Automobile Accidents

• Tort Reform - Except when you are the one injured

  Rob Quattrocci | June 08, 2007 3:05 PM | 1 CommentSyracuse, NY

  All we have heard the last few years from the administration as well as other social conservatives is that personal injury attorneys are evil and causing unrealistic insurance premiums. These arguments are unsupported by the research however that issue is for another article. Rather, it has become apparent that the preaching only applies to those other than the preachers. Recently, Robert...

• Bicyclist And Police Car Collide In Syracuse

  Chrissie Cole | April 30, 2010 9:26 PM | 0 CommentsSyracuse, NY

  A car accident between a city police car and bicyclist is being investigated by Syracuse police. The bicyclist, 20, a Syracuse University student, suffered minor injuries despite not wearing a...

• Banks and Insurance Companies and Accidents

  Joe Stanley | January 11, 2008 9:20 AM | 0 CommentsSyracuse, NY

  The subprime mess show to what extremes the financial institutions will go to protect the bottom line.In what could be a a key ruling for those of us hoping to learn more about shady subprime lending practices, a bankruptcy judge has given New Century Financial until February 6 to turn over a report of an investigation into the firm's cash handling practices to bankruptcy monitors..This is an...

• More DWI and Crashes

  Joe Stanley | January 11, 2008 8:48 AM | 0 CommentsSyracuse, NY

  Last nights accidentA Marcellus man is now facing a charge of driving while intoxicated in the two-vehicle crash at the intersection of Lee Mulroy and Bishop Hill roads, Onondaga County sheriff's deputies said demonstrates again what can happen with drinking and driving. It risk everyones life. Please be safeFor more information on this subject, please refer to the section on Car and Motorcycle...

• Happy New Year

  Joe Stanley | January 10, 2008 3:59 PM | 0 CommentsSyracuse, NY

  The new year brings an opportunity to review all your insurance issue. Examine you car insurance to make sure you have the right amount of coverage and that you have the maximum uninsured motorist coverage. This will protect you and other if you are involved in a car crash. Make sure your homeowners coverage has sufficient policy limits so year are covered for any slip and falls or other...

• Winter WeatherDriving

  Joe Stanley | December 03, 2007 3:43 PM | 0 CommentsSyracuse, NY

  Winter weather is upon us. Todays rollover accident is an example of why we must watch out for the other driver.We all need to remember our own winter driving skills, remember to signal don't slam on your brakes and maintain a safe distance among other things. Be Safe, don't be a statistic in a car crash and don't be someone we read about who suffered injuries from a car crash.For more...

• Car Accidents - No-Fault

  Rob Quattrocci | November 30, 2007 2:34 PM | 0 CommentsSyracuse, NY

  Many people have heard that New York is a No-Fault State and interpret that to mean that it does not matter whose fault the accident was in seeking recovery. However, this is only partially true. Regardless of fault you are entitled to recover for medical expenses, lost wages up to $2000 a month and some minimal additional expenses. However fault is required to be shown against the other...

• Big Brother IS Watching You

  Joe Stanley | November 28, 2007 9:40 AM | 0 CommentsSyracuse, NY

  I have noticed a disturbing trend in the way victims of negligence are treated. Insurance companies rather than paying a fair settlement will use any means not to pay a fair settlement. One trick is to blame the injured party and to try to show they are trying to "rip off" the system. How do they do this?One of the method is to follow the injured person around. During the process of watching and...

• Dangerous Highways

  Joe Stanley | November 12, 2007 1:57 PM | 0 CommentsSyracuse, NY

  The accident today in Oswego countyJoseph Kanaley, 64, of Martville, was driving a 1995 GMC south on county Route 34. He stopped at the stop sign at state Route 104 and then continued into the path of a 2005 Ford tow truck. The driver of the tow truck, Lawrence Curtis, 46, also of Martville, was westbound on state Route 104. Curtis was not hurt. Kanaley was taken to A.L. Lee Memorial Hospital in...

• Car Accidents - DWI

  Rob Quattrocci | November 05, 2007 1:22 PM | 0 CommentsSyracuse, NY

  Two horrible accidents occurred over the weekend. The first accident involved a woman who turned around at a thruway toll station and then proceeded to get go down an off ramp thus driving head on with oncoming traffic. As indicated by the story: "Instead of going through the toll booth at Carrier Circle, Mauro made a U-turn and began driving west on the eastbound ramp, Merritt said. She...