Firm also honored as Best of Winnebago County, finalist for Best of the Bay APPLETON, WI – Herrling Clark Law Firm has again been recognized as the Fox Valley’s premiere law firm, marking the 22nd consecutive year that an Appleton Post-Crescent reader survey has resulted in the firm being named Best of the Valley. Herrling […]
A Wisconsin woman is facing three felony charges after getting into a fatal car accident while looking at Facebook on her phone. The Centuria woman was looking at Facebook and responding to text messages when she drove her car into oncoming traffic and killed three of her four passengers. The fatalities included multiple members of […]
High-speed chases involving police officers are dangerous, not only for the police personnel but for nearby pedestrians and motorists. Innocent bystanders are often involved in accidents caused by high-speed pursuits, and the results can be catastrophic and result in severe, life-threatening injuries. High-Speed Crash in Brown County In 2012, a Brown County sheriff's deputy was […]
Despite facing extremely harsh winters, Wisconsin and neighboring Minnesota are posting low numbers of traffic accident-related deaths. Annually, the departments of transportation, from each state across the country, release data on the number of recorded traffic fatalities. Both Minnesota and Wisconsin have been found to have historically low numbers this year, according to the National […]
Having access to public information, such as police reports for car accidents, is often a crucial step in moving a personal injury case forward. Unbeknownst to many, however, various Wisconsin municipalities continue to redact (or “black out”) pertinent information from reports before the reports are released. This poses a significant challenge to injured people looking […]
Bipartisan legislation is said to be on the verge of introduction at the state’s capital that will look to punish chronic drunk drivers. Representative Eric Genrich (D) from Green Bay and Representative Andre Jacque (R) from De Pere are working on a bill that will permanently revoke the driving privileges of chronic drunk drivers. Similar to […]
A fiery crash involving 193 vehicles recently shut down Interstate-94 near Galesburg, Michigan, for over 12 hours. The pileup served as a stark reminder of how dangerous winter driving can be in the Great Lakes region. Thirty-four cars and 26 tractor-trailer trucks were involved in the wreck on the eastbound side of the interstate. Eighty-three […]
Wintertime in Wisconsin usually results in several inches of snow and extremely cold temperatures making a commuter's life much more difficult. For those who spend a lot of time on the road in the winter time, car accidents are a common concern. In fact, according to the Wisconsin Department of Transportation, there were 28, 474 […]
Wisconsin has the highest rate of drunk driving in the country and an even worse repeat offender problem. More than one-third of convicted drunk drivers in the state are repeat offenders with previous drunk driving convictions. Wisconsin's Drunk Driving Problem With more than 33, 000 drunk driving convictions annually and one-third of Wisconsin drivers admitting […]
In a holiday ruling that will impact pending and future drunk driving cases, the Wisconsin Supreme Court upheld three drunk driving convictions that were based on forcibly taken blood samples. This ruling came despite a landmark U.S. Supreme Court decision that created a heightened standard for involuntary blood draws. Cases in Question The 2013 U.S. […]
