by The Horn Law Firm | Nov 25, 2012 | Auto Accidents, Truck Accidents, Wrongful Death
A lawsuit arising from a fatal automobile accident in Nebraska is believed to be the first time a civil lawsuit has cited that state’s unborn child wrongful death statute. The lawsuit, Baumann v. Slezak, et al, also alleges violations of federal truck driving...
by The Horn Law Firm | Nov 20, 2012 | Auto Accidents
Distractions are the primary reason why teenage motorists have a much higher risk of accidents while driving with other teen passengers. That fact was confirmed recently by an AAA study, which found that when 16 and 17-year-old teenagers drive their car with other...
by The Horn Law Firm | Nov 20, 2012 | Auto Accidents
A Massachusetts judge imposed the maximum allowable sentence on a teen convicted of motor vehicle homicide, calling it a deterrent to distracted driving. “Distracted driving” refers to driving while also using a mobile device, such as a cell phone, in a...
by The Horn Law Firm | Nov 16, 2012 | Auto Accidents, Truck Accidents, Wrongful Death
A lawsuit arising from an accident between a pickup truck and a tractor trailer, Phelps v. Schwab, has bounced around between state and federal courts in Missouri for several years. A federal judge remanded the case back to state court earlier this year, finding that...
by The Horn Law Firm | Nov 1, 2012 | Auto Accidents
This morning I (Douglas Horn) was on the morning show on Fox 4 TV in Kansas City, Missouri. I was interviewed by Nick Vasos about my recent statement that distracted drivers are “more deadly” than drunk drivers. I have taken some criticism over that...