03

May

Crane Accidents are Particularly Deadly in North Texas

According to a recent story in the Dallas Morning News, Texas leads the nation in deadly crane accidents. At least eight workers have been killed in seven different accidents in North Texas alone since 2012. In addition, at least one high-profile crane tipped over along Interstat...

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03

May

Why It’s Important to be Careful on Social Media after an Injury

It may not seem obvious, but being careful about posting on social media accounts after an injury is essential. Insurance companies often spy on social media accounts maintained by an injured party, as well as the social media accounts of their friends and family. Innocuous activ...

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03

May

A New Tornado is Brewing on the High Plains of West Texas

Today, I read about a recent lawsuit regarding a horrific 2017 crash that killed three people in far West Texas. The wreck occurred when storm chasers, hired by The Weather Channel, were livestreaming their chase of a tornado near the town of Spur, southeast of Lubbock, Texas. Yo...

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03

May

Insurance Companies Will Spy on You

I recently spoke to a colleague about an all-too-common and very invasive insurance practice of spying on anyone who makes a claim for injuries. In my friend's situation, his client was seriously injured by a company truck with a commercial insurance policy with high liabil...

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03

May

The Safety Costs of the Federal Government Shutdown

Have you ever been to a foreign country with a non-functioning or barely functioning government? If you have you are very likely to have that unsettled feeling that you are not safe as you are in the United States. Lack of safety rails, super-dangerous roads, people riding on the...

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03

May

Go Vote!

Tuesday, November 6, 2018 is the date, now is the time to have your voice heard. At the McCraw Law Group, we have clients, friends and referral partners of all political stripes and persuasions. To us, each of you is important regardless of your political beliefs. To the politici...

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03

May

Fraud and Healthcare

Several months ago I wrote a blog about a Medicare fraud committed by a local Frisco company, Novus Health Services and Optim Health Services, known collectively as Novus. An Arlington doctor plead guilty on Tuesday in Federal Court in Dallas for his role in defrauding the govern...

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03

May

Texas Ranks 47 out of 50 in 2018 Safest States in America

Today I read a story and the report issued by WalletHub comparing all 50 states across 48 key safety indicators grouped into 5 different categories. Texas ranked 47 out of 50 with our neighbors in Oklahoma ranking 48th and in Louisiana ranking 49th. At the McCraw Law Group, we ar...

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03

May

Frisco Hospice Executive Admits to Overdosing Patients ‘to hasten their deaths’ and Make More Money

I read this story in a news feed in the Dallas Morning News by justice system reporter Jennifer Emily last week and I just had to comment about the story. This story was first reported in February of 2017 as individuals were indicted in the case. Criminal indictments had been ret...

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03

May

Why the Recent Death of a Pedestrian by a Self-Driving Uber Vehicle Affects YOUR Family

Technology advances before safety. It always has, it always will. Safety rules and regulations, from the development of stop signs and stop lights, the development of trucking safety rules by the federal government, to the development of product safety rules for medical devices h...

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