Uninsured Motorist Law
 
State of Tennessee v. Tonya Lavette Christopher

Following her August 30, 2014 arrest, a Hamilton County grand jury returned an indictment charging the Defendant with DUI and DUI per se in violation of Tennessee Code Annotated section 55-10-401. On June 18, 2015, the Defendant filed a motion to suppress evidence of her intoxication, arguing that her seizure was unlawful because the seizing officer did not have reasonable suspicion that a crimin... More...   $0 (10-06-2016 - TN)

The State of Texas v. Sarah Beth Keller

On January 12, 2013, at approximately 3:00 p.m., Keller was involved in a collision with
another vehicle at a busy intersection in Frisco. Prior to the collision, a motorist traveling behind
Keller called 911 to report that she was driving erratically. That same motorist recorded her
erratic driving and the collision on his cell phone.
The Frisco police department dispatche... More...
   $0 (10-03-2016 - TX)

STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA v. JAMES EDWARD JOYNER,

On the evening of 10 June 2013, Sergeant Michael Mitchell was patrolling the
south side of Statesville in a marked patrol car when he observed a Honda Civic
parked in front of a house that had been involved in prior narcotics investigations.
As soon as the vehicle left the house, Sergeant Mitchell noticed that its tag lights
were out. He followed the vehicle for several miles... More...
   $0 (09-29-2016 - NC)

Natalie Godfrey v. Tracey Brown and AAA Insurance Company

Oklahoma County, OK - Natalie Godfrey sued Tracey Brown on auto negligence theory and AAA Insurance Company on an uninsured and/or under insured motorist theory claiming to have been injured and/or damaged in a car wreck in Oklahoma County, Oklahoma caused by Brown that occurred on November 21, 2011 on South 145th East Avenue near East 33rd Street South. Plaintiff claimed that Brown was speeding,... More...   $1 (09-28-2016 - OK)

SAMANTHA G. HOLLAWAY V. DIRECT GENERAL INSURANCE COMPANY OF MISSISSIPPI, INC.

This bad-faith insurance dispute began as a low-speed automobile
collision in an apartment complex parking lot. The accident involved a vehicle
owned and driven by Harry Sykes III and a vehicle owned by Samantha
Hollaway and driven by Danny Bartlett. Both parties rely on their own
accounts of the series of events leading up to the accident.
According to Hollaway, Bartlett ... More...
   $0 (09-27-2016 - KY)

JHONHENRI JABRILLE LEE v. DIANA CATALINA SALGADO BUENO

On or about October 9, 2014, Plaintiff/Petitioner Jhonhenri Jabrille Lee (Lee) was involved in a motor vehicle collision with Defendant/Respondent Diana Catalina Salgado Bueno (Bueno). Lee was driving a vehicle that was struck from behind by a vehicle driven by Bueno at the intersection of NW Expressway and Blackwelder in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. The collision pushed Lee's vehicle into the vehicle... More...   $0 (09-23-2016 - Ok)

State of Nebraska v. Douglas Rothenberger

Just after midnight on June 19, 2013, a motorist called the
911 emergency dispatch service to report that a vehicle traveling
on Highway 92 near Scottsbluff, Nebraska, was swerving
from one edge of the highway to the other and fluctuating
between 20 and 60 m.p.h. The motorist followed the vehicle
until Deputy Sheriff Jared Shepard arrived.
Shepard followed the vehicle and s... More...
   $0 (09-23-2016 - NE)

Carlene Quist v. Yvanna Canales and Liberty Mutual Insurance Company

Tulsa, OK - Carlene Quist sued Yvanna Canales on an auto negligence theory and Liberty Mutual Insurance Company on an uninsured or under insured motorist insurance theory claiming to have been injured and/or damaged in a car wreck caused by Canales' negligence. She claimed that the accident happened on December 20, 2012 when Canales failed to stop or slow here vehicle and struck the rear of her ve... More...   $0 (09-16-2016 - OK)

State of Missouri vs. Sheena Marr

On August 20, 2014, between 8:00 and 10:00 p.m., Higginsville Police Officer Danny
Logan (a K9 unit narcotics officer) received a dispatch indicating that there was a stranded motorist
on Highway 13, just south of I-70. When Officer Logan located the vehicle, he activated his
emergency lights for safety reasons, ran the vehicle’s Kansas license plate, and then approached
the v... More...
   $0 (09-15-2016 - MO)

Elizabeth Ann Black v. The State of Texas

During the suppression hearing, the only witness to testify was Officer Rodriguez,
but the State also introduced into evidence a recording from Officer Rodriguez’s dashboard camera.
In his testimony, Officer Rodriguez explained that he had received training related to performing
traffic stops and regarding the scope of the Transportation Code. Further, he explained that on the
nig... More...
   $0 (09-14-2016 - TX)

Clifton Crews Hoyt v. The State of Texas

Clifton Crews Hoyt was charged with driving while intoxicated. See Tex. Penal
Code § 49.04(a) (listing elements of offense). The indictment also alleged that Hoyt had previously
been convicted of the offense on two prior occasions, which elevated the level of the offense to
a third-degree felony. See id. § 49.09(b)(2). In addition, the indictment alleged that Hoyt was also
prev... More...
   $0 (09-13-2016 - TX)

Robert F. Miller and Michael L. Walter Ryan Daniel Sanders and Automobile Club of Oklahoma

Tulsa, OK - Robert F. Miller and Michael L. Walter Ryan sued Daniel Sanders and Automobile Club of Oklahoma on auto negligence theories claiming to have been injured and/or damaged in a car wreck in Tulsa County, Oklahoma caused by Sanders. The Plaintiffs claimed that Sanders was uninsured or under insured and, therefore, sued Automobile Club of Oklahoma.

Date Code Description Count ... More...
   $0 (09-11-2016 - OK)

BRYAN WILLIS V. COMMONWEALTH OF KENTUCKY

At around 7:30 p.m. on January 9, 2014, Bryan Willis and his then
girlfriend, Sara Moran, were sitting in a parked late model SUV on the side of
the road near a gravel pit in Leitchfield. Officer Jesse Townsend noticed them
as he came from the other direction and stopped to make sure everything was
okay. Willis then drove off. In response, Officer Townsend turned on his lights <... More...
   $0 (09-04-2016 - KY)

Peter L. Vasquez v. Dax K. Lewis; Richard Jimerson

This case asks us to determine whether, under the totality of circumstances,
Kansas Highway Patrol Officers Richard Jimerson and Dax Lewis (the “Officers”)
had reasonable suspicion to detain and search the vehicle of Peter Vasquez. In
particular, this case presents the question of what weight to afford the state
citizenship of a motorist in determining the validity of a search. Vas... More...
   $0 (08-24-2016 - KS)

Noice v. BNSF Ry. Co.

In January of 2009, Noice was conducting a BNSF train traveling from Clovis
4 to Belen. The train was pulled by four locomotives. At some point around 6:00 p.m.,
5 Noice ceded operation of the train to his assistant, John Royal. Noice exited the lead
6 locomotive and proceeded rearwards. Before leaving the lead locomotive, however,
7 Noice instructed Royal to “start pulling o... More...
   $0 (08-24-2016 - NM)

State of Missouri v. Katie Sprock

Union, MO - Jury Finds Motorist Guilty of Third-Degree Assault

The State of Missouri charged Katie Sprock, age 26, with third-degree assault, a Class A misdemeanors, arising out of a motor vehicle accident involving a MoDot vehicle in a work zone.

Section 565.083 for the Revised States of Missouri (RSMo) provides:

Until December 31, 2016--Assault of a law enforcement of... More...
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Adam P. Paty v. The State of Texas

Travis Everett, a shift manager at a McDonald’s restaurant, testified that on
October 2, 2013, while he was working “overnight,” a person “pulled” a truck up to
the drive-through “order[ing] booth,” but then appeared to “dr[i]ve off.” About ten
to fifteen minutes later, Everett heard “honking” in the drive-through lane and
realized that the person had not in fact “dr[iven] off... More...
   $0 (08-19-2016 - TX)

United States of America v. William Ken Huebbe

Tucson, AZ - Tucson Alien Smugglers Sentenced to Prison

William Ken Huebbe, 31, of Tucson, Ariz., was sentenced to 11 years in prison. Huebbe had previously pleaded guilty to transportation of illegal aliens resulting in death. His co-defendant, Robert Evan Butcher Jr., 26, also of Tucson, Ariz. was previously sentenced to 48 months in prison.

On Jan. 8, 2015, Huebbe was dri... More...
   $0 (08-09-2016 - AZ)

Kellye West v. Thomas Reese and Farmers Insurance

Norman, OK - Kellye West sued Thomas Reese on an auto negligence theory and Farmers Insurance on an uninsured or under insured motorist theory claiming to have been injured and/or damaged in a car wreck in Cleveland County, Oklahoma caused by Reese.... More...   $1 (08-04-2016 - OK)

United States of America v. Daniel Winters

Washington, DC - Stevenson, Alabama, Police Chief Convicted of Civil Rights Offenses for Assaulting and Failing to Protect Arrestee

A federal jury convicted the Chief of Police of Stevenson, Alabama, Daniel Winters, 56, of two counts of deprivation of civil rights under color of law: one count for beating an arrestee, identified as D.F., and one count for failing to protect the victim fr... More...
   $0 (07-15-2016 - MS)

Alberta Graf v. State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Company

Alberta Graf was injured when the car she was driving was struck from
behind by an underinsured motorist. She claimed uninsured/underinsured motorist
(UM/UIM) coverage and medical payments coverage under two separate State
Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Company policies. Graf and State Farm
agreed to arbitrate the amount of damages caused by the accident, but to leave to More...
   $0 (07-14-2016 - ME)

Brianna Maidens v. Matthew Thomas and Erie Insurance

Norman, OK - Brianna Maidens sued Matthew Thomas on an auto negligence theory claiming to have been injured and /or damages in a car wreck in Cleveland County, Oklahoma caused by Thomas' negligence. Plaintiff sued Erie Insurance on an under insured motorist liability theory claiming that Thomas was under insurance.... More...   $1 (07-14-2016 - OK)

The State of Texas v. Baltazar Sanchez Urias

On the evening of March 13, 2013, DPS Trooper Colby Jones was patrolling a farm to
market road in Pecos County. He met up with Baltazar Urias, who was traveling in the opposite
direction. Urias failed to dim his pickup truck headlights, which caused Trooper Jones to
immediately make a U-turn and activate his overhead lights to initiate a traffic stop. Texas law
prohibits lea... More...
   $0 (07-12-2016 - TX)

Steven K. Snyder and Ricki Snyder v. USAA Casualty Insurance Company d/b/a USAA and d/b/a United Services Automobile Association

Oklahoma City, OK - Steven K. Snyder and Ricki Snyder sued USAA Casualty Insurance Company d/b/a USAA and d/b/a United Services Automobile Association on a bad faith breach of insurance contract claiming:

1. This Court has jurisdiction pursuant to 12 Okla. Stat. § 2004(F).

2. This Court is the proper venue because the action arose in Oklahoma County.

3. On or about April... More...
   $1 (07-11-2016 - OK)

United States v. Bouchard

Because the jury found Bouchard guilty of all the charges against 3
him, we view the evidence in the light most favorable to the Government.  4
See United States v. Facen, 812 F.3d 280, 283 (2d Cir. 2016). 5
Bouchard began practicing law in 1988.  In 2001 he opened his own 6
law firm devoted largely to real estate transactions.  The charges against 7
Bouchard resulted from... More...
   $0 (07-10-2016 - )

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