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Archive for December 2024

Social Media And Your Personal Injury Claim

Social Media Can Kill Your Personal Injury Case What you post online could harm your chances of getting the compensation you deserve. Why Social Media is a Risk What you post on your social media isn’t just for you. If you’re making a personal injury claim, insurance adjusters and lawyers will use your social media…

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Use Photos & Videos To Document Your Personal Injury Claims

A picture isn’t just worth a thousand words; in a personal injury lawsuit, it could be worth thousands of dollars. The Power of Visual Evidence For your case, our goal is to best tell your story to an insurance adjuster or a jury. We want them to understand what happened to you and to understand…

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Schuelke Law Firm Spotlights Rising Car Accident Trends in Texas

With car accident rates escalating in Texas, Schuelke Law Firm highlights the critical need for heightened awareness and stronger preventive measures on the state's roadways.

With car accident rates escalating in Texas, Schuelke Law Firm highlights the critical need for heightened awareness and stronger preventive measures on the state’s roadways. Each year, the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) publishes statistics about traffic accidents in the state. For instance, in Austin in 2021, there were 12,433 crashes. That figure represents 2.9…

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Personal Injury: The Importance Of Full Disclosure To Your Doctor

One of the most important ways to strengthen your personal injury claim is to ensure your doctor knows about all your injuries. Why Patients Don’t Fully Disclose Their Injuries To Their Doctors Most patients don’t mention all of their injuries to their doctors, and this can come back and hurt your personal injury claim. One…

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Could Water Help A Brain Injury?

What’s one surprising way to help people recover from brain injuries? Spend time around the water. The Blue Mind One of my favorite books is Blue Mind: The Surprising Science That Shows How Being Near, In, On, Or Under Water Can Make You Happier, Healthier, More Connected, and Better At What You Do. One of…

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Hit-And-Run Wrecks: Your Rights, Your Responsibilities

What to Do After a Hit-and-Run Accident: Protecting Your Rights It is frustrating to be involved in a hit-and-run wreck. And most people think that if you’re hit by someone who flees the scene, then you can’t make a recovery. That’s not right. Tracking Down the Other Driver If we can somehow track down the…

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Personal Injury Problems: Talking To The Insurance Company

How Talking to the Insurance Company Can Hurt Your Personal Injury Claim After you are injured, you may get a call from an insurance adjuster wanting information about your claim. Be wary of these calls. Mistakes you make in these calls can harm the value of your case. Avoiding these calls is a big reason…

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How Much Uninsured Motorist Insurance Should You Buy?

Uninsured and Underinsured Motorist Coverage I’m a huge advocate of uninsured and underinsured motorist coverage. In fact, over the years, I’ve traveled all over the state speaking to groups of lawyers about how to be more effective in pursuing their uninsured/underinsured motorist claims. For me, when you’re buying auto insurance in Texas, the question isn’t…

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Car Wrecks: Insurance Companies Are Not The Same

Texas Car Wrecks: The Biggest Mistake People Make When Buying Auto Insurance Personal injury lawyers know auto insurance policies and carriers inside and out. When you’re shopping for auto insurance, it’s easy to assume that all companies are the same. But they’re not. While it’s natural to want to save money, don’t just look at…

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Turning Tragedy Into Triumph: Empowering Austin Families After Truck Accidents

In December 2014, a heart-wrenching truck accident near Odessa, Texas, forever changed the lives of one family.

In December 2014, a heart-wrenching truck accident near Odessa, Texas, forever changed the lives of one family. A collision between a tractor-trailer and a family vehicle resulted in catastrophic injuries, leaving a young girl paralyzed. Years later, a Texas court held the trucking company, Werner, responsible, awarding the victims over $100 million in damages. This…

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