Auto Accidents
Uber Self-Driving Car Death — A Potential Law School Exam Question
By now, you’ve probably heard about the death that resulted from a car wreck involving an Uber self-driving car. The tragic facts surrounding the wreck would make a great law school exam question. What do I mean by that? In law school, exam questions were designed to present as many complicating issues in a case…
Read MoreThree Things That Are Going To Annoy You About Your Personal Injury Case
I wish I could tell you that your personal injury case will go exactly how you like it and as smooth as you like it. But form doing this for over twenty years, I know there are at least three things that you’re going to frustrated about at some point. 1. THE TIME IT TAKES…
Read MoreTexas’s Texting While Driving Ban Goes Into Affect Today. Will It Make You Less Safe?
Today, Texas’s new texting while driving ban goes into affect. For the first time, Texas will have a state-wide ban. A violation of the ban is a misdemeanor, with fines between $25 and $99 for first time offenders and $100 to $200 for repeat offenders. For years, I’ve been critical of Texas officials for their…
Read MoreWhat To Make Of The New NFL Brain Injury Study
Yesterday, a new study on brain injuries in NFL players that was published in the Journal of the American Medical Association made news. As you may have heard, the study looked at brains of 111 former NFL players, and 110 of the brains had evidence of chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE). I’ve been trying to process…
Read MoreDriverless Car Drama
We obviously represent a lot of people who are injured in car wrecks so I’m always interested in what happens on the driverless car front. This story presenting real life drama and corporate espionage in the driverless car industry in today’s Austin American Statesman caught my attention. The story centers on the relationship between Uber…
Read MoreEmergency Room Not Diagnosing A Concussion, Revisited
A few months ago, I wrote a short article describing why emergency rooms do such a bad job at diagnosing concussions/brain injuries: The emergency room didn’t say anything about a concussion. Does that mean I don’t have a brain injury? Recently, I came across a study that really quantifies the problem I discussed. The study, primarily…
Read MoreBrain Injuries: New Study Finds Fewer People Recover From Post-Concussive Syndrome
The April 2017 issue of the Journal of Neurotrauma reports on a new study about post-concussion syndrome. The study followed 110 patients who had post-concussive syndrome symptoms for more than three months, and the findings were stunning. Of those patients, only 27% made a full recovery. Of the 27% who made a recovery, 67% made…
Read MoreMy MRI or CT Scan Was Negative. Does This Mean I Don't Have A Brain Injury?
This is another question I’ve recently received from potential clients. They were involved in an incident — a car wreck, a slip and fall, or something similar. They went to the ER, and the ER performed an MRI or a CT san looking for problems, but scan came back negative. Does this mean that the…
Read MoreDon't Let GEICO Or Other Insurance Companies Take Advantage Of You After A Car Wreck
Here are today’s two lessons from a court decision yesterday: (1) Take your time before settling your case. (2) Talk to a lawyer before settling a case. I often warn victims of car wrecks or other accidents to be aware of insurance companies’ “swoop and settle” tactics. In these situations, the insurance company (GEICO seems…
Read MoreBrain Injuries: New Study Finds Even One Concussion Can Have Lasting Effects
Many of us that deal with these injuries routinely have suspected it, but a new study confirms that even one concussion can have lasting effects. The study was based on extensive data on the health of people in Sweden. The researchers found 104,000 people who experienced head injuries between 1973 and 1985. The researches then…
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