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Study Indicates Texas Appellate Court Rulings Now More Fair to Plaintiffs
Personal InjuryAccording to a story in the Texas Lawbook, the courts of appeals in Texas have been treating litigants much more fairly in 2019 than in the past. A study found that during...
Read MoreCar Accidents are the Leading Cause of Death Among Healthy US Citizens
Car AccidentsI have a confession to make. When it comes to facts, figures and statistics, I am a real nerd. It seems throughout my whole life I have been looking for facts that...
Read MoreDeaths from Cars Running Red Lights are at a 10-Year High
Car Accidents, Pedestrian Accidents, Truck AccidentsAccording to the AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety, the number of people killed in automobile and truck wrecks from drivers running red lights reached a 10 year high in 2017. Continual increasing...
Read MoreOlder Drivers are More Likely to be Distracted by Technology
Car Accidents, Personal Injury, Recent NewsAccording to AAA, older drivers are more likely to be distracted while driving when using in-vehicle technology than their counterparts. The AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety and the University of Utah released...
Read MoreTexas Workers Are Dying on the Job at Alarming Rates
Personal Injury, Recent News, Wrongful DeathThis week, the Texas Observer published a story confirming what many of us in the legal industry knew to be true from observation: Texas workers are dying on the job much more...
Read MoreStudy Shows Women at Higher Risk Than Men in Car Wrecks
Brain and Spinal Cord Injuries, Car Accidents, Personal Injury, Recent News, Wrongful DeathStudy Shows Women at Higher Risk Than Men in Car Wrecks We have all heard about gender gaps in different areas of our lives. Differences in our elected leaders, job types, and...
Read MoreOil Rig Explosions Highlight Indifference to Safety
Construction Defects, Oil and Gas Fraud, Personal Injury, Recent NewsLast Wednesday, the U.S. Chemical Safety Board issued a rare but scathing indictment of the oil and gas industry for the lack of regulation and supervision of the onshore oil and gas...
Read MoreCrane Collapse in Dallas Causes Death and Serious Injury
Construction Defects, Personal Injury, Recent News, Wrongful DeathSeveral weeks ago, I wrote to warn you about cranes and the dangers that they pose. You can read the blog entry here. Yesterday, during some severe weather in Dallas, the inevitable...
Read MoreWhat Do Some Cellphones and Electronic Cigarettes Have in Common?
Personal Injury, Product Recall, Recent NewsIt sounds like the beginning to a bad joke, but there is a very dangerous answer. Recently, a professional basketball player living in Plano, Texas was injured when his LG cellphone exploded...
Read MoreTips and Tricks for Cross-Examining a Defendant Driver
Car Accidents, Pedestrian Accidents, Personal InjuryOne of the most critical moments in a car accident personal injury trial is the cross-examination of the defendant driver. Often, a capable personal injury attorney can expose traffic violations and other...
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