After an accident, you don’t just become a victim who needs help, guidance, and care. Unfairly, you have now become a number in a billion-dollar industry: insurance. Whether you like it or not, you’re now part of a system designed to protect corporate profits. That means minimizing payouts, including yours. These tactics are well known...
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Rideshare Transparency and National Safety Trends When it comes to safety reporting, the rideshare industry isn’t equally open. Uber releases an annual Safety Report with nationwide data, while Lyft has historically been more guarded, publishing fewer public statistics. A 2021 study published in Injury Prevention by Morrison et al., supported by the CDC, sheds some...
Getting injured while working on the streets isn’t as uncommon as you’d think. Whether you’re driving for Uber, delivering packages, fixing power lines, or walking a postal route, the risks are real, and the legal responsibilities can get complicated. Liability often depends on who you work for, where the accident happened, and what kind of...
Online injury calculators promise quick answers. Plug in a few numbers, and you get a dollar estimate for your suffering. But how accurate are they? And what happens when you add real-life context, like age, job, or emotional toll? We tested that before by creating three injury profiles — same broken wrist, three very different...
With ongoing discussions about import policies, tariffs, and potential price increases, many have wondered: is it a good idea to buy foreign cars before prices rise? Or should we rely on American-made vehicles, especially if they end up being the dominant option on our roads in the future? What is an “American car”? Technically, there’s...
E Bike vs. TriMet SUV: $1.6 Million Settlement In early October 2024, a Portland jury awarded close to $1.6 million to an e bike rider who was struck by a TriMet SUV in a crash that took place three years earlier, in mid-2021. This case highlights the critical importance of collecting all types of evidence...
Roundabouts offer a higher level of safety compared to other types of at-grade intersections. Their design reduces conflict points, encourages lower speeds, and simplifies decision-making for drivers and pedestrians alike. Studies conducted in Europe, the UK, Australia, and the U.S. consistently show that roundabouts lead to fewer overall crashes and, more importantly, a significant reduction...
What is Rule 411? Despite what their seemingly compassionate television commercials may have you believe, insurance companies are mostly concerned with protecting their bottom line. Like any other major corporation, insurance companies care about profits above all. This sometimes means they will take advantage of laws and rules meant to level the playing field between...
Photo by Vlad Deep One of the most common questions accident victims have about their automobile insurance is what to do after their Personal Injury Protection (PIP) is exhausted. Losing your PIP coverage can be an especially stressful experience, like having the rug pulled out from under you. It’s hard enough worrying about recovering from...
No one plans to be in a car crash, but when an unexpected collision occurs, it can be difficult to remember exactly what to do after an accident. With statistics showing that the average driver will be involved in an accident once every 17 years, the reality is it’s often a matter of time before...