texting Girlfriend Not Liable for Beau's Crash
25 May 2012, 6:08 pm
A New Jersey Superior Court judge ruled today that a woman who sent a text message to her boyfriend while he was driving cannot be held liable for the motor vehicle accident he subsequently caused.

Despite new statewide texting ban, cities creating stricter bans of their own
25 May 2012, 5:05 pm
As a bill banning texting behind the wheel awaits Gov. John Kasich's signature, some Northeast Ohio cities are proposing even more stringent restrictions on electronic devices of their own.

Lionel: texting Suit
25 May 2012, 4:02 pm
NEW YORK – A New Jersey couple has filed a most novel civil lawsuit. Here’s why. The husband and wife...

Simulator Shows texting While Driving Is As Dangerous As Drunk Driving
24 May 2012, 5:11 pm
Experts say texting while driving can be as dangerous as drunk driving. It's a message being sent to service members at Fort Meade in Anne Arundel County.

City discusses texting alerts
24 May 2012, 12:03 pm
On May 9, Port Orchard’s Economic Development and Tourism Committee discussed a deal in which the city would use iZigg, a cellphone texting service that helps organizations text messages, to people who’ve signed up.

texting while driving hard to enforce
24 May 2012, 12:07 am
State Police and other agencies have written relatively few tickets for texting while driving because they cannot readily discern the difference between texting and other cell phone activity.

Should the Person texting a Driver be Punished, Too? [POLL]
23 May 2012, 1:03 pm
A young man crashes into a couple on their motorcycle while texting and driving. Looking at the outcomes from numerous other distracted driving cases, we know it's likely the driver of the truck who was texting will be at fault. But what about the person he's texting?

Video: texting a driver: Can it be made illegal?
23 May 2012, 8:36 am
What are the legal implications of texting someone who is driving? Criminal defense attorney and legal analyst Rikki Klieman speaks to Mark Strassmann the "CBS This Morning" co-hosts about the case.

texting crash lawsuit: Sue the sender?
23 May 2012, 6:55 am
In new twist to distracted driving cases, injured couple's lawyer argues defendant's texting girlfriend was "electronically present"

Inconvenient truths to a ban on texting while driving
17 May 2012, 10:37 am
Ohio is the latest state to propose a ban on texting while driving. The bill is awaiting the governor’s signature. Media outlets in the state report there was a heated debate on the Senate floor. Really? Who could possibly be opposed to a ban on texting while driving? Even AT&T and Verizon don’t object. It’s hard to see the downside.