Usually, a bad faith claim happens when your insurance claim is denied or the insurance company provides you an amount that is lower than what is fair. When this happens, you can sue to demand the insurance payout you deserve. Essentially, you and your attorney argue that your insurance company’s…
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We all have a duty to keep ourselves, our families, our neighbors, and our communities safe right now. This means temporarily reshaping the way we live our lives to combat the novel coronavirus (COVID-19). At Cain Law Office, we are taking this duty seriously and are practicing the “social distancing”…
Did you know that many causes of truck accidents can be traced to the negligent upkeep and maintenance of the commercial motor vehicle? For this reason, safety experts urge truck drivers and trucking companies to always inspect their vehicles before and after trips, make repairs when necessary, and ensure their…
A shocking story came out of Boley, Oklahoma, recently. Three nursing home facilities ─ all operated by two sisters, Lavada Stacy Myers and Enetrice Myers-Tarpeh ─ were shut down, and both sisters face a number of felony charges. The two sisters are accused of fraudulently obtaining one resident’s debit card,…
Every year, the Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance (CVSA) organizes Brake Safety Week with the goal of preventing crashes caused by faulty brake systems on commercial trucks. During the week, the CVSA inspects the brakes of trucks in the United States and Canada. It pulls trucks out of service if they…
Two people were injured recently in a wrong-way crash on a stretch of I-40 in Oklahoma City. Authorities received a call warning of a driver of a truck who was heading westbound in the eastbound lanes of I-40, according to KFOR Oklahoma. The driver of the truck sideswiped a BMW…
There’s an old joke that by talking to yourself, you get reasonable answers. Well, research from psychology professors at the University of Nottingham in the United Kingdom shows that a little chatter to yourself behind the wheel could help you avoid a collision, too. The study published in September in…
The United States Government Accountability Office (GAO) recently released a report to Congressional Requesters entitled “Truck Underride Guards Improved Data Collection, Inspections and Research Needed.” The report found that an average of about 219 fatalities from underride crashes involving large trucks were recorded annually from 2008 to 2017. It also…
Electric scooters have become a popular new form of transportation in many cities across the country, with companies such as Bird, Lime, Jump, and others leaving dockless motorized scooters on city streets all over the U.S. While electric scooters are fun to ride and easy to use, they are also…
Oklahoma has been ranked the third most dangerous state in the country to drive in, according to a recent report from KJRH-TV. The article cited a study by YourMechanic.com that ranked states based on driver skills, car theft rate, most aggressive drivers, average driver speed, and other factors. The study…