Automobile Accidents

• Insurance Fair Conduct Act Effective December 6, 2007

  Don Jacobs | December 06, 2007 3:21 PM | 0 CommentsVancouver, WA

  New Washington insurance law protects consumers from unreasonable claim denials. Insurance companies risk penalties of court costs, attorney fees and treble damages if claims unreasonably denied. R 67, the Washington Insurance Fair Conduct Act approved by the voters this Fall is scheduled to take effect December 6, 2007. The new law protects customers who purchase insurance. It is...

• New Jersey Court Rules: Uninsured Motorist Policy Covers Drive-By Shooting Victim

  Chrissie Cole | October 31, 2007 9:09 PM | 0 CommentsVancouver, WA

  A New Jersey Appellate Division ruling determined a woman injured in a drive-by shooting is entitled to compensation from the uninsured motorist portion of coverage, although she was not in her vehicle at the time of the shooting.Typically, uninsured motorist coverage provides benefits for hit-and-run drivers or drivers involved in accidents who fail to hold auto insurance. She claimed her...

• Citizens Restrain Driver that Caused Four Car Accident

  Chrissie Cole | October 28, 2007 8:39 PM | 0 CommentsVancouver, WA

  A 27-year-old man, of Vancouver, was restrained by citizens Friday, when he allegedly attempted to flee a four-car accident he caused, according to a Vancouver police news release.The man was driving a 2002 Acura sedan east on the State Highway 500 exit ramp when he failed to stop at a traffic light. He crossed southbound lanes and struck a traffic island before crashing with three other...