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What is a “Contingent Fee”? You’ve probably seen commercials on TV or billboards on the side of the road with a personal injury lawyer exclaiming something to the effect of: “You pay nothing unless I recover damages for you” or “If we don’t get you compensation, our services are free.” What that lawyer is…

Fatigued Truck Drivers Create Big Risks Driving while drowsy is a serious problem that can affect any driver of any kind of vehicle. But when that driver is at the wheel of a massive tractor-trailer, the consequences can be even more catastrophic. Truck Drivers Often Drive Longer Than the Law Allows According to the…

Hospital Falls Can be Tragic – and Preventable According to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, between 700,000 and 1 million people fall in U.S. hospitals every single year. These falls, mostly by patients who are already physically vulnerable, result in thousands of injuries and deaths. These incidents are all the more…

What Exactly is an “On-the-Job” Injury Under Texas Workers’ Comp. Law? A serious injury can keep you from working for a long time, leaving you without a paycheck while also leaving you with a growing pile of medical bills and other expenses. When the injury that is keeping you off the job happened on…

Big Rig Accidents Involve Big Issues The bigger they are, the more damage they can do. It’s not hard to understand why a collision between a large commercial truck and a passenger car can lead to catastrophic injuries and deaths. You can almost feel the sheer size of tractor-trailers when you drive next to…

After a Car Accident, You’re Not in “Good Hands” With the Other Driver’s Insurance Company If singing a little “Like a good neighbor…” jingle was all it took to get an insurance company to magically appear with a check after one of its drivers hit and injured you, car accident attorneys wouldn’t have much…

Three Things to Do After You’ve Been Injured by a “Hit-and-Run” Driver Getting into an auto accident is bad enough. Getting into a car accident caused by another driver’s negligence or reckless driving is worse. Getting hit by a driver who immediately leaves the scene of the crash to avoid having to take responsibility…

What is an “Expert Witness” and How Are They Used in Injury Cases? Most folks who sit on a jury in a personal injury case are not going to have a good understanding of the complex causes and effects of a spinal injury, the engineering and other technical issues involved in determining whether a…

Getting Injured In a Hospital May Not Always Be Considered a Medical Malpractice Claim, Texas Supreme Court Says are governed by specific and complex laws that don’t apply to other types of personal injury lawsuits. Whether an injury claim is subject to those laws can have a significant impact on how the suit will…

Three Ways Video Can Be Used – For or Against You – in Your Injury Case Sometimes it seems that every moment of modern life is captured on video. From amusing clips posted on YouTube, to surveillance cameras that can record a criminal act in progress, to police dash-cams that can show misconduct or…