Eighteen-wheelers are the undisputed kings of the road. In the United States, the trucking industry is the backbone of the American supply chain. Currently, 13 million trucks are registered across the US, and 2.9 million are 18-wheelers. In 2022, trucking reported $940.8 billion in gross freight revenue. There are 1.86 million companies that have either […]
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Understanding the Common Causes of Car Accidents in 2024
In 2023, the Texas Department of Transportation reported that the fatality rate on Texas roadways was 1.45 deaths per hundred million vehicle miles traveled. Thankfully, this is a 4.1% decrease from the previous year. The death toll equaled around 4,283. Part of this decrease has resulted from efforts to empower drivers to make better decisions […]
What Is Negligence Per Se in Texas Personal Injury Law?
The most important element of most personal injury cases is proving negligence. To win, an injured party has to prove that their injuries were caused by the negligence of another. The law recognizes multiple types of negligence – one of which is known as negligence per se. Cases involving negligence per se are distinct in […]
Texas H.B. 393: Impaired Drivers, Parental Deaths, and Civil Restitution
It’s a Friday night and a mother stays home to watch their youngest daughter because she has the flu while the father takes their son to his baseball practice. At first, everything seems normal as the father sends the mother regular pictures of their son practicing his batting. She smiles as she receives each one, […]
How to Prove Actual Knowledge in a Texas Slip and Fall
Slip-and-fall accidents occur when someone slips or falls on another person’s property. These accidents can be caused by slick conditions, such as a freshly mopped floor, or an unforeseen hazard, such as a wire that wasn’t properly buried in the ground. Individuals injured in a slip-and-fall accident may have a legal claim against the property […]
Examples of Negligent Security in Texas
Negligent security, also known as inadequate security, is a legal term that describes a property owner’s failure to fulfill their duty of ensuring a tenant’s or visitor’s safety. Unlike other personal injury cases where the victim is injured due directly to the negligent party’s actions, such as in a car accident where the at-fault driver […]
Comparative Negligence in Texas: Navigating Shared Fault in Personal Injury Cases
Like every Monday morning, a young lady named Debbie gets up, gets dressed, eats a quick breakfast, grabs her keys, and heads out the door. She starts her car, checks her GPS to see if there is a route to work to help her avoid traffic, and pulls out of the driveway. A million thoughts […]
Truck Accident Victims and Legal Remedies: Expert Injury Attorneys for Texas Victims
November 14th, 3:19 AM, Dallas firefighters responded to a report of a crash involving an 18-wheeler and a car on Highway 310. Both the car and the cab of the 18-wheeler had caught fire due to spilled diesel that had resulted from the crash. The truck driver had been able to escape the cab of his truck, […]
Head-On Collisions in Texas – Injuries, Aftermath, and Determining Fault
It happens in a moment. Slick road conditions combined with speeding and inexperience cause a young driver to lose control of their vehicle. It begins to slide, and the driver tries to correct as they were taught but turns the wheel too hard and slams on the brakes. It causes the car to spin, sending […]
Navigating the Legal Skies: Texas Aviation Accidents and Your Personal Injury Claims
When individuals think of an aviation accident, the most common image is an airplane or helicopter crash. But a wide range of accidents can occur on a plane. From falling luggage hitting a passenger to slip and fall accidents, airplanes and helicopters present risks to passengers and their staff if care is not taken to […]