On behalf of Morris & Dean, LLC | Jul 3, 2020 | Personal Injury
When you learned to drive, your instructor taught you to keep a safe stopping distance from the vehicle in front. Can you remember what that distance is, though? People have since come up with a better way to explain things. They use time rather than distance. It is...
On behalf of Morris & Dean, LLC | Jun 11, 2020 | Personal Injury
After an injury, one of the most important things for you to do is to understand what your medical needs will be like in the future. Are you expected to make a full recovery? Is it more likely that you will have lasting disabilities or need long-term care? The answers...
On behalf of Morris & Dean, LLC | May 9, 2020 | Personal Injury
Why do car wrecks happen at such a staggering rate, taking around 35-40,000 lives per year? You can point to all of the individual causes you want, from cellphone use to drowsy driving to drunk driving to teen drivers. All of these things do play a role. But it can be...
On behalf of Morris & Dean, LLC | Apr 23, 2020 | Personal Injury
In order to drive safely, every driver must be in the right mental state to handle the task. One thing that can reduce their ability to do this is fatigue. Drivers who don’t get enough sleep are at an increased risk of causing a car wreck that can lead to catastrophic...
On behalf of Morris & Dean, LLC | Mar 26, 2020 | Personal Injury
Law enforcement officials often have to make a quick decision regarding the designation of fault after a motor vehicle collision. They will write up a police report at the scene of the crash after looking at the physical evidence and hearing testimony from the...
On behalf of Morris & Dean, LLC | Feb 26, 2020 | Personal Injury
The latest available figures from the National Safety Council (NSC) indicate that there was a 13% increase in roadway fatalities between 2014 and 2016. That’s the biggest increase in car wreck fatalities in over 50 years. What gives? Motor vehicles are supposed to be...
On behalf of Morris & Dean, LLC | Feb 13, 2020 | Personal Injury
When driving on the highway, such as the I-75 corridor, you know how difficult it can be to maintain your safety. Even if you’re obeying the rules of the road and taking extra caution, there will always be drivers who don’t do the same. There is nothing you can do to...
On behalf of Morris & Dean, LLC | Feb 13, 2020 | Personal Injury
No one expects to be involved in a motor vehicle wreck. It’s the last thing you think will happen to you, even though you see these kinds of crashes every day. Living near the I-75 corridor, you know that high-speed, dangerous wrecks are possible, but you didn’t...
On behalf of Morris & Dean, LLC | Nov 12, 2019 | Personal Injury
Distracted driving consistently ranks as one of the top causes of car accidents every year. It is an issue that refers to all activities that take drivers’ focus away from operating their vehicles. This could be as basic as observing a billboard for an extended period...
On behalf of Morris & Dean, LLC | Oct 15, 2019 | Personal Injury
Car crashes can occur in a split second. One moment, drivers can be cruising along without a care in the world. Next thing they know, they’re on the side of the road with a totaled vehicle and in a state of panic. No matter who is at fault, these types of...
