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Category Archives: Personal Injury
SUVs and Pickups Hit Pedestrians more often than Cars
According to a study by the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety, drivers of bigger vehicles like pickup trucks and SUVs are more likely to hit pedestrians while making turns than drivers of cars. The research suggests that the increasing popularity of larger vehicles may be…
¿Qué Es la Negligencia y Cómo Se Determina?
Cuando se trata de una lesión personal, la negligencia es uno de los factores clave que podría haber causado su accidente. Si usted ha resultado lesionado y está pensando presentar una demanda de lesiones personales en Houston, TX, entonces es posible que desee preguntarle a…
Do I Need to Replace My Child’s Car Seat After a Car Crash?
While a car crash has many ramifications, one effect that is often forgotten is the ramifications a car accident has on children’s car seats and safety devices. Depending on the impact of the car crash, and the amount of damage sustained by a car seat,…
Texas Bicycle Laws
In Texas, bicycles are treated the same way as motorized vehicles. This means bicyclists are subject to many of the same traffic laws and roadway rules as motor vehicle drivers. For example, cyclists are required to stop at stop signs and traffic lights, yield when…
Texas Expands The Eight-corners Rule – Extrinsic Evidence May Be Used To Examine Insurance Contracts In Narrow Circumstances
In the Texas Supreme Court’s recent opinion of Monroe Gaur. Ins. Co. v. BITCO Gen. Ins. Co., Texas’ longstanding “eight-corners” rule was modified to permit the admission of extrinsic evidence under narrowly defined circumstances. See __ S.W.3d __, 2022 WL 413940 at *8. Predictably, the…
NON-SUBSCRIBERS AND THE TEXAS LABOR ACT
The Texas Workers’ Compensation Act allows employers to subscribe to a workers’ compensation insurance program. This insurance allows employees of subscribers to recover for injuries without establishing the employer’s fault and without regard to the employee’s negligence. Subscribed Texas employers, in return for subscribing to…
Spouse Out of Work Because of a Workplace Injury?
Workplace injuries occur on a daily basis in Texas, particularly in industries with potentially dangerous, manual labor positions. Higher-risk industries may include the oil & gas industry, chemical refinery industry, maritime industry, and other manual labor industries. Texas Law protects employers who have workers’ compensation…
HIT & RUN ACCIDENTS
All motorists in Texas are required to stop at the scene of an accident resulting in injuries ors damage. Motorists are required to exchange identification, insurance information, and offer assistance if possible. Although unlawful to flee the scene of an accident, a motorist is likely…
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