The number of accidents occurring in airplanes increased in 2008.  The numbers reported by the International Air Transport Association (IATA) showed over 500 fatalities reported due to airline accidents. 

The number of fatalities has decreased sinced 2007, from 672 persons, yet the number of crashes is up.

 The IATA configured that 1 in 1.2 million airplane crashes occured in 2008.

25% of the accidents were reported as happenings that occurred during take-off.  The report also showed a deficiency in safety management was a factor in the accidents, which means many were most certainly preventable.

If you or a loved one has suffered through an airplane crash, please contact the Green Bay Aviation accident lawyers of Habush, Habush & Rottier, SC at 800-272-2874.

Three people were involved in an accident when their truck fell through thin ice in Calumet County on Sunday. The truck was under water for about an hour before the three people could be pulled out.

Two of the victims were pronounced dead at the hospital. The third person survived, but the condition has not been released. No one else was injured in the accident or in rescuing the three people.

Driving on frozen lakes is dangerous. If you or someone you know has been injured in an accident, contact the Green Bay personal injury attorneys of Habush, Habush & Rottier, SC at 800-242-2874.

A man was injured last week when his car hit a train that was crossing the road. The train was crossing at N Quincy St and Eastman Ave when the car struck it at midnight.

According to police, the man ran into the train which is less usual than the alternative. However, alcohol seems to have played a role in the collision. The man suffered minor injuries only.

Collisions like this can be very dangerous. If you or someone you know has been involved in an accident, contact the Green Bay personal injury attorneys of Habush, Habush & Rottier at 800-242-2874.

The parents of Bobby Ellsworth are still saddened by their son's death in 2003.  Ellsworth was in a fatal accident while he was riding in his friend's pickup truck.  At the onset of the collision, Bobby's airbags failed to deploy.

Bobby's parents claim he would be alive today if he had been protected by the vehicle's airbags.

The truck his friend was driving had been totaled before, and taken to a repair/resale shop.  Unfortunately, the body shop that bought the truck failed to replace the airbags that had gone off perfectly in a prior accident.

Instead, they opted to fill the airbags with rags and paper, and had been glued shut.

If you have lost a loved one, or witnessed them suffering on account of an automobile defect, it is important you contact your Green Bay personal injury attorney at 800-242-2874 to discuss your case.