Since South Carolina has one of the country's highest death rates due to drunk driving (the latest statistics show that 46% of all traffic fatalities were alcohol related), the state legislature is working hard to address the problem. Some of the proposed new legislation includes mandating a one-year driver's license suspension for people who refuse a breath test, a system of rising dui penalties to correspond with higher blood alcohol concentration (BAC) levels, a once-monthly...

Senior citizens can have their driver’s license revoked due to tickets, accidents or health problems if the police and/or physician notify the Department of Motor Vehicles of an existing problem.

For every mile driven, drivers must make at least seven major decisions requiring immediate action. Although experience and judgment based on maturity are important, older drivers often process information more slowly.

Senior citizens are usually safe and conscientious...

The tiny environmentally friendly Smart car has earned high points in safety tests for front and side on collisions, but failed to offer adequate protection from whiplash.

The little two seater car is favoured by many city dwellers, particularly those with concerns about the environment.

They will be pleased to hear that the car scored some of the highest ratings by the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety for front and side on collisions despite being a very...

FINEOS Corporation, a global provider of innovative enterprise software solutions for insurance, bancassurance, and government, today announced a new deal with the Road Accident Fund ( "RAF" ) of South Africa to deliver FINEOS Claims([R]) to manage bodily injury claims. FINEOS Claims was selected following a world-wide review of market-leading claims solutions and will be used to streamline the entire claims management operations at RAF by automating processes, improving...

Air travel is considered the safest mode of transportation. However, when aviation accident occurs, it often results to fatalities of most, if not all, of the passengers.

The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) declares that air travel is expected to rise over the next 20 years. With the increase in air traffic, the risk of aviation accidents also increases.

What is an aviation accident then?

An aviation accident is defined as an occurrence associated...

The following is an expert answer given byFlorida Premises Liability Lawyer, Joseph M. Maus, and taken from AllExperts.com, a free Q & A service on the internet:

Question: I was shopping in Costco and while I was going up the escalator, my cart that was full (over 100 pounds) started to roll on me. I fell and hurt my hip and lower back. I was breast feeding my daughter of 2 month and the milk immediately was gone that same day, so in other words lost my milk (the most...

Under New York State Law, municipalities like the City of New York are entitled to conduct a pre-action hearing on any claims they receive. Known as 50-h hearings after the section of Municipal Law that created them, these pre-action hearings must be requested by a municipality and are designed to provide the municipality with enough information to investigate a claim and an opportunity to settle a case early.

The 50-h hearing is a key component of any case involving a...

In most circumstances, parents are excited to learn that they are pregnant, and they celebrate the birth and life of their child with joy. However, there are instances when an unplanned pregnancy or birth defects in the child can be caused by medical malpractice on behalf of a person's doctor or healthcare provider. These situations are legally termed wrongful pregnancy, birth, and life.

A wrongful pregnancy occurs when a woman becomes pregnant or remains pregnant after a...

What is mediation?

Mediation is a voluntary, interactive process where a neutral, third party, trained to facilitate communications and with negotiation skills, helps all the parties try and reach a mutually acceptable resolution to their dispute. In litigation, the judge issues orders on what is to be done during the course of the case. The mediator has no reciprocal powers. In mediation, the parties, with the help of the mediator, work together and decide how to resolve the...

Many people involved in lawsuits choose to take advantage of pre settlement funding. Sometimes this is because of how expensive an accident can be. The most common types of accidents involving lawsuits are car accidents, work place accidents and personal injury cases.

Car accidents are extremely common. There are many terrible things that can happen to a person involved in a car accident. A person can be injured in any number of ways. Injuries can be very expensive. Many...