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What kinds of Personal Injury cases are there? Most people think car accident when they think of personal injury cases. But there are actually quite a few different kinds of personal injury. In all personal injury cases, the plaintiff has to prove negligence on the part of another party, and that the negligence directly…

What’s the Best Way to Find a Personal Injury Attorney? If you find yourself or a family member with an injury that you believe you should be compensated for, the prospect of finding an Addison personal injury attorney can be daunting. A Google search will reveal too many names to research individually. The best…

When Should I Call a Personal Injury Attorney? Most of the time when people get injured, they refer to it as an “accident.” Either we don’t assign blame, or we don’t want to think anyone would hurt us intentionally. But sometimes, the word accident just doesn’t apply. In those cases, you need to call…

If you have recently suffered an injury, you may be considering bringing suit for your damages. The cause of your injury will dictate what kind of argument to make in your case. Two common arguments made in Addison personal injury cases are premises liability and negligence. Below, we discuss the difference between the two….

Brain and Head Injury Symptoms While the rest of the nation watches leaves fall and cozies up in warmer clothes, Texans only hint that fall is upon them is the beginning of football season. Amongst all the tailgating rivalries, what is really getting attention this year is head and brain injuries suffered from football…

From the CDC: Preventing Burn Injuries in Children According to the Centers for Disease Control (CDC), a US federal government agency based in Atlanta, GA, around 100,000 children aged 14 and younger received treatment for burn injuries in 2010 and approximately 300 actually died from burns. Most of these injuries were preventable. As part…

Texas Dog Bite Laws It is important for both dog owners and dog bite victims to understand the laws in Texas about dog bites. Texas follows the common law “one bite rule.” This means a dog gets one bite – the first time he bites someone the owner is generally not responsible. After that…

Sprinklers First Line of Defense Against Burn Injuries After suffering severe burns in a commercial airliner crash in 1963, Alan Breslau went on to found The Phoenix Society in 1977. Breslau named his society after the mythical bird that lives for 500 years and then burns, only to rise from the ashes to live…

Premises Liability in Texas Property owners in Texas are required to use reasonable care in maintaining their premises, including the duty to avoid exposing other people to unreasonable risk of harm. A property owner must reasonably inspect the property for dangerous conditions and either repair the hazardous condition or provide adequate warning of it….

Protection from Elder Abuse in Texas As residents of Texas, the State upholds the right of you and your family to be protected from any form of abuse. This means everyone, including older family members. Whether elderly Texans reside in their own homes, with family or in a nursing home or assisted living community,…