When young children are hurt in motor vehicle collisions, they face many different hardships, from those which affect their mobility and cause a lot of pain to problems in school and emotional hurdles. If you have a young child who was recently hurt in a traffic accident, you need to do everything in your power to help them recover. For…Read More
We all know getting a good night’s sleep is beneficial for our health. However, it is also good for the safety of ourselves and the safety of others — especially on the road. Drowsy driving is a major cause of car accidents in Billings and across the U.S. How Big Is The Drowsy Driving Problem? According to estimates from the…Read More
One of a motorist’s principal duties is to keep track of other vehicles on the road. This duty is especially important when it comes to motorcycles. Motorcycles are small, and they have a narrow profile compared to automobiles and trucks. They can be difficult to spot in a rearview mirror. Conversely, a motorcycle operator must take special care to avoid…Read More
Like most other states, Montana has laws under which a victim can seek punitive damages from the person, or business, responsible for her injuries. As the name implies, punitive damages are designed to punish the person who acted carelessly and caused an injury. In other words, punitive damages send a message to both the responsible person and the public that…Read More
Parents of Billings area teens know that their children do not always make the best decisions. Luckily, most of the time the bad decisions they do make do not get them into serious trouble. But occasionally a teen makes a poor decision that affects others. One such instance is when a teen driver engages in a distracting activity which can…Read More
Self-driving vehicles have been heralded as eliminating driver error and providing a safe transportation future. But autonomous vehicles may prevent only a third of all car accidents if their automated systems work too much like humans, according to a recent Insurance Institute for Highway Safety study. Motorist error is the final failure in the sequence of events leading to over…Read More
Summer is here in Montana, and that means camping trips, fishing, family reunions, national holidays and more. Alcohol is often a large component of these events, but a celebration can turn tragic if someone makes the irresponsible decision to drive drunk, causing a car crash that injures or kills another person. Montanans may already know that driving with a blood-alcohol…Read More
When getting behind the wheel, Montana residents rarely consider the possibility that they might become injured in a car accident caused by someone else’s negligence. Unfortunately, this is a reality for thousands of people across the country every year. As accident victims recover from their injuries, they often find themselves facing medical expenses they never expected to have to deal…Read More
If you’re a fan of courtroom dramas, then you might think that a good lawyer is quick on his or her feet and is able to create “gotcha” moments in every case. While a lot of attorneys can think quickly and respond appropriately to unexpected situations, a lot of attorneys’ successes are based on preparation. So, if you’ve been injured…Read More
Most Montanans understand that they are required to stop and wait for police if they are involved in a traffic accident. This rule applies with special force to accidents involving injuries. A driver in Billings violated this rule and several others in a driving rampage that has left three people hospitalized with injuries. On April 23, 2020, police received an…Read More