Distracted driving is a concept most Texas residents are familiar with by now. Many Texas car accidents continue to be caused by distracted driving, with the Texas Department of Transportation reporting that one in five accidents on Texas roads in 2021 involved...
Personal Injury
There’s been a car accident: who pays?
Texas is an “at-fault” state, which means that the party who is at fault in a car accident is responsible for damages incurred. Of course, determining fault is not always a cut-and-dry situation. To begin, insurance adjusters will collect relevant information such as...
Social hosts may be liable for accidents
There is a common but dangerous misperception that minors can safely and legally drink at a private home. But minors can cause motor vehicle accidents regardless of where they received alcohol. Adults who act as social hosts of underage drinking parties may face...
Truck driver fatigue can be very dangerous
There are many different types of vehicles that travel on the roads in Texas. People drive sedans, SUVs, pickup trucks, delivery vans, small delivery trucks, emergency vehicles, tractor-trailer trucks and many other types of vehicles. While all of these vehicles come...
Crash reports and records on car accidents in Texas
When it comes to crash reports and records on car accidents in Texas, the Texas Department of Transportation, or TxDOT, was the keeper of that information for the entire state. If an accident occurs on a Texas road that involves either injury or death, a law...
Texas continues its unfortunate streak of daily road fatalities
Between distracted drivers, drunk drivers, speeders, recklessness and people who are simply inexperienced, the Texas roadways can be a dangerous place. Anyone who takes to the road as a driver, motorcyclist, passenger, bicyclist or pedestrian will be aware of the...
Who may be liable for injuries caused by defective products?
People in Texas buy various products for different purposes and they expect that the product will work well for its intended purpose. Unfortunately, sometimes products do not work correctly or break while they are being used. This can be very frustrating, but it can...
Can you hold your landlord accountable for your injuries?
A lot of people suffer injuries at their apartment complex. The harm caused by a slip-and-fall or trip-and-fall accident can be significant, too, leaving you with extensive losses that are physical, financial, and even emotional in nature. As a result, you might find...
When are property owners liable for injuries?
Nobody plans on being injured from a seemingly mundane trip to a store, hotel or other business or residence. Property owners have the duty to take reasonable precautions to prevent these injuries. Tripping hazards Slips, trips and falls are among the most common...
Texas leads in workplace injuries among Hispanics
Most businesses in the United States have environments that may (and do) lead to workplace injuries sometimes. Workers are always vulnerable although some industries and some work environments are more susceptible to workplace injuries than other environments. Sadly,...
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