Whenever you tell your family, your co-workers, the police, or even the insurance company about a car accident in which you were involved, you probably put a lot of effort into convincing the listener that the accident was not your fault. No matter how skilled you are in rhetoric, you probably will not be successful,… Read More
Las palabras más importantes que hay que decir a la compañía de seguros: "Hable con mi abogado
The Most Important Words to Say to the Insurance Company: “Talk to My Lawyer” Phone conversations with insurance companies are a normal part of the aftermath of a car accident. You call your own insurance company to make a claim shortly after the accident. You might get a letter in the mail a few weeks… Read More
El cinturón de seguridad salva vidas: Cuentos con moraleja de Luisiana
Seat Belts Save Lives: Cautionary Tales From Louisiana None of the high-tech safety features in your car have done as much to prevent fatalities and reduce the seriousness of injuries sustained in car accidents as the humble seat belt. If you ride in a car without wearing a seat belt, you are increasing the risk… Read More
¿Hasta qué punto son seguros los dispositivos de seguridad de su coche?
Every year, car manufacturers advertise the new features of their cars which, they claim, are even safer than last year’s safety features. Some improvements to the design of cars, such as seat belts that fit across the hips and upper body, have made a big difference, but what about everything else? You do not have… Read More
Datos y estadísticas sobre la seguridad en los pasos a nivel de Luisiana
Hardly anyone alive today is old enough to remember when silent films were a sought-after form of entertainment, but a few stereotypes about films of that era still loom large in the popular imagination. One of them is of a villain tying a woman to a train track and the hero rescuing her just in… Read More
¿Se puede interponer una demanda por accidente de tráfico si sólo hubo un vehículo implicado en el accidente?
If you are considering seeking damages for the injuries you suffered in a car accident, you have probably been researching lawyers’ websites and watching videos on YouTube. Most of the examples you find in your preliminary research probably involve two-vehicle accidents, where the driver who was not at fault sues the at-fault driver. What happens… Read More
¿La tecnología Lidar en los coches hace la conducción más segura o más peligrosa?
Given that most of this year’s holiday shopping is taking place online, you are probably doing even more research than usual about which consumer technology product to buy for the gadget enthusiast in your life. For example, if your dad bought a windshield-mounted GPS device back in 2004 and delighted in how the British lady’s… Read More
Amianto en el suelo: ¿cuándo hay que preocuparse?
Although asbestos has been banned as a component to be put into newly manufactured products, it is still prevalent and very dangerous. It is true that laws passed in the 1980s to protect construction workers and other members of the public from asbestos exposure have greatly reduced the risk and incidence of cancer related to… Read More
Nuevas tecnologías para evitar las distracciones al volante
Distracted driving remains a major cause of car accidents, and laws can only do so much to prevent it. Louisiana law prohibits the use of cell phones while the car’s engine is on and the car is in any gear other than park, unless you are using the phone to call for help in an… Read More
Vehículos autónomos y demandas por accidentes de tráfico en Luisiana
Perhaps when you were a teenager learning to drive, you used to practice driving your dad’s old pickup truck or your grandma’s old station wagon on country roads. Operating old cars required a certain technique to operate each part, when to shift gears on the automatic transmission, how hard to turn the steering wheel, what… Read More