Why The Law Lets You Sue Bars for Drunk Driving Accidents
This country has a big with drunk driving accidents, but we also have another problem that people rarely talk about—least of all in the news. I'm talking about bars and other licensed alcohol providers that over-serve their customers, who then get into the very accidents that we've been talking about. In this post, I'll briefly...
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's a huge problem that has claimed the lives of truck drivers for years, yet most people are completely unaware of it: 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 can survive any impact at...
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 were 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 driver's insurance...
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...
OSHA Does Not Care About Your Work Injury or Wrongful Death Case
Somehow OSHA has become a household name to the victims of workplace injuries and fatalities, yet there seems to exist an entirely inaccurate understanding of what OSHA actually does following a workplace accident. Simply put: OSHA doesn't care about your lawsuit. At first, that probably sounds a bit harsh. After all, OSHA are the go-to...
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. For instance, it is commonly believed that the transport companies that bus drivers work for are automatically liable if an accident occurs,...
Cargo-Related Accidents: Who is At Fault?
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 back or sides of the truck...
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 get 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...
Why Texas Injury Law Works the Way It Does
Much of our site is devoted to explaining in great detail how Texas injury law works. Today, however, we wanted to do something a little different by focusing less on the nuts and bolts of how particular types of cases work and instead focus on why our state's injury laws work the way they do....
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...
