Personal Injury Law Blog

GM recall fatality lawyers at Hardy, Wolf & Downing are warning those injured by recalled GM vehicles that the deadline for filing claims is approaching quickly. General Motors has set a deadline of December 31, 2014 for those who were seriously injured or family member of loved ones that died as a result of the vehicle defect to file a car accident lawsuit.

The Portland, Maine area is grieving the loss of a 16-year-old football player and his mother’s 35-year-old boyfriend, after they were killed in a tragic car accident on Sunday, October 19. Candice Tucker, Branden Denis’s 36-year-old mother was at the wheel of the car, when she unsuccessfully tried to pass another vehicle on Route 302 in Bridgton.

In October of this year, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention released a report detailing the widespread impact of motor vehicle crashes, including alarming statistics detailing the true costs of a vehicle collision. At Hardy Wolf Downing, we are dedicated to advocating on behalf of injured patients, even when the insurance companies are refusing to cooperate.

A firm with connections to the farm in Mechanic Falls where a deadly hayride accident recently occurred received 178 vehicle safety violations in the past 10 years, according to records obtained by the Maine Sun Journal. Re-harvest, a company that operates recycling trucks, functions as part of the same corporate structure as Harvest Hill Farms, where the deadly incident took place.

What should have been an entertaining Halloween pastime turned into a nightmare last Saturday at Harvest Hill Farms, when a haunted hayride went amok in Mechanical Falls, Maine.  Authorities suspect that mechanical failure may be the culprit in the crash, which killed a seventeen year-old student and injured at least 22 other passengers.

Distracted driving. Driving under the influence. Unsafe speeds. These are all risk factors for collision, injury and fatality – however millions of drivers nationwide continue to engage in this type of behavior behind the wheel, involuntarily placing the rest of us in harm’s way as we navigate the highways and byways in our communities.

Emerging research points to the long-term effects of even mild traumatic brain injury (TBI), which can leave victims with memory problems and reduced cognitive skills.  Most studies on TBI have focused on the impacts of severe and chronic cases.

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration estimates seatbelts and air bags save more than 14,387 lives each year. A new life-saving technology may be just as commonplace – in 88 percent of all cars by 2025, according to Ernst & Young. The “telematics” business involves the linking of cars to computer systems.

A Rhode Island woman was killed in a crash on the Maine Turnpike in Kittery. A tractor-trailer broke through a guardrail and crossed the median to collide head-on with the victim’s SUV. The Maine truck accident lawyers of Hardy, Wolf & Downing are hoping police are able to pinpoint a cause for the crash at the conclusion of their ongoing investigation. The accident occurred at 12:30 p.m.

Recent news about the General Motors ignition switch has cast light on how important it is to have a product liability lawyer on your side if you or your family has sustained loss or injury due to an automobile malfunction. The company has released information about the number of death and injury claims that it has received and processed and estimates that many more claims are forthcoming.