If you have been in a car accident that caused injury, or have a loved one that was in a car accident that caused injury or death, it can be devastating. Most car accidents are due to negligence – finding legal representation immediately after the accident is important because the other party might be doing the same. There are many Chicago car accident attorneys, it is critical you know if they have the knowledge and…
Uber’s program of self-driving cars in several cities across the U.S. has resulted in the tragic death Sunday, March 18, 2018, of a pedestrian on a street in Tempe, Arizona, the first death in the U.S. involving self-driving vehicles. Uber released a statement that it was pausing its self-driving car operations in Phoenix, Pittsburgh, San Francisco and Toronto. This incident follows the temporary suspension of all self-driving vehicles in Arizona last year following a crash…
Many believe that self-driving cars will take over American roads in the very near future. If these changes are to happen, however, automotive companies and government regulators must work closely to ensure the rollout of these vehicles is as safe as possible. The initial signs are not encouraging. Too often, self-driving car companies test their vehicles on American roads without seeking permission from the government agency. Uber, the transportation company, is the most recent company…
If one is to believe the media, self-driving cars aren’t a matter of if; they are a matter of when. In recent years, domestic and foreign automakers, transportation companies like Uber and Lyft, and even technology companies like Google have invested many millions in self-driving technology. While self-driving technology seems inevitable to many, there are still many questions on how self-driving vehicles would fit into American roads and highways. Automakers, the government, insurance companies and…
Driverless or self-driving cars just received the green light from federal auto safety regulators. A recent New York Times article titled: “Self-Driving Cars Gain Powerful Ally: The Government” sheds positive light on driver-less cars and the government regulation that favors the booming automated vehicles industry. There could be real public safety concerns to be addressed, however, especially given recent crashes of semi-autonomous cars. Safety experts point out current motor vehicle accident statistics should be considered…
Clifford Law Offices and the Law Offices of Robert Montgomery obtained a $5 million verdict late Friday on behalf of a LaGrange Park, Illinois college student who was severely injured when a semi-truck and trailer struck her on I-65. Bradley M. Cosgrove of Clifford Law Offices in Chicago and Robert A. Montgomery of the Law Offices of Robert Montgomery with offices in Lake County, Indiana, obtained the $5M verdict before Judge Bruce Parent following a…
Clifford Law Offices, a nationally renowned personal injury firm, today (Oct. 26, 2015) filed a lawsuit against Uber and an Uber driver for injuries to a passenger when the driver turned into oncoming traffic at the busy Ohio Street intersection that merges off the Kennedy Expressway. Yates M. French, a Chicago attorney, was injured as a passenger in the back seat of an Uber car on Oct. 14, 2015, that turned westbound from Wells Street…
Only one out of 11 cars currently for sale in the American market passed the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety’s (IIHS) rigorous testing, specifically the small overlap frontal protection test. What this means, according to the IIHS, is that drivers and passengers, depending on which side the accident takes place, are more susceptible to injury and harm from some of the most statistically common types of crashes that only affect the right or left 25% of the…
National Movement Targets Distracted Driving End DD was started in memory of Casey Feldman, a 21-year-old college student killed by a distracted driver. Casey’s story inspired hundreds of trial lawyers to fan out and speak to more than 75,000 teens (and counting) about how they can help end distracted driving. Call us today to speak with our team of Chicago car accident attorneys.