What are the Different Types of Car Accidents?
Posted in Car Accident, Truck Accidents on March 23, 2021
Every year, thousands of car accidents take place in Texas. In 2018 alone, the Texas Department of Transportation reported 12,186 serious injury crashes and 3,652 traffic fatalities. One reportable car accident occurred every 58 seconds in Texas. Certain types of car accidents, however, occur more ...
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Benefits of Hiring a Car Accident Attorney
Posted in Car Accident, Truck Accidents on February 17, 2021
If you get injured in a car accident, there is a lengthy and often complicated legal process you must go through before you can start the road to recovery. If you are not sure whether or not you need to hire a car accident attorney ...
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Claiming Damages for PTSD After a Car Accident
Posted in Car Accident, Personal Injury on January 5, 2021
A car accident can be extremely traumatic for those involved. A car crash is loud, abrupt and can cause serious injuries. Post-traumatic stress disorder, also known as PTSD, is a psychiatric disorder that can occur in car accident survivors. It is a condition that can ...
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Car Seat Laws in Texas
Posted in Car Accident, Personal Injury on December 28, 2020
Keeping a child safe in a motor vehicle requires special measures. Cars do not automatically come with seats that keep children safe in accidents. Instead, parents must install devices separately. Each state has laws and requirements for child safety systems. According to the American SPCC, ...
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Determining Liability for a Car Accident in Texas
Posted in Car Accident on December 18, 2020
When two cars collide, one of the drivers is most likely liable for damages. Liability refers to responsibility for an accident, especially in a legal sense. Determining liability is often necessary before an injured victim can recover compensation for his or her losses, such as ...
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Can a Pre-Existing Condition Affect a Personal Injury Claim?
Posted in Personal Injury on December 9, 2020
Not every injured accident victim is in pristine physical condition before an accident. Many victims have pre-existing injuries and health conditions. If you had a pre-existing condition that either exacerbated the severity of your new injury or was exacerbated by the new injury, this could ...
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Truck Driver Fatigue and Truck Accidents
Posted in Truck Accidents on November 18, 2020
Every year, negligent and dangerous truck drivers cause fatal traffic accidents throughout the US. According to data from the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, 4,862 fatal crashes and 112,000 injury crashes involved large trucks in 2018 alone. Truck driver fatigue is one of the most ...
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How Insurance Companies Investigate Car Accidents
Posted in Car Accident on October 23, 2020
Texas’s insurance system can be confusing to navigate as someone with serious injuries or losses after an auto accident. Unfortunately, insurance companies do not make recovering fair compensation easy for claimants. Insurance companies want to make a profit, not offer large payouts. The best way ...
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Essential Evidence in Car Accident Cases
Posted in Car Accident on October 16, 2020
Whether you were in a major or minor car accident, your ability to collect evidence could change the outcome of your insurance claim. Insurance companies request certain records and documents to prove that its policyholder caused your accident and you suffered related losses. Gathering essential ...
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Distracted Driving Accidents in Texas
Posted in Car Accident on April 29, 2020
Distracted driving is one of the main causes of car accidents in Texas and throughout the US. When something distracts a driver, he or she often cannot respond quickly enough to changing roadway conditions to avoid an accident. Looking down at a cellphone, for example, ...
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