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Legal Problems Resulting From DWI Accidents

A DWI accident (driving while intoxicated) is a vehicle crash in which at least one driver was intoxicated when the accident occurred. Estimates say that approximately one-third of the U.S. population will be involved in a DWI accident during

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New Web Site Assists Car Crash Victims

"I Didn't Realize I Had So Few Friends" Minneapolis, MN, August, 2002 - When Daniel Prins' wife was injured in a car crash he thought all he had to do was notify his insurance company to get matters resolved. After all, another driver who was

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Injured in a Bicycle Accident in Los Angeles?

Have you, or someone you know, been injured in an accident involving a bicycle? Not sure what to do? Here's is a guide to some things that you should know when looking for bicycle accident lawyers Los Angeles.

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Did You Know?

MADD or Mothers Against Drunk Driving - a non-profit organization in the United States. In the 1980s, MADD had tremendous success in changing public attitudes and laws regarding driving under the influence.
Alcoholism - a dependency on alcoholic beverages characterized by craving (a strong need to drink), loss of control (being unable to stop drinking despite a desire to do so), physical dependence, tolerance (increasing difficulty of becoming drunk) and withdrawal symptoms.
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration - NHTSA, is a U.S. Government agency, part of the Department of Transportation, responsible for setting safety standards and verifying compliance by automobile manufacturers.
Open container law - in some jurisdictions it is also illegal for an open container of an alcoholic beverage to be in the passenger compartment of a motor vehicle or in some specific area of that compartment.
Manslaughter - also called criminally negligent homicide.