Editorial Standards

Our goal is to publish accurate, useful information about motor vehicle accident claims and the personal injury process. This page explains how we research, write, review, update, and correct our educational content.

Sourcing policy

When we make factual claims about laws, deadlines, statistics, or claims-process mechanics, we rely on primary and authoritative secondary sources. Our preferred sources include:

• Federal agency data and publications: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Insurance Information Institute (III).
• Safety and research organizations: Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS), Governors Highway Safety Association (GHSA).
• State statutes and regulations accessed through official state legislature and DMV sites.
• State bar association publications and ethics opinions.
• Published court opinions and appellate decisions accessed through official court systems or established legal databases.
• Academic and peer-reviewed medical research when we reference injury mechanisms or recovery patterns.

External claims are linked to their original source whenever practical. We avoid unverified secondary reporting as a primary source.

Review and fact-checking process

Every published article goes through the following workflow:

1. Research and draft by a member of the Personal Injury Counsel Editorial Team.
2. Internal review by a second editor for accuracy, sourcing, clarity, and tone.
3. Legal and compliance review for attorney-advertising compliance, disclaimer placement, and alignment with applicable state bar rules.
4. Publication with the publish date and, when substantively updated, a revised "last updated" date.

Articles that discuss state-specific rules (for example, statutes of limitations, comparative fault, or notice-of-claim windows for government entities) include reminders that deadlines and legal standards vary by state and should be verified with a licensed attorney in the relevant jurisdiction before acting.

Attorney review

Where we engage licensed attorneys from our participating network to review specific articles for legal accuracy, the reviewing attorney's name, bar state, and review date are disclosed on the article byline. Where no such attorney review has occurred, content is presented as general editorial research and the byline attributes it to the Personal Injury Counsel Editorial Team alone.

We do not falsify reviewer credentials, bar numbers, attorney photographs, or review dates. If you believe an attribution is inaccurate, please contact us using the details below.

Use of AI tools

We may use AI-assisted tools to support research, drafting, and editing — for example, to summarize source material, suggest structural improvements, or identify gaps in coverage. All AI-assisted output is reviewed and edited by human editors before publication, and factual claims are verified against the sources listed above. We do not publish unverified AI-generated content, and we do not use AI to fabricate reviewers, testimonials, or endorsements.

Update cadence

Articles are reviewed at least annually for accuracy and currency. Articles covering statutes of limitations, insurance rules, or other state-law-sensitive topics are prioritized for earlier review when we become aware of a material legal change. When an article is substantively updated, we revise its "last updated" date and, where relevant, note the nature of the change.

Corrections policy

If we publish something that is factually wrong, we fix it. Typographical errors and minor stylistic corrections are made without public notice. Substantive factual corrections are noted with a short editor's note at the bottom of the article and the "last updated" date is revised.

To report an error or request a correction, email [email protected] with the article URL, the specific claim, and the source supporting the correction.

Testimonials, reviews, and results

We do not publish fabricated testimonials, reviews, or case results. Any testimonial on this site represents an individual's actual experience and is published with the consent of the person who provided it. Case results and settlement figures, when referenced, are accompanied by the standard disclaimer that past results do not guarantee future outcomes and that every case is different.

Conflicts of interest

Personal Injury Counsel is compensated by participating legal partners who pay advertising fees to appear in our program. Educational content is written to be broadly useful to injury victims and is not structured to favor any individual participating partner. We do not accept undisclosed compensation in exchange for editorial mentions.

Contact

Editorial team: [email protected]
General inquiries: [email protected]