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• Child Deaths Prompt Recall

  Rob McKinney | September 24, 2007 8:05 AM | 0 Comments
  Category: Wrongful Death

  Close to one million Simplicity and Graco beds have been recalled . Three children were trapped and suffocated to death . It appears the bed was put together improperly by the consumers which created a gap in which the child became trapped. I handled a similar case a few years ago involving a bed made by Vail Products in which the same type of problem caused numerous deaths . The...

• Drug and Alcohol Testing in Truck Wreck Cases

  Rob McKinney | September 21, 2007 8:00 AM | 0 Comments
  Category: Tractor-Trailer Accidents

  Yesterday was my first post on the ten most important rules to know about a truck accident case . Today , it is drug and alcohol testing issues . C.F.R. Section 382.303 provides the rules on post accident drug and alcohol testing . The rule requires as soon as practicable following an accident involving a commerical vehicle the driver shall test for alcohol under certain...

• The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Act

  Rob McKinney | September 20, 2007 1:40 PM | 0 Comments
  Category: Tractor-Trailer Accidents

  The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Act has over 1,000 rules and regulations that govern the tractor trailers that drive on the interstate highway system . However , there are only ten key laws that an attorney should know backwards and forwards in an truck accident lawsuit . In the next few posts , I will mention these top rules . The first one is 49 C.F.R. Section 387...

• Court Victory for Consumers

  Rob McKinney | September 19, 2007 7:46 AM | 0 Comments
  Category: Automobile Accidents

  Last week , the court system gave consumers a big victory . In 2005 . your Congress gave immunity to car rental companies to prevent them from being sued in an accident or injury case in one of their rental cars . It was big business at work to deny citizens their day in court . A car rental compnay in effect did not have to do anything to make sure the cars and drivers were...

• Court Victory for Consumers(2)

  Rob McKinney | September 19, 2007 7:46 AM | 0 Comments
  Category: Automobile Accidents

• Act Fast in Trucking Cases

  Rob McKinney | September 18, 2007 7:51 AM | 0 Comments
  Category: Tractor-Trailer Accidents

  One mistake made in truck accident cases is failing to move forward on the case quickly . A trucking company is only required to keep the bulk of its records for a very limited time . Driver logbooks are only required to be kept for a period of six months . The logbooks are important if you are claiming driver fatique . The destruction of these records are commonplace in the...

• Arbitration Agreements Are on The Rise

  Rob McKinney | September 03, 2007 12:56 PM | 0 Comments
  Category: Nursing Home & Elder Abuse

  Arbitration Agreements are the subject of much debate . They are commonly used in nursing home admissions contracts . When you sign the contract , you agree to arbitration if you later have a claim due to nursing home neglect or injuries that occur at the nursing home . Now these agreements are popping up everywhere . Recently my wife needed a new car . Inside the office...