Author: Andrew Myers
Homestead Protection: Amounts Covered Vary by State
Think of “homestead” and you might envision a scenic home representing a historical residence or grand family estate. In the legal world, homestead law protects equity in a home from being taken by creditors. Such protections exist in state law. Nearly every U.S. state has its own homestead statute, designed to […]
Dash Cams: 5 Reasons Dash Cams Are A Good Idea
Dash cams, video cameras mounted just inside a vehicle’s windshield, record the view out front of the vehicle which can save you a lot of trouble should anything happen to you. Some attach to the windshield, others fasten to the dashboard. It’s very important that you find the Best Mirror […]
Snow Plow Accidents: Why They Happen
Snowplow accidents happen. They may be rare but they do happen. When the snow flies we all rely heavily on snow plows to clear and treat the roads. As the white stuff piles up, snow plows barrel through to keep highways and byways from becoming impassable. Plow truck drivers face […]
Voting Day Cancelled in Some NH Towns: What Does The Law Say?
Voting day cancelled in New Hampshire? A number of towns across the state of New Hampshire postponed local elections in the face of a major snowstorm. State law establishes local elections on the second Tuesday of March, or in 2017, March 14. As weather forecasters predicted a Nor’easter, local election […]
Rear End Accidents: When Someone Wasn’t Paying Attention
Rear end accidents happen at an alarming rate. Approximately 2,000 people die as a result of a rear end collision every year. Rear end accidents injure over 500,000 people annually. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) statistics also show that 90 percent of rear end accidents happen as a result […]
Dangers of Using Cellphone While Driving Worse Than Feared
Despite public awareness campaigns about the dangers of using a cellphone while driving, industry experts report American drivers are ignoring the cautions. People love their smartphones. You can talk on the phone, you can text, check emails, take photos and videos, even go on the internet and do pretty much […]
In Terrorem Clause: Putting a No Contest Clause in Your Will
No-contest clauses in a will discourage or prevent people from challenging the will in court. Lawyers now rarely use the Latin language as they did at one time. But one surviving Latin language phrase known as the in terrorem clause goes into a will literally to place potential challengers “in […]
Motor Vehicle Accidents Don’t Just Happen
Motor vehicle accidents don’t “just happen”, contrary to the old saying. For the most part, motor vehicle accidents happen because someone is at fault. If everyone behind the wheel always drove safely and followed the rules, there would be few if any accidents on the highways. Even good drivers make mistakes. […]
Wrong Way Accidents: Why They Happen
Wrong-way accidents cause between 300 and 400 fatalities every year according to the Federal Highway Administration. FHA defines wrong way driving as a driver who drives a vehicle in the opposite direction of travel on a freeway or highway and collides with a vehicle traveling in the correct direction. Wrong […]
Aggressive Driving: Avoiding Bad Drivers and
Aggressive driving causes approximately two thirds of all fatalities on U.S. highways. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) research also links a full 94% of motor vehicle accidents to driver error. Motor vehicle accidents rank number one among all accidental deaths in the United States. Highway experts believe many of […]
