers may only get one shot, after that, they may be stuck.  The Washington Court of Appeals won’t take appeals in typical traffic citation cases Washington and similar states may take action to protect revenue streams Know what you can do to beat a ticket in Washington and elsewhere   Court Takes Some of the Fight Out of the Fight Like …

This is a guest blog post from Richard P. Console Jr., a New Jersey and Pennsylvania personal injury lawyer. Winter weather is at best inconvenient and at worse life-threatening. Winter does not only mean having to warm up your car before driving. Motorists need to take the proper precautions when driving in winter weather, and they need to make sure their car is ready for the winter roads. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration reports that you are 36 percent …

Farmers Insurance has settled a class action lawsuit for close to $140,000,000 for mishandling claims made by hundreds of people injured in car crashes. Because of its claims adjustment procedures, Farmers either didn’t pay at all, or didn’t pay everything it should have paid, on personal injury protection (PIP) and medical payment claims filed for medical services needed by people injured in car accidents. The claims in question were filed from January 2001 to early February 2009. The case recently …

After more than seven years, a Pennsylvania construction worker who was paralyzed by a drunk driver in 2003 has finalized his awards and insurance claims from the accident. Construction worker paralyzed by drunk driver hit-and-run Total lawsuit award and insurance claims approaching $70 million Non-economic awards subjective; up to judge and jury to decide   Alcohol is in involved in 32 percent of fatal crashes The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration reports 5.5 million accidents nationally in the United States, …

A California woman allegedly tricked her estranged husband into a DUI, providing a prime example of how not to behave when engaged in a custody battle. Man sues wife for using private investigator and police to entrap him in DUI DUI supposedly to be used as evidence against man in custody case Could ultimately cost wife custody instead, along with other penalties   Judgement Clouded with Wine How far is too far when trying to make a spouse look bad …