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Common Causes of Bus Accidents: Defective Brakes
CALL (888) 988-7063 TO SPEAK WITH BUS ACCIDENT LAWYERS FOR FREE Brakes are a part that we tend not to think about until the telltale squealing or squeaking sound becomes too hard to ignore. Just as brakes are an important safety system on passenger cars, brakes are vital to the safety of bus passengers, too. Many …
Common Causes of Bus Accidents: Driver Error
CALL (888) 988-7063 TO SPEAK WITH BUS ACCIDENT LAWYERS FOR FREE We are only human. We are prone to make mistakes. But when you are a bus driver in command of a multi-ton commercial bus with passengers on board, you cannot afford to make errors in judgment. One wrong decision can cause a bus crash that …
Bus Accidents: Types of Damages
CALL (888) 671-5127 TO SPEAK WITH BUS ACCIDENT LAWYERS FOR FREE In the context of a bus accident lawsuit, damages refers to the compensation award or judgment that a court enters in favor of the injured party (called the “plaintiff”). As is true in other types of personal injury cases, there are a variety of damages …
Bus Accidents: Statistics
CALL (888) 671-5127 TO SPEAK WITH BUS ACCIDENT LAWYERS FOR FREE Most of us do not consider bus accidents or bus accident statistics until there is a high-profile crash on television. However, government agencies, as well as other entities, have been compiling data on bus crashes for several years. Some of the statistics may surprise you …
Bus Accidents: Rear-Ended
CALL (888) 671-5127 TO SPEAK WITH BUS ACCIDENT LAWYERS FOR FREE Being rear-ended by a bus can potentially cause serious injuries to your head, neck, and/or spine. This is in addition to similar injuries suffered by your passengers and almost-certain property damage to your vehicle. In the moments immediately following a bus crash in which you …
Bus Accidents: Multiple Defendants and Settlements
CALL (888) 671-5127 TO SPEAK WITH BUS ACCIDENT LAWYERS FOR FREE A simple car accident case involves one injured “plaintiff” who is seeking compensation from one negligent or careless “defendant.” Bus accident cases are rarely that simple. There can be multiple at-fault parties who share some degree of responsibility for causing the crash. A complex bus …
How to Calculate The Value of a Bus Accident
CALL (800) 863-5312 TO SPEAK WITH A ZINDA BUS ACCIDENT LAWYER FOR FREE Though the United States does not have a robust bus riding population like in some other countries, in a 2017 study by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, around 67,000 bus crashes occurred. Fortunately, there are legal remedies if you suffered an …
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Call our offices at (800) 863-5312 to schedule a free consultation with one of our bus accident lawyers. If you or a loved one have been involved in a bus accident, you likely are confused and may not know what to expect or where to turn for information. These feelings are natural and it is …
Bus Accidents: Federal Laws
CALL (888) 988-7063 TO SPEAK WITH BUS ACCIDENT LAWYERS FOR FREE A bus, like a car, is subject to rules of the road that govern who and how it may be operated. Unlike most individual drivers who operate passenger cars to take them to and from work and on other excursions, buses, their drivers, and their …