11

Mar

Is it All in Your Head?

“It's all in your head.” There are few statements in the world that feel more demeaning and demoralizing than that one. You’re experiencing pain, yet because you show no visible signs of injury or illness, a family member or boss tells you, “It&rsquo...

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11

Mar

When Another Adds Injury to Injury

Those injured by accidents sometimes mistakenly believe that their prior injury or other preexisting condition weakens their personal-injury claim over a new accident. The opposite is true. What clients sometimes assume is a weak case can, with the skilled representation of a McC...

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11

Mar

Healing from Trauma: Physically and Mentally

An whether you have a car accident, slip and fall at work, or a product you trust fails and you sustain an injury is always traumatic. You have suffered some sort of sudden impact that causes physical damage to your body. Your body and mind go into “crisis” mode, whic...

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11

Mar

How to Avoid Accidently Aggravating Your Injury During Recovery

The road to recovery is paved with numerous hurdles, difficult challenges, and unexpected setbacks. Injuries can disrupt your life and cause even simple everyday tasks to be a painful burden. If you're recovering from a serious injury, you’re probably eager to move on...

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11

Mar

Lockdown Depression: The Connection Between Mental Health, Injuries, and the Healing Process

In the midst of a global pandemic, it can be hard to fight feelings of hopelessness, despair, and depression. Nearly half of all Americans say the coronavirus has had a negative impact on their mental health. While this is bad news in and of itself, the ripple effect of depressio...

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11

Mar

Are Self Driving Cars Safe?

I remember working on legislation before the Texas Legislature at least as far back as 2017 on this very issue. I know it will come as a shock, but some of the manufactures and programmers of these vehicles were seeking a free pass for the injuries that they caused.  I...

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11

Mar

The Psychology of the Average Insurance Adjuster

For most personal injury victims, one of the most unnerving parts of resolving their claim is working with an insurance adjuster. While some adjusters are friendly enough, their process is often shrouded in mystery. They rarely show their hand when it comes to figuring out what t...

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11

Mar

How Economic Stresses Can Make Life Harder for Personal Injury Victims

The COVID-19 crisis has been a disaster for the American economy. One in five American workers is receiving unemployment insurance. The federal government has authorized Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loans to individuals and businesses for over $510 billion. The Federal Reser...

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11

Mar

How Not to Get Hurt on the Side of the Road If Your Vehicle Is Disabled

In January 2022, Houston Chronicle wrote a safety-oriented article about traffic fatalities outside of disabled vehicles in Texas.AAA reports that Texas ranks first in the nation in deaths outside disabled vehicles. Between 2015 and 2019, 263 people died outside disabled vehicles...

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11

Mar

The COVID-19 Pandemic and Personal Injury Claims

While there's never an ideal time to be dealing with a personal injury case, the moment we’re living through now with the COVID-19 pandemic might just go down as one of the most challenging. It can feel overwhelming. Just as the impact of the virus has been felt far b...

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