RECENT SUCCESS STORY: $4,000,000 SEMI-TRUCK ACCIDENT SETTLEMENT
How Do We Legally Express What Is Wrong?
I recently read a shocking news story about a lawsuit alleging that a Taco Bell employee poured boiling water on two customers. I suspect most people feel that a lawsuit under these circumstances is completely justified. If the allegations are true, then no person in their right mind doesn't want to see the wrongdoer punished....
Is Texas Common Law Marriage Actually “Common Law”?
You have probably heard the term "Common Law Marriage" and vaguely know that after living together for several years two people could be considered legally married. However, it is not that simple. A common law marriage is still a legal union and as such there are three requirements that must be met: However, despite its...
Q&A: Traumatic Brain Injury Truck Accident Case Resolution with Attorney Michael Grossman
Over the last 30 years, the science of brain injuries, particularly concussions, advanced tremendously. In prior generations, a person may have "had their bell rung" and been told to "tough it up," but now we know that even "minor" brain injuries have serious consequences. I sat down with award-winning truck accident injury attorney Michael Grossman...
What’s the Difference Between an Injury Attorney and a Truck Accident Injury Attorney?
An accident injured you, or perhaps killed a loved one. Initially, your focus is on your recovery or remembering your loved one, as it should be. Then you have to manage the hospital expenses and piles of bills. If the accident involves a commercial vehicle, you're in for another shock; The insurance company for the...
What are Reporters Missing About the 6 x Fatal 133-Car- Pile-Up in Fort Worth, TX
To say that the Thursday, February 11, 2021 133-car-pile-up on I-35W in Fort Worth, Texas received a lot of media coverage is an understatement. Hundreds of articles and dozens of videos of the incident litter the internet. We know that the following people died in the crash: Aaron Luke Watson, 45, Fort Worth, TXTiffany Louann...
A Quick Refresher on The Thin Skull Rule and Texas Law
I was out in Midland recently, meeting with a client whose case I was in the final stages of resolving, when I took a break to get lunch with an old friend. One of the things that goes along with being a commercial truck accident attorney is that your friends are always bringing up 18-wheeler...
Why Are There Lawsuits After the Jacksonville, FL Madden Shooting?
Very few people are likely surprised that news reports surfaced that one of the victims of Sunday's shooting at a Madden NFL 19 tournament retained an attorney who plans to file a lawsuit on their client's behalf. For those who didn't hear what happened, here's a quick recap. A 24-year-old competitor lost in a video...
Is Viva Tacoland Partly Liable for Its Employee’s Alleged Crime?
According to San Antonio news outlets, a bartender at the Viva Tacoland bar stands accused of "spiking" the drinks of two female patrons of the bar on March 25. 30-year-old Dillonger Hackett was arrested on Monday April 23 for allegedly drugging the shots and then accompanying the intoxicated women to their nearby hotel, where they...
Haeger Revisited: Faulty Goodyear Tires and the Statute of Repose
Recently the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) opened a preliminary investigation into the field performance of tire manufacturer Goodyear line of "G159" model tires. According to records that were ordered unsealed by a judge last year, the tires--often used on motor homes despite being unfit for the purpose--may have caused wrecks that injured or...
Nope, Attorneys Aren’t Out to Get You…Unless You Do Something Awful
There's a pervasive legal myth in a large portion of the American public, which leads people to believe that they're just one bad situation away from losing everything they own to an unscrupulous attorney's ridiculous lawsuit. This idea cuts across all levels of the income spectrum. People, regardless of their means, genuinely believe that a...
