Sourcing
News items should link to at least one primary source: a bill or statute page, a state agency bulletin, a NHTSA campaign number, or a court opinion. Secondary reporting (wire services, reputable news outlets) can be used to confirm facts, but the official document is preferred in the story.
Guides that summarize “what to do after a crash” must note that procedures and deadlines differ by state.
What we will not publish
- Fake attorney profiles, invented bar numbers, or 555 placeholder phone numbers presented as real.
- Identical “average settlement in [state]” pages that only swap the state name.
- Byline names that are not real people on this newsroom.
- Claims that we recovered a dollar amount for clients. We have no clients.
Voice and advice
We write in plain English for drivers, not for law-firm marketing. Practical steps (“photograph the scene,” “read your declarations page”) are information, not representation. Every story carries a reminder that this is not legal advice.
Updates
When a statute or recall filing changes, we update the article and keep the original publish date. Material updates should be labeled in the body (for example: “Updated September 18, 2026: NHTSA posted campaign 26V…”).
Corrections
If we get a fact wrong, email contact@lawaccidents.com with the URL, the error, and the source. We correct the article and add a corrections note rather than silently rewriting history.
Advertising
If we display third-party ads (including Google AdSense), they are labeled as advertising. Ads do not change our sourcing rules. See our Privacy Policy for cookies and ad partners.