If you are like most motorists, you find it frustrating when other drivers display a wanton disregard for the law. Problem drivers cause more than just frustration. Reckless driving can also lead to serious accidents and injuries, some of which are life altering to...
When you injure yourself while working in Texas, you may expect your employer to cover the expenses you face in the aftermath. Texas is different than many other states, though, in that it does not require private employers to have workers’ compensation insurance....
Dealing with the death of a loved one is always difficult, no matter what the circumstances are. However, if the reason behind your loved one's death was the negligence of a third party, the process becomes much more fraught. The above is the basis for a wrongful...
If sharing the road with commercial trucks makes you uneasy, you are not alone. Research shows that, in addition to them having large vehicles that endanger you based on size and weight alone, truck drivers today are also engaging in high rates of substance abuse on...
When a loved one dies unexpectedly, your family may wonder how to cope. An unexpected death may become worse if you realize your family member's death was preventable. If negligence played a role in your loved one's death, this may be a case of wrongful death....
If you sustain an injury in Texas that someone else’s negligence or wrongdoing caused, the statute of limitations gives you two years from the date of your accident in which to sue the responsible person or entity. As FindLaw explains, you will ask for both economic...
Motor vehicle collisions are always dangerous. But it is nice if you can walk away from one. Some are not so lucky. Sustaining a spinal cord injury (SCI) can leave your motor skills damaged or leave you paralyzed depending on the vertebra damaged. In those cases, it...
In 2018, there were 4,415 fatal large-truck crashes across the U.S., many of which took place in Texas. This represents a 52.6% increase from 2009. As for what has caused this dramatic rise, it can be said to be a combination of new technologies. The Federal Motor...
Some people in Texas might assume that automatic safety systems make driving safer. However, according to the AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety, they could be making driving more dangerous. The problem is that they seem to lull people into a false sense of...
Texas residents probably become cautious when driving around trucks, and there is a good reason for this. In the event that a truck collides with a passenger vehicle, it's the occupants of the latter who receive the worst of it. Unfortunately, truckers, trucking...
