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automated speed enforcement

A camera-based system that records speeding violations and triggers a civil penalty. "Automated" means a machine, not an officer standing on the roadside, captures the event....

My carrier says the dashcam exists but "they won't release it" after that Smyrna lane-drift wreck

A Delaware truck driver can still bring a claim after a lane-drift crash even if the other side sits on dashcam footage, but waiting around for them to "cooperate" is where cases start dying.

ARTICLE by Maria Santiago

red light camera ticket

A red light camera ticket is often confused with a regular traffic ticket issued by a police officer, but they are not the same. A regular traffic ticket usually follows a stop...

Pregnant after a Smyrna pileup, stuck with a lawyer who won't call back while someone films me

A Smyrna dental hygienist who is pregnant after a highway pileup can switch Delaware lawyers mid-case, but the old lawyer may still claim part of the fee and the investigator footage changes how careful the handoff needs to be.

ARTICLE by Stephanie Chen

I just realized that fast settlement call after my Middletown off-ramp crash was the trap

A welder gets hit by a wrong-way driver, the at-fault policy is tiny, and the insurance company starts pushing the usual tricks before the full damage is even clear.

ARTICLE by Keisha Williams

Three insurers are dodging your crash. Your immigration status doesn't erase the claim.

A left-turn crash in Middletown can turn into an insurance circus fast, but being undocumented does not cancel your right to make an injury claim.

ARTICLE by Deborah Cannon

hands-free driving law

A hands-free driving law is a rule that limits drivers to voice-operated or otherwise hands-free use of phones and similar devices while a vehicle is being driven. "Hands-free"...

Your doctor says surgery now. The comp insurer says fog caused chaos, not your injury

A Wilmington home health aide hurt in a near-zero-visibility pileup can still be covered by workers' comp even when fog started the chain reaction, and a surgery denial usually turns on medical proof, not the weather.

ARTICLE by Tom Ridgeway

Almost two years later, this Smyrna postal worker may be out of time and out of money

A Smyrna mail carrier's claim can go from six figures to zero fast when a sideswipe blame fight drags on and the Delaware filing deadline is about to hit.

ARTICLE by Stephanie Chen

duty to stop and render aid

After a crash, a driver must remain at the scene, provide identifying information, and give reasonable help to anyone who is injured, including calling for emergency assistance...

i got hit in Smyrna by a kid with a permit and now they're blaming an old MRI

A welder in Smyrna got seriously hurt by a teen driving illegally on a learner's permit, and the insurer is trying the usual trick of saying the injury was already there.

ARTICLE by James Nutter

He crossed the center line and now he says you'll get sued?

A head-on crash claim in Delaware can die fast if you let a bluff about "defamation" slow down the reporting, medical records, and filing deadlines.

ARTICLE by Patricia Hazzard

negligent driving

People often mix up negligent driving with reckless driving, but they are not the same. Negligent driving usually means a driver failed to use reasonable care behind the wheel...

vision zero initiative

You just got a letter that says your town is joining a Vision Zero initiative after a stretch of serious crashes at a busy intersection. That usually means a public safety plan...

hit and run statute

A crash can get much more expensive, and much harder to sort out, when a driver leaves instead of stopping. For an injury claim, that can affect who pays, whether police can...

My husband can't drive after a Milford dock crash, and now they're blaming him for "not mitigating"

A denied injury claim after a loading-dock truck crash in Milford often turns on whether the insurer can really prove your spouse made his injuries worse by ignoring treatment or work restrictions.

ARTICLE by Patricia Hazzard

unreasonable delay

You just got a letter that says your claim is still "under review" even though the insurer has had your medical records, repair estimates, and witness statements for weeks or...

No money for a lawyer after a Wilmington I-95 pileup - are you actually screwed?

A Wilmington parent in a chain-reaction crash can still have multiple places to recover money even when the borrowed car's owner's insurer tries to duck out.

ARTICLE by Keisha Williams

I deleted the dashcam after my employee's Rehoboth deer crash, did I ruin everything?

Worst case: yes, deleting dashcam footage can seriously hurt a claim if it was the clearest proof of what happened on Route 1, Coastal Highway, or another Rehoboth Beach road,...

What counts as road rage, and is there actually a law against it? In general, "road rage law" is a casual way of talking about the traffic and criminal laws that punish...