NHTSA Recall 26V539000 and California SB 371: Auto PI Exposure Briefing
NHTSA Campaign 26V539000, issued September 17, 2026, recalls 300,000-plus GM compact SUVs for rearview camera failure, opening product-defe…
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Auto Accidents
Liability, UM/UIM, MIST defense trends
Defeating the MIST Defense: Plaintiff Strategies for Low-Impact Soft-Tissue Cases
Insurance carriers and defense firms deploy the minor impact, soft tissue defense systematically against rear-end and low-speed collision c…
Pedestrian Knockdown Cases: Crosswalk Yield Duties, Comparative Fault, and Catastrophic Damages
Pedestrian-vehicle collision cases produce some of the most serious injuries in PI practice and some of the highest comparative fault dispu…
Suing the Government When the Road Caused the Crash
Pothole impacts, drainage washouts, missing signage, and failed sight-line design all generate auto-accident claims against public entities…
DTN Airbag Inflator Recall, Broker Liability, and the 2026 Auto PI Docket
NHTSA's April 2026 compelled DTN airbag inflator recall, the first forced recall in two decades, has been linked to 11 U.S. deaths across 1…
Drug-Impaired Driving Crashes: DUID, Cannabis Impairment, and the Liability Case
Driving under the influence of drugs produces serious crashes, but the evidentiary framework is fundamentally different from alcohol-impair…
Teen Driver Crashes: Negligent Entrustment, Family Purpose Doctrine, and Parental Liability
A teenager's fault is usually easy to prove. Reaching the parents and their policy limits requires understanding negligent entrustment, the…
Delivery Driver Crashes: Platform Liability and the Coverage Framework
Amazon Flex, DoorDash, and Instacart crashes follow a multi-period coverage model that differs sharply from rideshare law. Here is what pla…
Freight Broker Negligent Hiring After Lipe: $604M Verdict and the Montgomery Effect
A Dallas jury returned a $604 million verdict in Lipe v. Lupus Superior LLC on July 24, 2026, assigning 23 percent fault to freight broker…
Diminished Value and Total Loss Disputes: Recovering Every Dollar of Auto Property Damage
Most PI clients focus on their bodily injury claim and accept whatever the insurer says about the car. Diminished value and total loss ACV…
Teen Driver Crashes: Graduated Licensing Violations, Parental Liability, and the Evidence You Need
When a teen driver violates a graduated license restriction, that statutory violation becomes the negligence-per-se anchor. Here is how to…
Construction Zone Crash Litigation: Mapping Every Liable Defendant
Work-zone crashes expose a defendant field that most auto practitioners never fully explore. Here is how to identify every liable party, pr…