Fox News reports that beginning March 1st, Missouri City, Texas will start charging drivers extra to cover the cost of responding to accidents. Municipalities with low cash flow will charge motorists hundreds of dollars in additional fines, even if they don’t call for help. The fee, known as a “Crash Tax”, is already enforced in more […]
Man sued for killing teenager while allegedly texting and driving
The Salt Lake Tribune reports that the family of a 15-year-old Utah boy has filed a wrongful death lawsuit against the driver who hit and killed the teen. The suit claims that the driver, Jeffery Lloyd Bascom, was texting while driving when he hit Thomas “Tommy” LaVelle Clark. Police say Tommy and a friend were taking […]
Toyota to Pay $1.1 Billion to Settle Gas-Pedal Suit
Toyota Motor has agreed to pay over $1 billion to settle a class-action lawsuit over unintended acceleration issues in its vehicles. If the settlement is approved, it will be one of the largest of its type in automotive history, but Toyota admitted no fault in proposing the settlement. The class-action suit was filed in 2010 […]
Comedian calls out Progressive Insurance for defending his sister’s killer
GBTV/The Blaze’s Matt Fisher, host of The B.S. of A, has called out Progressive Insurance on his Tumblr page, posting an article titled, “My Sister Paid Progressive Insurance To Defend Her Killer In Court.” The insurance debacle began on June 19th, 2010 when Fisher’s sister, Katie, was killed in a car accident in Baltimore, Maryland. The accident occurred […]
Know what to do if you are in a car accident
Being in a car accident is a frightening experience. Adrenaline and stress can cloud judgment, making it difficult to know how to handle ourselves properly when an accident occurs. But saying and doing the right things can make a big difference. Whether you are at fault or the victim, it is important that you follow […]
Text message sender won’t share blame in car crash
Texting while driving is a highly dangerous practice, and, in a one incident of texting while driving inn September 2009, Kyle Best of Wharton, New Jersey veered outside of his lane and hit a couple riding a motorcycle. David and Lynda Kubert of Dover, NJ, the couple Kyle hit, both lost a leg in the […]
$16.3 Million Judgment against Allstate for Bad Faith
On July 29, 2008, the Missouri Court of Appeals affirmed a judgment in favor of an insured and upheld a $16.3 million award against Allstate Insurance. The court concluded that Allstate was liable for bad faith refusal to settle a claim. The Johnsons were struck head-on by a drunk driver in a pick up truck […]
Warning: The car that hits you is probably not insured
The Insurance Research Council has estimated that by next year nearly one in six motorists in this country may be driving without insurance. As the recession leaves millions of workers unemployed and pressures family budgets, many families are cutting the “luxury” of car insurance. Big Mistake. Not only is car insurance mandatory by law in 48 states, including […]
How State Farm handles auto claims
State Farm is the largest automobile insurer in the United States. Last year alone, its automobile insurance business collected over $30 billion in premiums! The combined net worth of the State Farm group of companies increased $5.6 billion in 2007, resulting in an overall net worth of $63.7 billion. State Farm is the largest auto […]
