Archive for February 2011
Quick Auto Accident Settlements Not Always Beneficial Says Austin Personal Injury Lawyer
Claimants can get a settlement quickly if they go along with the insurance company and settle fast and low. Unfortunately, this may also result in the victim not getting fair compensation. “If there’s one thing that I hear a lot of in my practice as an injury lawyer, it is the question, ‘How long will…
Read MoreAnother Wrong Way Driver Wreck In Dallas
It’s some thing you think should never happen, but it’s common — accidents caused by drivers driving the wrong way on interstates or major roadways. Unfortunately, another wrong-way driver wreck happened in Dallas last Thursday night/Friday morning. Joseph Macias was driving southbound in the northbound lanes of I45 when he slammed into another vehicle. The…
Read MoreBig Rig Brake Failures the Cause of Many Fatal Wrecks Says Austin Personal Injury Lawyer
Mechanical failure is one of the leading causes of 18-wheeler accidents. Maintenance is crucial to safe operation. “While this should be a no-brainer, it seems that a great number of trucking companies don’t always keep their trucks up to snuff. Perhaps they are tired, don’t have time or forget, but maintenance can be the biggest…
Read MoreParadise Lost: Tort Reform Goes International
I love white sand and blue water. For example, I’m sitting in my office, and I have 11 pictures on my desk & bookshelf. Five of those eleven pictures are of my wife and I or my kids on various white sand/blue water beaches. A sixth is a post card that says “Peace. Love. Sandy…
Read MoreAnother Austin Auto-Pedestrian Fatality
This week brought another sad auto-pedestrian fatality. On Sunday night, a 56 year old Austin woman was killed as she was struck by a vehicle while she was crossing Riverside Drive near Willow Creek (just west of Pleasant Valley). These types of potential cases are always interesting. Looking at it, the first thing that has…
Read MoreHave I Seen A Miracle?
Those that know me, know I’m a fairly religious/faithful guy. But I’m not sure I had seen a miracle before what I saw last week. Last week was crazy for me, with a trip to Dallas and two trips to Houston (including one with 60 or so cub scouts for an overnight stay at NASA)…
Read MoreWrong Way Driver Kills Two and Almost Dies Himself Reports Austin Personal Injury Lawyer
A witness to a fatal crash is haunted by his attempts to try and avert the accident. It did not work and two died. “It is not too often that when a person sees an accident about to happen that they try and avert it, like one driver did in this case we heard about.…
Read MoreReckless Driving While Under the Influence Results in Three Vehicle Crash
Wrongful death comes calling in many different ways. In this instance, a wrong-way driver introduced the Grim Reaper to an innocent victim. While you might like to think that every other driver on the road is alert and aware and takes great care and caution while driving a deadly vehicle, this is not always the…
Read MoreWrongful Death Lawsuit Filed Against School Over Death Of Nine Year Old Boy
Grief knows no bounds when children wrongfully die. This case was heart wrenching for the parents. Unfortunately, the world has come to be a place that is not safe for our children, especially at school. The incidents of harassment and bullying are at an all time high in many American schools. It is actually to…
Read MoreTort "Reform": Does Governor Perry Not Understand "Loser Pays" Or Is He Trying To Defraud Texans? Part Two
Yesterday, I had a post about Governor Perry’s fraudulent attempt to sell his one way “plaintiff pays” tort reform idea as a “loser pays” system. In that post, I talked about how the Governor’s attempt was not only fraudulent and unfair, but it also loses most of the benefits of a “loser pays” system that conservatives have…
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