Author: Shelby Benavidez Contributing Attorney: Casey Kelly, Legal Director Picture this: You’ve been in a car accident and are waiting on a settlement offer from the other driver’s insurance company. The phone finally rings. The insurance adjuster sounds polite, even sympathetic. Then they say the words many accident victims are relieved to hear: “We’d like to make you an offer.”
If you’ve ever been involved in a car accident, you know just how jarring it can be. Here are some crucial steps you should always take after a fender bender.
Author: Shelby Benavidez Contributing Attorney: Spencer Smith, attorney team lead Insurance carriers have long relied on lowball tactics to resolve claims as cheaply as possible. While the core objective hasn’t changed, the methods have become more nuanced, ranging from ignoring future medical care to exploiting gaps in treatment and strategically undervaluing soft tissue injuries. For personal injury attorneys, understanding
Author: Shelby Benavidez Contributing Attorney: Dana Nichols, attorney Merging can be scary for many drivers. In fact, it’s a leading contributor to driving anxiety. To others, it’s something we do almost every day – getting onto the highway, changing lanes in heavy traffic, or squeezing into a gap during rush hour. It feels routine and almost automatic. But merging is one of the most dangerous maneuvers
Author: Shelby Benavidez Contributing Attorney: Mark O’Donnell, attorney Have you ever been driving to work early in the morning, when all of a sudden, you’re blinded by the harsh rays coming through your windshield? We’ve all been there! But you may not realize how dangerous this actually is. Most drivers think nighttime driving is the riskiest time to be on the road, and it usually is, but
Author: Shelby Benavidez Contributing Attorney: Olivia Chapa, attorney Left turns seem simple. You flip on your blinker, slow down, and turn the wheel. It’s something most of us do without a second thought, sometimes dozens of times a day. But the surprising truth is that left turns are one of the most dangerous maneuvers drivers make on the road. If you’ve ever felt that brief moment of uncertainty
