11

Mar

Coronavirus and Legal Liability

For the last several weeks, deaths from the Coronavirus have exceeded 3,000 Americans a day. Some of the epidemiologist measuring the impact of the virus estimate close to a total of 500,000 deaths from the virus by the end of February.  We really do live in unpreceden...

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11

Mar

What Should People Bring to Their Initial Consultation After a Slip and Fall Injury?

If you were injured in a slip and fall accident, you may be wondering what you need to bring to your first case consultation. Fortunately, there are some standard materials that we at the McCraw Law Group often encourage claimants to provide.One of the first things I want to see...

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11

Mar

Tesla Autopilot Technology Causes More Distracted Drivers

MIT researchers released a study that found that Tesla drivers are more distracted when they use the company's semi-autonomous Autopilot feature that are in these vehicles. According to the study “drivers glanced more frequently away from the road, and thus...

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11

Mar

What Is the Worst Month to Drive?

If you were to guess which month is the riskiest to drive, would you think it is January, when revelers tend to crash on New Year's Day? Or perhaps July, when the same thing happens on Independence Day? Is it November or December when people hit the road for Thanksgiving an...

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11

Mar

Ominous Signs from the CEO of Chubb Insurance Concerning Business Insurance Claims

Having seen the reaction of insurers to a number of “crises,” both real and imagined, it did not surprise me to read an op-ed by the CEO of Chubb Insurance in the Wall Street Journal. In the piece, the CEO seems to foreshadow what we need to expect from an indus...

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11

Mar

Lower Traffic Count Does Not Affect the Death Count as Expected in Texas

A story in the Houston Chronicle recently took an in depth look at how the COVID-19 pandemic has affected the rate of serious injuries and deaths on highways throughout the state of Texas. Everyone expected the rate of death and serious injuries caused by vehicle wrecks to...

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11

Mar

How We Can Help You During the COVID-19 Pandemic

For Potential New Clients and Existing clients—At McCraw Law Group, we have planned for the potential of business interruption caused by an event like the COVID-19 pandemic. In the event of a serious injury, it is more important than ever to quickly preserve evidence...

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11

Mar

Armored Trucks and Mayhem on the Roads

I recently read an article concerning an investigation into Garda, a national and international armored car group moving millions of dollars across our roads and highways. The story is well written and recounts the stories of several survivors of terrible crashes with Garda...

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11

Mar

What Distinguishes Catastrophic Injuries from Other Personal Injuries?

The primary thing that distinguishes catastrophic injuries from non-catastrophic injuries is the lasting effect on the injured person. A “catastrophic” injury typically results in long-term impairment, lack of function, or permanently alters the enjoyment and function...

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11

Mar

The Importance of Recovering Compensation After a Catastrophic Injury

One of the most important things we know from handling catastrophic injury cases—and one of the reasons that life care planning is so important with all long-term injuries—is that there is a correlation between the type of long-term care a person receives and the leng...

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