What happens when your truck or car accident is caused by a road defect? Memphis car accident lawyer Darrell Castle explains what might count as a poorly maintained or defective road. What happens when a road defect causes my car or truck accident? In a car or truck accident with a road defect, if a road defect causes the accident then perhaps you have a case against the road builder or the designer of the road, or something else. There are so many things that make up the term “defective road.” It could be a stop sign that was allowed to lean forward or backward so that it could not be seen and the driver ran a stop sign –
USA Today reported this morning that GM issued three new recalls, all of which are unrelated to the recent ignition switch recall. This new recall involves nearly 1.5 million vehicles. Last month’s ignition switch recall involved 1.37 million US vehicles and resulted in lawsuits. It also resulted in federal investigations after reports surfaced claiming that GM knew about the faulty switch as early as 2001 but didn’t report the problem. GM knew of 31 car accidents and 12 deaths from the faulty ignition switch. However, there have been no reports of such car accidents or deaths caused by the following new recalls, all of which couldn’t be connected to the earlier recall: Seat-mounted side airbags could fail due to a
General Motors has been in the news recently for recalling their automobiles with defective products. What happens when these products injure people? Video Transcript Hello, this is Darrell Castle. I’m an attorney licensed to practice law in the state of Tennessee and on this video, I’m talking about automobile accidents that are caused by defective products – not by other cars. In other words, someone has an accident. It could be a one car accident. It could be someone else’s fault. It could be the driver of that car’s fault. It doesn’t matter because the person we’re accusing of the accident, or the item rather, is a defective product, like a tire. A tire explosion, a lawyer would refer to
How long do I have to file a car accident lawsuit? The length of time to file a car accident case – the statute of limitations is what we’re talking about. The statute of limitations varies from one state to another. In Tennessee, where I do most of my work, it’s one year from the date of the accident. In Missouri, where I also work, it’s five years from the date of the accident. So you have to be very careful. Get an attorney; let them investigate your case. There are other reasons for doing it early, like interviewing witnesses, preserving evidence – things like that, that tend to dry over time. And the statute of limitations – the time
Question: I was recently in a car accident, and now the other driver’s insurance company has offered a settlement. Should I take it? As an attorney, I can tell you that if the other driver’s insurance has already offered a settlement, that means that you’ve given them statements about what happened, and they see the liability on their driver’s part. So I guess the answer to your question is: that depends on how much the settlement is. And you should talk to an attorney about that. An experienced car accident lawyer Memphis, TN trusts from our firm can help you get the compensation you deserve. Believe it or not, there are plenty of situations where you talk to an attorney
Don’t fall for subprime car loans! By: Darrell Castle If you’re in debt and can’t afford to pay your bills, you need to speak to an experienced bankruptcy attorney. Darrell Castle & Associates was awarded multiple Client Distinction Awards for client satisfaction and wants to help YOU! Call us today at (901) 327-2100 or fill out one of the contact forms on this page. Video Transcript Hello, this is Darrell Castle. I’m an attorney licensed to practice law in the state of Tennessee and on this video today, I’m talking about an article that appeared on the front page of the New York Times last Sunday. This article was about subprime loans for automobiles. That’s right – automobiles. This time
You need to look out for this when buying a car By: Darrell Castle A recent New York Times article revisited the new fad of subprime car loans and how it hurts lower-income consumers. If you recall, this is where car dealers inflate a prospective buyer’s income and credit information so they are then approved for car loans they can’t afford. These car loans sometimes have interest rates in the 20s, which effectively raises the value of the loan higher than the actual car. This New York Times editorial mentioned the “yo-yo” effect in which a dealer gives a buyer one interest rate for a loan, let’s him or her drive the car around for days or weeks, then
By: Darrell Castle When you don’t make your car payments, the bank can threaten to come and take your car away. And eventually, they will if the debt isn’t handled. You can do one of two things when you find yourself in that situation. 1. You can try to stop the car repossession by filing for bankruptcy. 2. You can allow the car to be repossessed. Let’s talk about option 2. Why would someone let their car be repossessed? Some people realize they just flat out can’t afford to make the payments on their car. So instead of playing a cat and mouse game of constantly trying to avoid a repo, they go ahead and surrender it in order to
I don’t know everyone in the world, but I assume no one truly wants to get their car repossessed. And often times if someone is behind on their car note, despite receiving notices, he or she never truly knows when and where the repo man, or woman, will strike. For a Memphis grandmother, the timing wasn’t ideal. Ruth Brown had just arrived back at her home from the grocery store with her 4-year-old grandson asleep in the back seat. With the boy being too heavy for her to carry, Ms. Brown went inside the house to ask someone else to carry him in. “The car was right there,” Brown said. Though Ms. Brown claims she wasn’t inside the house for
In February 2012, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration announced it was launching an investigation into 309,00 General Motors vehicles and 830,000 Toyota vehicles. The announcement stemmed from a series of reports from drivers who claim their passenger side door caught on fire while they were driving. In each incident, the driver noticed smoke or heat coming from the door and pulled over to find part of the car in flames. The safety agency is looking into the possibility that GM and Toyota use the same supplier for their electronic door parts. According to the Huffington Post, it’s not as uncommon as you might think for cars to burst into flames. With modern cars depending on electric power for everything