Knowing the Common Causes of Motorcycle Accidents Can Help You Ride Safer Motorcyclists have long been at much greater risk of accident and injury on the nation's roadways, with a fatality rate more than 30 times that of other motorists. Some of … [Read more...]
Protect Your Legal Rights – Seek Medical Care Immediately after a Car Accident
When you've been in any type of a motor vehicle accident, whether it's a minor collision or a high-speed crash, you want to protect your legal rights. One of the most important steps to do just that is to seek medical attention as soon as possible. … [Read more...]
Not Our Brother’s Keeper: The Duty (Or Lack Thereof) to Act In Texas
As a general proposition, there is no duty on the part of any citizen of this, and most other states, to render aid to third parties at risk of harm. “[I]t may be said generally, as a matter of law, that a mere bystander who did not create the … [Read more...]
Damages for Personal Injury Under Texas Law
If you are injured because of the negligent acts or omissions of somebody else, perhaps a careless driver, a careless doctor or a careless dog owner you may be entitled to money damages to compensate you for your injuries. There are many ways in … [Read more...]
Wrongful Death Beneficiaries Under Texas Law
There are few things more painful than the death of a loved one. And when that death is the result of another’s negligence, most presume that the law will provide a remedy. But this was not always the case in Texas, and to this day Texas law places … [Read more...]
Personal Injury Protection Insurance (PIP)
Personal Injury Protection Insurance (PIP): USE IT OR LOSE IT Texas law affords its motorists the option of obtaining what is referred to as “Personal Injury Protection” in connection with their automobile liability coverage. Texas’ Personal … [Read more...]
INSURANCE 101
Insurance in our society has become a necessary evil. I use the word necessary because the law requires individuals to maintain certain types of insurance, including automobile liability insurance and health insurance. I use the word evil because: … [Read more...]
Rear-End Collisions in Texas: Those Golden Years Have Gone!
The fact that an accident has occurred does not necessarily mean that someone was at fault. As the courts of this state have long recognized: “It is not that in any case negligence can be assumed from the mere fact of the accident and injury...”. … [Read more...]
Never Waive Goodbye: Pre-Injury Releases and Their Requirements
It’s summer time again, and many are headed to the gym hoping to recapture their swimsuit physique. Seeing an ad for a fitness boot camp, you register for the class, and in connection therewith you sign a number of papers, including a release which … [Read more...]
RECOVERY OF MEDICAL EXPENSES IN TEXAS: PAID OR INCURRED
Personal injury claimants seek redress in our courts primarily for the recovery of monies meant to compensate them fully for their injuries. One of the primary sources of damages in this context are the monies spent to treat the injuries related to … [Read more...]
Loss-of-Use Recovery in Total Loss Cases: The Times They Are-a-Changing
As anyone who has had their vehicle destroyed in a car accident can tell you, replacing that vehicle can sometimes be the least of their worries. Because most of us are ill-prepared to handle the mounting costs of rental vehicles while we wait for … [Read more...]
The Texas Dram Shop Act, Part II: Defenses
I have previously discussed the basics of the Texas Dram Shop Act, and the means of imposing liability thereunder, HERE. There are, however, defenses available to establishments which may otherwise have served alcohol to an obviously intoxicated … [Read more...]