Archive for December 2010
If You Can't Work Following A Car Wreck, Who Will Pay Your Lost Wages?
Today’s video answers the question, “If you can’t work following a car wreck, who will pay your lost wages?” Who Will Pay My Lost Wages If I Can’t Work After A Car Wreck? from brooks schuelke on Vimeo.
Read MoreBicyclists Beware This Holiday Season
I suspect my holiday will be like holidays at a number of Central Texas homes. One of the gifts for one of my children will be a new bicycle (please don’t tell them). And kids all over Austin will be getting new bikes too. Unfortunately, a horrific bicycle accident that occurred this week is a sobering reminder about…
Read MoreA Trucking Accident In My Neighborhood
It’s not every day that a trucking accident occurs in a neighborhood street in my neighborhood. But that’s exactly what happened this morning when an 18 wheeler rolled over on Red Bud Trail near Stratford Lane. For those of you familiar with Austin, you know this is a small, windy road. At this point, speculation is…
Read MoreThe Tort of Strict Liability Applies in Personal Injury Cases Says Austin Personal Injury Lawyer
Strict liability is a tort law and means a party is liable for all damages as a result of their dangerous actions or products. “The most common strict liability claims arise from injuries caused by dangerous products. Basically, when a product causes a foreseeable harm to a consumer, the maker of the product and the…
Read MoreNegligence Will Be Apportioned Between Parties Indicates Austin Personal Injury Attorney
Pure comparative negligence determines that injury compensation is divided based on fault. Not all states follow this rule. “One of the key ingredients necessary to determine fault in accidents is the presence of negligence. In the U.S., there are four ways to figure out damage awards: pure contributory negligence, pure comparative negligence, modified comparative negligence…
Read MoreFailing To Report A Workplace Injury Could Cost You Compensation
If you’re hurt at work, you must report it. If you don’t, you could lose your compensation. It goes without saying that accidents happen, particularly in the construction industry. If an accident does happen and a worker is injured and the injuries are directly linked to a mistake the employer made, the worker usually has…
Read MoreYou're Cut Off In Traffic And It Leads To A Wreck? Do You Have A Claim?
There was a sad car wreck in New Braunfels this week that led to this post. Two older women were driving on I35 in New Braunfels near Rueckle Road when their car was cut off by a red sedan. The driver swerved to avoid the red sedan, and eventually ended up having a wreck. The two…
Read MoreA Trucking Accident Is Not Just A Big Car Wreck Case
You or a loved one is hurt in a trucking wreck. You go to a lawyer. The lawyer determines that the truck driver was at fault, and because the trucker was working for a company at the time, the trucking company is liable. End of story, right? WRONG! A lot of lawyers treat trucking accidents…
Read MoreAvoid Winter's Silent Killer — Carbon Monoxide Poisoning
What you don’t know can hurt you. As most of us in the Austin area are starting our heaters in earnest, it’s important to be aware of the risks of carbon monoxide poisoning. Carbon monoxide is an odorless, colorless gas that can be produced by a number of appliances, including gas heaters and stoves. Unfortunately,…
Read MoreAnother Austin Hit-and-Run Wreck! Is There a Potential Recovery?
This weekend, someone was seriously injured in a hit-and-run wreck on Nuckols Crossing Road. The story on the wreck isn’t specific, but it appears that the victim was a pedestrian. A question we often get in pedestrian/hit-and-run driver wrecks is whether there is a way to make a recovery. And the answer is, “maybe.” Most…
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