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– Stephen Bressler, former client

Wisconsin personal injury lawyers - Pasternak & ZirgibelIntersection car accidents & injuries

Intersection car accidents are often handled by our Wisconsin personal injury law firm.  These car accident cases typically involve a side-impact and personal injury such as fractures, surgery, disability, permanent injury or disfigurement.  Car crashes at intersections will often raise legal issues relating to each driver's fault and potential negligence.   The Wisconsin Rules of the Road govern liability for Wisconsin intersection car accidents.

With intersection collisions, insurers such as Allstate, American Family Insurance, Liberty Mutual or Progressive seem to take advantage of those not represented by an attorney.  This is why insurers and their adjusters do everything possible to deter you from hiring an attorney.  Today, they even send out pamphlets or flyers labeled "Do I need a lawyer?" or "Customer Service Pledge," which try to encourage a do-it-yourself claim.   If you feel an insurance adjuster is improperly adjusting your claim or trying to assert that you're at fault for an intersection accident when clearly you are not responsible, you need a lawyer.

An intersection car accident involving one of the following 2005 model passenger cars may be part of the problem as well since these cars have been found by NHTSA to have performed quite poorly in side-impact collisions like intersection crashes:

Vehicle
based on risk of chest injury
Front Seat Rear Seat
2005 BMW 3 Series 4-DR. w/SAB   3 stars 5 stars
2005 Buick Century 4-DR. w/SAB   3 stars 3 stars
2005 Chevrolet Aveo 4-DR.   3 stars 3 stars
2005 Chevrolet Cavalier 4-DR.   1 stars 3 stars
2005 Chevrolet Cavalier 2-DR.   1 stars 2 stars
2005 Chevrolet Malibu 4-DR.   4 stars 5 stars
2005 Kia Rio 4-DR.   2 stars 2 stars
2005 Mitsubishi Lancer 4-DR.   2 stars 4 stars
2005 Nissan Sentra 4-DR.   2 stars Not Tested
2005 Pontiac Grand Am 2-DR.   1 stars 4 stars
2005 Pontiac Sunfire 2-DR.   1 stars 2 stars