Multi-Truck Accidents: How Lawyers Cut Through the Confusion and Determine Fault
As you're reading this article, there are hundreds of thousands of commercial trucks on the highway, and thousands of these trucks will get into an accident today. Though there are fewer of these trucks than cars out on the road, and therefore fewer accidents overall, because of the size and power of the vehicles, when...
Truck Drivers Background Checks
We get calls all the time from people asking questions about truck drivers and background checks. So, I wanted to take a few minutes to explain the different parts that make up a background check and mention who knows how to put together that kind of information. Past behavior is often a good indication of...
The Importance of a Prompt Investigation
If you've spent any time reading our website, you know that investigating an accident and gathering evidence is the only way you can win a personal injury case. Not many people need to be convinced that they need evidence; with all the crime mystery and forensic shows on T.V., it's commonly understood that evidence is...
Debunking the Myth that Pedestrians Always Have the Right of Way
The belief that pedestrians always have the right of way on roadways has always been false, yet it's something that most people still believe to this day. Even though pedestrians don't, in fact, always have the right of way, there are many instances where they do. Hopefully, the next few paragraphs will help clear up...
The Rights of Passengers Injured in Car Accidents
One of the trickier parts of my job is explaining complex legal concepts to non-attorneys. I enjoy doing this, but most legal theory is at least somewhat difficult to wrap your mind around. However, today's subject matter, the rights of passengers who are injured in car wrecks, is pretty easy to explain. In fact, it...
City Bus Accidents: An Overview
To be frank, accidents involving city buses involve fairly complex legal theories, even more so than accident cases against privately-owned/commercial bus owners. While injury and fatality claims against privately-owned buses are challenging cases primarily because the defendant usually has a lot of resources at their disposal to fight you with, what makes cases against publicly-owned...
Who is Really at Fault in Single-Vehicle Accidents?
Numerous people are injured or killed every day in single-vehicle accidents. In many instances, the driver is 100% to blame for their own injuries or demise, and they truly were the only cause of the accident. However, there are many single-vehicle accidents that appear to be caused by driver error when, in actuality, someone else...
Client Stories: Grossman Law Office Takes on Pilgrim’s Pride in Wrongful Death Case
Grossman Law Office was able to help the family of a deceased employee gain closure after we represented them in arbitration against Pilgrim's Pride. The accident happened as Jimmy B. was working at the Pilgrim's Pride processing plant and was run over by an 18 wheeler that was backing up into a loading dock at...
Truck Driver Fatigue: A Big Problem
There are many things that truck drivers can do that make an accident more likely. But few are as large a potential concern as driving while fatigued. In this article, we are going to discuss the laws related to fatigued truck drivers, and how a violation of these laws relates to a finding of fault...
The Legal Ramifications of the West, Texas Explosion
The tragedy of the explosion at West Fertilizer Co. has left dozens of families reeling in West, Texas. The emotional effects of the incident are tangible, and the outpouring of support has been significant. But what about the long-term effects of the incident, when the families are left without their breadwinners or with extensive medical...
Client Stories: Persistence Pays Off in Work Injury Cases
After being placed by a temp agency, Chris G. was eager to join the workforce at a major meat processing plant facility here in Texas. Unfortunately, after only a few weeks on the job, he suffered a catastrophic injury to his dominant hand after it was ensnared in a meat skinning machine. The temp agency...
Client Stories: Car Accident Brain Injury Case
When Nolan B. turned 2, his parents began to notice that he was having problems, both physically and mentally. Because they were Nolan's adopted parents, they started to investigate his past, and discovered that his birth mother had been involved in a very serious car accident while he was still in the womb. While Nolan...
Personal Injury FAQ: How Do I Pay For an Injury Lawyer?
After a serious injury, victims may feel like they could benefit from having a lawyer on their side. However, they are far too often intimidated by the prospect of having to pay a lawyer. On TV, lawyers drive fancy cars and work in glittering offices. All that money has to come from somewhere, right? In...
Client Stories: Wrongful Death 18-Wheeler Accident
Former client Mindi L. hired Grossman Law Offices to find out what happened in her father's accident with an 18-wheeler. She knew he was in a fatal wreck, but she wanted to know how it happened in order to get closure after his death. Our attorneys began to investigate the case as soon as she...
Client Stories: Products Liability in a Boating Accident
Not all accidents are like the ones you see on the news. As a matter of fact, it's often the case that an accident will seem to have been caused by one thing, and turn out to have been caused by something completely different. This is one of those cases. A few years ago, we...
Client Stories: A Three-Year-Old Falls from a Third-Story Balcony
In the more than 25 years that we've been practicing law, we've seen time and time again how unwilling people and businesses can be to take responsibility when it comes to causing an accident in which people were hurt, regardless of who those people are. A few years ago, we were contacted by a mother...
Client Stories: Midland, TX, 18-Wheeler Accident
While our firm has handled many hundreds of truck accident cases, a recent case that we won really personifies our firm's commitment to finding the truth after an accident, even when the odds are stacked against us. Here is the story of that case. An elderly man and his wife were driving through Midland, Texas,...
Myth: Most Lawsuits Are Frivolous
It's not exactly news that some people don't like lawyers. Actually, depending on whom you ask, lots of people don't like lawyers. One of the biggest reasons for that is the perception that many lawyers make money not by pursuing honest claims against those who've done wrong, but by waging endless frivolous lawsuits for personal...
