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Attorneys have set up websites to explain local laws on distracted driving, sent out press releases about Snapchat�s potential involvement in certain accidents, and written blog posts about the dangers of the app.
At issue are the app�s �speed filter� feature that tracks how fast someone is traveling while they take a selfie. Because Snapchat photos and videos disappear after viewing, they demand more concentration, one lawyer argues.
�If they are behind the wheel of a car and they want to view a Snapchat picture, 100% of their attention has been removed from the road,� California litigation attorney David Azizi writes on his blog.
Some lawyers make a more direct plea for potential clients.
�If you have been injured by a distracted driver, someone who was texting or playing with Snapchat or other social media apps call us today for a free consultation,� writes Steers and Associates, a California firm.
�Is Snapchat causing car accident deaths?� Wolff and Wolff Trial Lawyers in St. Louis ask on a dedicated page.
Earlier this week, Georgia resident Wentworth Maynard sued Snapchat and a young driver for a car crash that left him with serious brain injuries.
The suit alleges that the driver, a young woman, was using Snapchat while she was speeding at over 100 mph because she was using the speed filter feature.
While she was distracted, her car crashed into a Mitsubishi that Maynard was driving, according to the complaint. He suffered serious brain trauma as a result.
Jay Peavy, a general litigator from Atlanta, is co-consul with one of the Wentworth�s attorneys on another case.
He told CNNMoney on Friday that Clayton County, where the accident took place last year, is a blue collar area where most drivers only have the minimum insurance coverage of $25,000.
Peavy suspects that the woman being sued had the minimum liability insurance, which is probably not enough to cover the medical expenses that Wentworth is seeking.
�Any good plantiff�s lawyers [are] looking to see if they can get good deep pockets,� he said.
Snapchat is not commenting on the suit, but has issued this statement: �No Snap is more important than someone�s safety. We actively discourage our community from using the speed filter while driving, including by displaying a �Do NOT Snap and Drive� warning message in the app itself.�
Snapchat isn�t the only app that�s been targeted by personal injury lawyers for new cases lately.
Steers & Associates, for example, also describe ways to deal with accidents involving Uber and Lyft.
