Car Accidents

Mark Roman | August 11, 2017 | Car Accidents

Tampa Bay roads have seen two terrible crashes within the last week. On Monday, four teenagers stole a Ford Explorer and raced through Palm Harbor before dawn. They blew through a red light at more than 100 miles per hour at Tampa Road and U.S. 19. As they entered the intersection, they encountered a local… read more

Mark Roman | June 12, 2017 | Car Accidents

Most people are aware that when they are injured in a car accident that they didn’t cause, they can seek compensation from the insurance company of the driver who hit them. But what happens if the driver who caused your accident doesn’t have enough insurance to cover all of your damages? Worse, what if they… read more

Mark Roman | May 16, 2017 | Car Accidents

Most auto accidents are caused by driver error, which means that victims typically hold the at-fault driver liable for their damages. Not all accidents are caused by driver negligence, however. In some cases, defective and unsafe auto parts can lead to critical malfunction or failure that causes car accidents. When a defective auto part is… read more

Mark Roman | April 6, 2017 | Car Accidents

Car accidents are always unique. Depending on the circumstances involved, car wrecks can result in all types of outcomes, from occupants walking away unscathed to victims paying the ultimate and most tragic price. When injuries occur, personal injury law provides victims and families will the opportunity to hold an at-fault party accountable for causing a… read more

Mark Roman | March 14, 2017 | Car Accidents

Just a few months ago, this blog discussed a rise in auto accident death rates in 2015. Now the numbers are in for 2016, and they’re even worse. The National Safety Council data show a 6-percent increase in deaths in 2016 from 2015. The number of deaths was more than 40,000 for the first time… read more

Mark Roman | February 23, 2017 | Car Accidents

Last week, a Tampa judge allowed a person injured in an auto accident to seek punitive damages from a driver who may have been texting. Although other courts in Florida have previously allowed punitive damages for that, this appears to be the first case in the Tampa Bay area that has allowed punitive damages on… read more

Mark Roman | November 23, 2016 | Car Accidents

Until recently, the trend for deaths from traffic crashes was uniformly encouraging. For a period of about forty years ending in 2014, traffic deaths declined steadily. Unfortunately, that trend reversed itself in 2015, with deaths spiking at the greatest percentage rate in 50 years. The death rate has now returned to a level last seen… read more

Mark Roman | November 1, 2016 | Car Accidents

Like all Florida lawyers, I’m required to take continuing legal education courses to stay current on developments in the law. So I found myself at a seminar recently hearing a speaker talk about how the future belongs to self-driving cars. The speaker was bullish on this new technology. He predicted that driverless cars will be… read more

Mark Roman | October 11, 2016 | Car Accidents

Most people know that drunk drivers create an extreme danger for other road users. But, what many fail to notice is that sleepy drivers may be just as dangerous. In fact, accorded to a news article published by ABC Action News, “Studies show a driver running on six hours of sleep or less performs at… read more

Mark Roman | October 3, 2016 | Car Accidents

According to the National Highway Safety Administration, the fatalities on United States roads increased in 2015, and now, the National Safety Council states more passengers, pedestrians, and drivers have suffered fatal injuries in just the first six months of 2016 than in previous years. The National Safety Council (NSC) estimated that nearly 19,100 individuals died… read more