When you’ve been injured in a semi or 18-wheeler accident, you may be looking at life-long injuries and expenses. The first thing the lawyers at the trucking companies will do when an accident is reported is try to shift blame and liability to the truck operator, producing mountains of paperwork that they will claim as […]

Texas Motorcycle Accident FAQ While wearing a helmet while riding a motorcycle is indisputably the safest option, we Texans are an independent people, and helmet laws don’t always sit right with us. If you want to ride without a helmet and still be within the law, Texas allows for that. Texas Helmet Law Here’s what […]

Injured By An Austin Uninsured Driver Every traffic accident is a hassle or worse, but if you’ve had an unfortunate encounter with one of Austin’s many uninsured, or underinsured, motorists, you have a whole other set of concerns to work through. We know that the stress, expense, and possible injuries you’re dealing with are a […]

Austin Injury Attorneys Look Out For You Austin is a city that works all day and parties all night. It’s one of the things that makes Austin a great place to live, but it has its dark side, too. Texas is a national leader in drunk driving fatalities, and nearly 40% of traffic deaths in […]

Every year, nearly 500,000 tractor-trailers are involved in traffic accidents in the United States. In fact, one out of every eight traffic fatalities is caused by a collision with a large truck. Too often, drivers and passengers of automobiles are the unfortunate victims when they collide with these goliaths of the road. A dangerous trucking […]

Perhaps this comes as no surprise, but car accidents are the leading cause of accidental death in the United States. According to the latest information from the United States Vital Statistics Report, this is true across all age groups. Accidental deaths, do not mean no-fault deaths. Indeed, many ‘accidental deaths’ would actually be viewed as […]

Most of my San Antonio car accident clients have very little information about what to do after a car accident. Exchange insurance information and…. While exchanging insurance information and initiating your car accident insurance claim is critical, it’s not all you have to do. The Texas Court of Appeals reminded Texas motor vehicle accident victims […]

One of the many risks of driving a police patrol car on Texas roads is a higher incidence of car accidents. More time on the road just means wrecks are more likely to occur. Police officers are also involved in more high-risk driving. Another risk is being parked on the shoulder of the road after […]

San Antonio pedestrian accidents are a central focus of my Texas personal injury practice. Joseph Rose of the Texan wrote a thought-provoking, if brief, response to a mailbag question this weekend. A reader wrote to vent about corner-cutting in the Dollar Tree parking lot near the intersection of 182nd Avenue and Division in Gresham, Texas. […]

If you live in Texas you should know texting while driving was made illegal as of July 2017. We even wrote an e-newsletter all about the topic and the specific language in the law. You should also know that if you caused an accident while texting, you could be liable for damages. However, what about […]