Archive for October 2012
When the Government Doesn’t Respond to Assist Injured Veterans, Private Enterprise Steps in
Someone needs to take responsibility for the brave souls who fought for our country. If not government, then the Intrepid Fallen Heroes Fund. The government has been saying for some time now that they do not have enough funds to treat the enormous number of psychologically and physically damaged troops returning home from Afghanistan and…
Read MoreAuto Accidents: Texting While Driving Is In The News
If you read this blog, you know one of my pet peeves/big topics is texting while driving. Yesterday, two texting while driving stories caught my eye. On the national scene, Yahoo news ran a story about new efforts to enforce texting while driving bans. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has issued several grants to…
Read MoreDon't Be Penny Wise – Pound Foolish — Why You Need An Injury Attorney
Yesterday’s Austin American Statesman had a story about the government’s efforts to condemn (purchase) land on the US-Mexico border for construction of the border wall. It follows the story of Teofilo Flores, who accepted the government’s $1,650 offer for a slice of his backyard. That didn’t seem like a bad deal until Mr. Flores learned…
Read MoreMedical Professionals Now Looking At Concussions
It seems to have taken a number of highly-publicized professional athletes to die by their own hand before people started more seriously looking at the long-term issues of traumatic brain injury. Athletes with traumatic brain injury who are still alive may well be wishing they had known more about the cumulative effect of concussions during…
Read MoreTop 10 Insurance Myths
Yesterday, an attorney friend bought me lunch in exchange for me giving him some advice about making a claim after he and family members were rear-ended (likely by someone on a cell phone). One of the things he was disappointed about was that the insurance company wasn’t taking responsibility and was treating his family unfairly.…
Read MorePersonal Injury — Trauma Activation Fees Revisited
A couple of months ago, I wrote about the increasing issue we’re seeing with “trauma activation fees” being charged by local hospitals, most notably Brackenridge. Yesterday, the Austin American Statesman ran a front page investigatory story on these fees. These fees are what the hospitals are adding to bills just in case you need a…
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