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• Cell Phones - Making Our Roads More Dangerous

  Jeremy Thurman | July 22, 2009 11:16 AM | 0 CommentsOklahoma City, OK

  An article on the website of Boston.com has a sad but educational lesson regarding the risks of cell phone use while behind the wheel. I posted a blog yesterday entitled “Distracted Driving -...

• Intexticated and Driving

  Jeremy Thurman | July 15, 2009 8:11 AM | 0 CommentsOklahoma City, OK

  On June 24, 2009, Car and Driver Magazine performed an astonishing test reflecting the response time for a driver while texting compared with a drunk driver. According to the study Test subject...

• Oklahoma Law - When Can an Automobile Passenger Be Contributory Negligent

  Jeremy Thurman | July 07, 2009 7:46 AM | 0 CommentsOklahoma City, OK

  Has an insurance adjuster ever told you, the passenger, that you contributed to the accident because you distracted the driver or did something else. I recently had a client come in stating that...

• Hurt Passenger - You Have A Claim Against the Driver

  Jeremy Thurman | July 06, 2009 12:00 PM | 0 CommentsOklahoma City, OK

  According to the Oklahoman, a Stillwell women died this past weekend when a sport utility vehicle she was riding in crashed in Adair County on Friday night. The article notes that there were several...

• Great Op-Ed on Tort Reform (Civl Amnesty) in Oklahoma

  Jeremy Thurman | February 05, 2009 11:01 AM | 0 CommentsOklahoma City, OK

  I wanted to alert everyone to a spectacularly written article by conservative Oklahoma trial lawyer Fletcher Handley. The article appeared in the El Reno Tribune and speaks to the truth about what...

• Are Children's Crocs' Shoes Defective?

  Jeremy Thurman | September 17, 2008 2:19 PM | 2 CommentsOklahoma City, OK

  A while back ago I was driving and heard over the radio that a young child was injured on an esclator in an Atlanta airport. The commentator was warning parents about the dangers of these shoes in...

• Uninsured/Underinsured Subrogation Rights - Don't Destroy Your UM Claim

  Internal Administrator | June 13, 2008 9:56 AM | 0 CommentsOklahoma City, OK

  Today we are going to talk about an important subject. The subject is how to not destroy your uninsured/underinsured motorist claim by quickly settling with a third party (person who caused the car...

• America's Drunkest City - Where Does Oklahoma Rank for DUI Crashes

  Jeremy Thurman | April 14, 2008 11:26 AM | 0 CommentsOklahoma City, OK

  Fellow Iowa injuryboard.com blogger Steve Lombardi has a great post regarding National Trends in Drunk Driving. He cites an annual report card by MADD or Mother's Against Drunk Driving rankings and...

• Uninsured Motorist Coverage - Protecting Your Recovery

  Jeremy Thurman | April 13, 2008 3:42 PM | 0 CommentsOklahoma City, OK

  Why do you hire a lawyer on a car wreck case? I thought I might give one example today and provide others in the future. So here is you’re hypothetical and think about it before you respond. ...

• How to Prevent a Dog Bite

  Jeremy Thurman | April 11, 2008 8:08 AM | 0 CommentsOklahoma City, OK

  The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention provide some good ideas on how to prevent a dog bite. Frankly, I’m wary of seeing hurt children and adults who have permanent scarring or even...