Car Accident with Fire Truck, Police Car, or Government Vehicle: Here’s How it Works
Government vehicles, such as police cars and firetrucks, are commonly found at the scene of an accident, but what happens when government vehicles are actually responsible for causing an accident? In the past, you would be out of luck because the government was immune personal injury and wrongful death lawsuits. Until recently, the government was...
School Bus Accident Cases: How the Law Protects Schools and Fails Students
Most people assume that if their child is injured in a school bus accident, the school will automatically have to pay for all their expenses such as hospital bills, medications, follow-up appointments, physical therapy needs, or any other bills that might emerge. The reality is, governmental units (like school districts) actually don't have an obligation...
Why The Law Lets You Sue Bars for Drunk Driving Accidents
We still have a problem in this country with drunk driving accidents. But we have another problem that people rarely talk about, least of all in the news. I'm talking about bars and other licensed providers of alcohol that over-serve their customers, who then get into the very accidents that we've been talking about. Below,...
A Crash Course in Texas Work Injury Law
Texas' work injury laws are more complex than that of any other state. Why? Because there are actually three different sets of rules that can potentially apply to an injured worker (or to the family of a deceased worker) depending upon the specifics of the accident in question. As you can imagine, it can get...
Car Accident Investigations: How Private Investigations Beat Police Reports
After an accident, it is not unusual to see an array of first responders from policemen to firemen moving about trying to right the mayhem of the accident before them. As part of their duty to serve, they are there to help the victims, take reports, and arrange transport for what it is left of...
How Employers Often Get Away with Negligence
The vast majority of people, though they might take it for granted sometimes, understand that they have the right to sue those who cause harm to them or their families. One would think that this right would extend to anyone under any circumstances. Unfortunately that's not always true. In most cases where someone is injured...
18-Wheeler Rollover Accidents Shouldn’t Be Fatal
There is a huge problem that has been claiming the lives of truck drivers for years, yet most people are completely unaware that it's even a problem: minor rollover incidents that crush truckers to death. At certain high speeds a rollover accident is simply unsurvivable, and I'm not suggesting that manufacturers build indestructible cars that...
Myth: Insurance Carriers MUST Pay Accident Victims
The first thing you should know is that auto insurance DOESN'T work the way you think it does. We hear from people who have been involved in car accidents almost every day, and one thing they all seem to have in common is that they think, if the accident wasn't their fault, that the other...
Failure to Maintain – Why Some Trucks Are Unsafe For The Road
Everyone understands that simply by driving onto the interstate we all run the risk of sharing the road with a truck driver who may fall asleep at the wheel, forget to check their mirrors before changing lanes, or otherwise fail to live up to the legal obligations he or she assumes when they become licensed...
18-Wheelers Have Unprotected Fuel Tanks and That’s a Problem
Each year, somewhere between several dozen and one hundred truck drivers burn to death. These incidents get reported, the news basically implies that the truck drivers killed themselves, and no one seems to care beyond that. Then it happens again, and again, and again. But let's get one thing perfectly clear. The majority of these...
Overcoming Bias: How to Get Fair Compensation in Motorcycle Accident Cases
Let's get one thing straight, right off the bat. Motorcyclists are not bad people, nor are they typically reckless. The overwhelming majority of motorcyclists, in my experience, are more safety conscious than the average car driver. But, as the saying goes, a few bad apples spoil the bunch, and there are enough motorcyclists out there...
Are Truck Drivers Required to Avoid Vehicles That Cut Across their Path?
Many traffic accidents are entirely black and white. Imagine that Car A is sitting at a stop light when Car B rear-ends them. This type of accident is not very complicated, and it is obvious in this situation that Car B is at fault. Other accident scenarios are not quite as cut and dry. For...
How Trucking Companies Gain Upper Hand In A Case & What You Can Do About It
In an accident involving a commercial truck or 18-wheeler, the truck driver and the company he or she works for will always have the upper hand at the outset of the case. Sure, there are things their victims can do to level the playing field, but trucking companies always have a head start building a...
Are Railroads Liable for Hitting Cars or Pedestrians on Their Tracks?
Many people assume that pedestrians and the drivers of cars are always at fault whenever they are struck by a train. This is built on the assumption that the pedestrian or car unlawfully entered the train's right of way and the train couldn't possibly stop in time, so the railroad is therefore innocent while the...
What You Should Know About Accidents with Commercial Buses
While it's generally true that most people are unfamiliar with the ins and outs of personal injury law, this is never more apparent than when it comes time to discuss bus accident cases in particular. For instance, it is commonly believed that the transport companies that bus drivers work for are automatically financially liable to...
Cargo-Related Accidents: Who is at fault?
Cargo-related accidents are of major concern. It seems like every week we open the newspaper and read about a motorist who was injured or killed by cargo that fell off of a commercial truck. Additionally, people may be killed or injured by cargo that hasn't fallen off trucks, but merely hung too far off the...
How And Why Trucking Companies Conduct Surveillance on Accident Victims
Something I continually encounter in truck accident cases are the various surveillance operations launched by trucking companies and their insurers against my clients. As crazy as it sounds, trucking companies spy on people who file claims against them all the time. Why they do this. Before I go into this, there is a misconception about...
Accidents Involving Unlawfully Parked 18-Wheelers: A Victim’s Guide to the Law
What does the law say? And how does it work? The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration has regulations in place to ensure the safety of all drivers on our highways. One set of regulations tells truckers what to do when their vehicles are stopped on a roadway. It goes into great detail and covers the...
How Can You Tell When a Car Accident Was Caused by a Defect?
Let's get one thing straight: as safe as automobiles have become, each year dozens if not hundreds of people are still killed by some sort of automobile defect or design flaw. This is a huge problem. To make matters worse, in addition to the deaths that are known to have been caused by defects with...
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...