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• Cincinnati Passenger in Fatal Crash Not Wearing Seat Belt

  Alison De Villiers | March 24, 2008 9:41 AM | 0 Comments
  Category: Automobile Accidents

  A Cincinnati woman died last night when she was ejected from the vehicle in a single car auto accident. The woman was a passenger in a vehicle that spun off the road and flipped. She was not wearing a seat belt. Ohio seat belt laws require all front seat passengers to wear a seat belt. According to a study at James Madison University, 60-70% of deaths in motor vehicle collisions can be...

• Study Shows Weak SUV Roofs Have Led to Unnecessary Deaths and Injuries

  Alison De Villiers | March 17, 2008 10:37 AM | 0 Comments
  Category: Automobile Accidents

  The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety released a report last week that shows stronger SUV roofs could have prevented many unnecessary deaths and injuries in auto accidents. The institute estimates that people in SUVs with the strongest roofs face up to 57% less risk of serious injury or death in a single-vehicle rollover than those in other SUVs. The Nissan Xterra was the top-rated SUV for...

• Auto Insurance Carrier Treating Insureds Unfairly in Ohio

  Stephanie Day | March 12, 2008 10:18 AM | 0 Comments
  Category: Miscellaneous

  Imagine being involved in an auto collision caused by an uninsured driver. Naturally, you would look to your auto insurance carrier to cover your injuries via your uninsured motorist coverage and medical payment (med-pay) or personal injury protection (PIP) benefits for which you've been paying premiums. Assume amongst promises of good claims handling, you go unrepresented by an attorney and...

• Black Ice Causes 10 Vehicle Auto Collision in Cincinnati

  Alison De Villiers | March 11, 2008 9:41 AM | 0 Comments
  Category: Automobile Accidents

  Black ice is attributed as the cause of a 10 vehicle auto collision in Cincinnati today. Three people were taken to the emergency room and six of the vehicles had to be towed from the scene. The collision happened at Harrison Avenue and Race Road. Black ice is a major cause of weather-related automobile collisions, as it has the same appearance as a wet road surface. Drivers should be...

• Grange Insurance Company May Settle Bad Faith Class Action Suit Relating to Use of Colossus

  Alison De Villiers | March 10, 2008 11:31 AM | 0 Comments
  Category: Automobile Accidents

  Grange Insurance Company has proposed a nationwide bad faith class action settlement for Grange insureds who submitted UM/UIM bodily injury claims, pursuant to Grange auto policies between January 1, 1999 and December 12, 2007. Those affected must submit claims for consideration by April 3, 2008. The lawsuit against Grange alleges that Grange underpaid people for UM/UIM bodily injury claims...

• Driving While Distracted Leads to Auto Accidents

  Stephanie Day | March 05, 2008 9:57 AM | 0 Comments
  Category: Automobile Accidents

  Everyday drivers are seen driving while on their cell phones talking, dialing, and texting. Because cell phones and other common electronic devices like PDAs, MP3 players, Ipods, and GPS devises, to name a few, have such appeal, there is a very good chance that any vehicle involved in a crash was operated by a driver who was distracted by one or more these devices. No generation is outside...

• New Law Aimed at Protecting Children from Non-Crash Motor Vehicle Accidents

  Alison De Villiers | March 03, 2008 9:45 AM | 0 Comments
  Category: Automobile Accidents

  A new law intented to protect children from accidents involving motor vehicles was signed by President Bush last week. The Cameron Gulbransen Kids Transportation Safety Act (H.R. 1216) was unanimously approved in the Senate on February 15, 2008, and addresses three of the main safety concerns to children in and around motor vehicles: getting caught in automatic windows, unacceptable blindzones,...