by Russell Johnson | Nov 4, 2016 | Blog
BOISE and NAMPA, Idaho. A recent Slate article reads like a horror story or murder mystery. In the article, Chinese drivers hit pedestrians, and then, rather than getting out of the car to help, they put their vehicles in reverse and hit the same person again,...
by Russell Johnson | Oct 28, 2016 | Blog
NAMPA and BOISE, Idaho. Under Idaho law, owners of animals on an open range have no duty to keep the animals off the highway. While this may make sense in rural areas with dirt roads and very little traffic, some claim that Idaho’s open range laws are creating...
by Russell Johnson | Oct 21, 2016 | Blog
BOISE or NAMPA, Idaho. It’s a pet owner’s worst nightmare: your dog or cat has been hit by a car. If your dog or cat survives his or her injury, vet expenses can go into the thousands of dollars, not to mention the emotional suffering of the family and the animal. Pet...
by Russell Johnson | Oct 14, 2016 | Blog
BOISE and NAMPA, Idaho. Halloween is just around the corner. With the changing leaves, the nice cool weather, and with haunted houses and corn mazes, more people may be riding in the back of pickup trucks in October. Yet, is the practice safe? Is it legal? And what...
by Russell Johnson | Oct 11, 2016 | Blog
BOISE and NAMPA, Idaho. Traffic fatalities cost Americans billions each year. Traffic injuries also disrupt lives, change lives, and cost millions. No one should die on the road. This is why the U.S. Department of Transportation’s National Highway Safety...
by Russell Johnson | Sep 30, 2016 | Blog
BOISE and NAMPA, Idaho. Earlier this month, the Chicago Tribune reported that the family of Sandra Bland, an African American woman who died in a Texas jail, will receive a $1.9 million settlement for her wrongful death. The family hopes that the settlement will...
