Car Accidents

Carol-Lynn Roman | November 10, 2014 | Car Accidents

We routinely recommend to clients that they buy as much auto insurance coverage as they can afford. There is a good reason for this. Over the years, we have seen many unfortunate cases where seriously injured people have not been able to get their medical bills paid because there’s not enough insurance coverage to go… read more

Carol-Lynn Roman | October 15, 2014 | Car Accidents

At the end of September, Julio Vivo left for a Sunday morning bike with a friend in Pasco County. Vivo, by all accounts a dedicated cyclist, took a familiar route toward the challenging hills around San Antonio. Vivo never made it to the hills. He was struck by a red SUV on Bellamy Brothers Boulevard,… read more

Carol-Lynn Roman | October 7, 2014 | Car Accidents

Over the past decade, European and Asian car manufacturers implemented new design protocols for pedestrian safety. While some factors, such as visibility, are designed to prevent vehicle-pedestrian accidents, new cars come with features to minimize pedestrian injuries in the event of a collision. Some design features, for example, create space underneath the hood of the… read more

Carol-Lynn Roman | August 25, 2014 | Car Accidents

The last several months have seen one grim revelation after another about GM’s ignition system problems. We’ve learned that GM may have known as early as 2001 that its ignition switches could shut off, killing power steering and causing crashes. We’ve also learned that a part which costs about 57 cents could have fixed the… read more

Carol-Lynn Roman | June 26, 2014 | Car Accidents

Florida’s car seat laws are changing. The Governor recently signed a bill into law that will require four and five year olds to ride in a booster seat when in cars. Until Governor Rick Scott signed House Bill 225 into law, Florida was one of only two states that allowed children aged 4-5 to ride… read more

Carol-Lynn Roman | May 12, 2014 | Car Accidents

Last year, a juvenile caused a terrible car accident in Texas which killed four people and injured several others. When he was criminally prosecuted, his lawyers presented a “affluenza” defense. They argued that their juvenile client had poor judgment and a sense of entitlement because his wealthy parents did not do enough to discipline him…. read more

Carol-Lynn Roman | March 27, 2014 | Car Accidents

At Roman Austin Car Accident and Personal Injury Lawyers, our firm consists of lawyers, not auto insurance agents. Nonetheless, we often advise our clients to get a form of auto insurance called uninsured motorist coverage. That coverage pays in the place of the at-fault driver when that driver has (1) no insurance of their own,… read more

Carol-Lynn Roman | December 11, 2013 | Car Accidents

An unusual and terribly unfortunate auto accident case from New York has recently garnered a lot of media attention. But there is a legal point to the case which is important everywhere, including Florida. The New York case began when a young woman from Manhattan was driving her friends from the Jersey Shore back toward the New… read more

Carol-Lynn Roman | November 11, 2013 | Car Accidents

Driver distraction kills more than 3,000 people every year according to a study conducted by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA). When thousands of people are killed in the United States every year resulting from one cause, you could conclude that distracted drivers are an “epidemic.” Fortunately, there is a “cure” for this epidemic…. read more

Carol-Lynn Roman | October 29, 2013 | Car Accidents

As of October 1, a new Florida texting law went into effect. This law makes it a secondary offense to text while driving. In other words, an officer cannot simply pull you over for texting, unless you have committed another infraction. When another infraction is committed, an officer can write you a $30 ticket. Many individuals… read more