Bicycling as a mode of transportation is on the rise. (That is a good thing!) In fact, the number of U.S. workers who commute to work via bicycle is rising faster than any other mode of transportation. In the City of Missoula, home of the University of Montana,...
Personal Injury
General Qualifications for a Commercial Motor Vehicle Driver
Common types of commercial motor vehicles include tractor-trailers, truck and trailer combinations (doubles and triples), buses, tanker vehicles, dump trucks, and passenger vans. Being involved in a crash with a commercial motor vehicle (CMV) is extremely frightening...
MONTANA’S MOVE OVER LAW INCLUDES POLICE, EMS, FIRE, TOW OPERATORS AND MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL
In Montana, it's the law to slow down and move over when you see the lights of a stationary emergency, towing or maintenance vehicle. The move over law is required to be observed on all Montana roadways open to the public. When unable to move over, you are required...
JOHNSON & JOHNSON AND DEPUY ORTHOPAEDICS: DESPICABLE AND VILE CONDUCT OVER $1 BILLION VERDICT IN DEPUY PINNACLE HIP IMPLANT CASES
After an 11-week trial, yesterday a federal jury in Dallas ordered Johnson & Johnson and DePuy Orthopaedics to pay over $1 billion in damages to six individuals who suffered serious and severe damages after being prescribed and implanted with DePuy Pinnacle...
RECOGNIZING SIGNS OF NURSING HOME ABUSE
Often, family members do not have the skills and resources to care for their elderly loved ones who require special care. Having to delegate this care to a skilled facility is a heart-wrenching decision that many people are required to make at some time in their...
THE BASICS OF YOUR AUTOMOBILE INSURANCE POLICY COVERAGE
In 2015, there were a total of 47,149 vehicle crashes in Montana, according to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. For many of these crashes, there were multiple injured victims. No one plans on being injured in an automobile accident. ...
UPCOMING HOLIDAYS ARE MOST DANGEROUS FOR DRIVING
Some of our nation's most anticipated and celebrated holidays are quickly approaching. While holidays are an exciting time and are often filled with family and friends gathering to celebrate, for those traveling, this can all too often lead to increased danger on the...
BEWARE AND PREPARE FOR WINTER DRIVING AND CRASHES
Paoli Law Firm's Clients Share Their Experience to Help Increase Winter Driving Awareness: Click Here to Watch the Video Paoli Law Firm's clients, a mother and her two children, were the victims of the horrific crash caught on this highway patrol in-car video on...
Blizzard Conditions Don’t Excuse Bad Driving
The Montana legislature repealed the old "basic rule" speed statute in 1999. The relevant part of the statute now reads:Subject to the maximum speed limits set forth in subsection (1), a person shall operate a vehicle in a careful and prudent manner and at a reduced...
TRAFFIC SAFETY IN SCHOOL ZONES
More children are hit by cars near schools than at any other location, according to the National Safe Routes to School program. It goes without saying that once school starts there is an increase in traffic congestion in school zones and in residential areas during...
