Car Accidents

Roman Austin Car Accident and Personal Injury Lawyers | October 2, 2015 | Car Accidents

After an auto accident, even a minor one, take a moment to stop, let the initial shock subside, and assess how you truly feel. This is especially important if you felt an injury to your neck or back. The sheer force of an accident can cause the neck to whip around unnaturally, which is why… read more

Roman Austin Car Accident and Personal Injury Lawyers | September 9, 2015 | Car Accidents

Head injuries are notorious for being difficult to diagnose, treat, and predict. As auto accidents are among the leading cause of head injuries, also known as traumatic brain injuries (TBI), it becomes important to take head trauma into consideration following any type of motor vehicle accident, no matter how inconsequential or severe it may seem…. read more

Roman Austin Car Accident and Personal Injury Lawyers | August 17, 2015 | Car Accidents

Anyone who watches television has seen them: cute or quirky car insurance ads with colorful characters bragging about saving you money. The ads may be amusing, but they don’t tell us how insurance is priced or which policies provide the best value. The cover story in the September 2015 issue of Consumer Reports is called… read more

Roman Austin Car Accident and Personal Injury Lawyers | July 17, 2015 | Car Accidents

By: Morgan Gaynor Florida is statistically a terrible place to be on the receiving end of a car accident. Florida is one of the few states which does not require drivers to protect others from their mistakes. While many states require drivers to carry minimum levels of liability coverage, Florida does not. There are some… read more

Roman Austin Car Accident and Personal Injury Lawyers | April 7, 2015 | Car Accidents

Our firm has posted numerous messages on social media about the dangers of texting and driving. There is no question about those dangers, and parents of teenage drivers should be particularly concerned about them. However, a new study issued by AAA’s Foundation for Traffic Safety reminds us that cell phones are not the only things… read more

Roman Austin Car Accident and Personal Injury Lawyers | February 24, 2015 | Car Accidents

Driving in severe weather is tricky. One of the most common (and potentially dangerous) weather conditions is rain. Rain and wet weather give many drivers anxiety, and rightfully so: rain causes more than 700,000 car accidents in the United States ever year. While this statistic may be frightening, driving in wet weather conditions doesn’t have… read more

Roman Austin Car Accident and Personal Injury Lawyers | January 30, 2015 | Car Accidents

As many Floridians know, a ballot initiative to allow medical marijuana failed in last November’s election. The initiative was actually favored by a majority of Florida voters, but it failed to reach the 60-percent threshold required for approval. However, lawmakers in Tallahassee are considering a change in law which would allow something similar. Under the… read more

Roman Austin Car Accident and Personal Injury Lawyers | January 22, 2015 | Car Accidents

Until January 2015, Florida had some of the weakest – and most dangerous – child passenger safety laws in the United States. According to pre-2015 legislation, parents were only required to keep their children in booster seats until the child was three. This month, Florida enacted a new law that requires parents to keep their… read more

Roman Austin Car Accident and Personal Injury Lawyers | January 19, 2015 | Car Accidents

A recent appeals court decision from a north Florida case seems to have opened the door into greater investigation of distracted driving. The case is unique because it didn’t focus on whether a person was actually talking on their cell phone or texting and driving when they crashed. Rather, it involved a person who may… read more

Roman Austin Car Accident and Personal Injury Lawyers | January 12, 2015 | Car Accidents

A controversy has blown up on social media in the last few weeks over DUI checkpoints. It began when a libertarian-minded Florida lawyer offered drivers some advice about how to avoid being detained at DUI checkpoints. Basically, the lawyer’s advice was to put your driver’s license and registration in a bag and hang it on… read more