by The Horn Law Firm | Feb 26, 2013 | Auto Accidents, Truck Accidents
Bus accidents can be particularly devastating in the damage they can cause, both to other vehicles and to bus occupants. Because of the large size of most buses, they are more difficult to maneuver and take longer to slow down. Tractor-trailers are the only other...
by The Horn Law Firm | Feb 22, 2013 | Auto Accidents
More than 10 states continue to hold out against a complete ban on text messaging while driving for all motorists. Only 10 states have a ban on the use of hand-held cell phones while driving. This is in spite of the fact that there is enough research to indicate that...
by The Horn Law Firm | Feb 15, 2013 | Wrongful Death
Many people in the Kansas City are familiar with the Ali Kemp tragedy involving a 19 year old Kansas State University student who was abducted and murdered while working at an area pool in June 2002. While nothing can ever replace Ali, her parents, Roger and Kathy...
by The Horn Law Firm | Feb 14, 2013 | Truck Accidents, Wrongful Death
A federal judge ruled on a pair of motions in limine seeking to exclude evidence relating to two truck drivers’ alleged cell phone use prior to a 2011 accident that killed two people. McLane, et al v. Rich Transport, Inc., et al, No. 2:11-cv-00101 (E.D. Ark.,...
by The Horn Law Firm | Feb 8, 2013 | Motorcycle Accidents
A person injured in a motorcycle accident is entitled to recover underinsured motorist coverage under several insurance policies, according to the Missouri Supreme Court’s ruling in Manner v. Schiermer, et al, No. SC92408, slip op. (Mo., Jan. 8, 2013). The...