Articles Posted in Car Accidents

Every day, people are injured while riding in Uber vehicles—either as passengers or bystanders. When those injuries are serious, the aftermath is overwhelming. The good news is that Uber carries a $1 million liability policy that can provide substantial compensation in the right circumstances. The personal injury lawyers at Miller & Zois know how to navigate these cases and fight to get our clients the full value of their claims.

Why Uber Accidents Happen

Uber drivers are not professionals. They are everyday drivers using their own vehicles, often without specialized training or commercial licenses. They are under pressure to take more trips, follow GPS directions, and keep passengers happy. That combination leads to mistakes, and those mistakes ultimately result in crashes.  Because Uber passengers are frequently not wearing seatbelts, we see higher rates of ejection and severe injury.

This page will look at truck accident lawsuits, meaning injury cases involving commercial trucks, also known as tractor-trailer trucks or big rigs. The average tractor-trailer can weigh around 40,000 lbs., compared to the average car which weighs 5,000 lbs.

When big trucks crash into smaller vehicles, they can cause significant damage. When these accidents occur, drivers and passengers typically sustain serious injuries or even death. Personal injury claims involving commercial trucks generally are unique. Recovering compensation requires an understanding of the complexity of these claims.

What Makes Truck Accident Cases Different

This page will explain how underinsurance and uninsured motorist insurance (UIM) work and how you can access it to get compensation for an accident claim. We will also look at examples of recent settlements and verdicts in actual auto accident cases involving UIM claims.

What is Uninsured Motorist Coverage?

Uninsured and underinsured motorist coverage (UIM) is the part of your auto insurance policy that is supposed to pay for losses or damages caused by another driver when that at-fault driver either: (a) has no insurance, or (b) does not have enough insurance to cover all of your damages. The best way to help you understand how UIM coverage works is with hypothetical examples.

This page is about motorcycle accident injury claims. Our motorcycle accident lawyers handle serious injury and wrongful death motorcycle crash claims everywhere. Our attorneys tell you what you need to know, and we take a long look at settlement amounts and jury payouts.

Challenges of Motorcycle Accident Claims

Motorcycle accidents often lead to high settlement amounts and jury compensation payouts. But it is always a battle to get truly full compensation in any personal injury case, and motorcycle claims have added elements of difficult.

GEICO (“Government Employees Insurance Company”) is the second-largest consumer auto insurer with over 15 million insured drivers.

Dealing with the GEICO claims adjuster can be challenging.  Our lawyers want to make it easier for you. This post provides top insider secrets for dealing effectively with GEICO on accident claims and looks at settlement amounts you can expect in GEICO claims.

If you have a GEICO claim and want a lawyer who will maximize your settlement amount, call us today at 800-553-8082 or contact us online. 

This page is about boat accident lawsuits. Our lawyers examine the types of claims we most commonly see and how settlement amounts and jury payouts are calculated. We also look at example boat accident settlements and verdicts and a lens to better understanding how compensation amounts are calculated.

Our boat accident lawyers handle serious injury boat accident cases across the country. If you have been injured in a boating accident, contact us today.

Boat Accident Injuries