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In & Around Lincoln
The Difference Between a DUI and DWI
Driving under the influence (DUI) and driving while intoxicated (DWI) can be used interchangeably in many states. In some others, a DUI and DWI mean slightly different offenses while driving drunk or under the influence of drugs. In Nebraska, DUI and DWI mean that a...
What is Considered Negligent Driving?
What is Negligence? Negligence is when a person behaves in a careless or reckless manner. Drivers are required to use reasonable care when driving to avoid causing injury to other motorists, passengers, and pedestrians. Failure to do so can cause injury or even death...
How does a spinal cord injury happen?
It’s estimated that 17,000 spinal cord injuries occur every year. This leaves those injured - as well as their family - to cope with the damages, lost wages, and overwhelming medical bills that accompany these types of injuries. If the negligence of someone else...
Driving Under The Influence and it’s Unrelenting Consequences
Every 120 seconds someone is injured in a drunk driving accident, and every 51 minutes someone is killed in a drunk driving accident. That equals about 27 people each day. Impaired driving continues to be a serious traffic safety issue for the entire country. Each and...
Wrongful Death
Far too often, the negligence of others has resulted in fatal consequences. When someone passes away because of injuries caused by someone else, we refer to it as wrongful death. After a wrongful death, those who have the legal right to fight on the behalf of the...
Let Friedman Drive: Holiday Taxi Program
The U.S National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism reports that drunk drivers play a role in 40 percent of traffic deaths over Christmas and New Years. The U.S. Department of Transportation reports that throughout the year more than 10,000 people die on U.S....