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Aug

Unsecured Cargo Causing Houston Trucking Accidents

Cargo that falls off a tractor-trailer or a truck bed can cause serious accidents and injuries to other drivers and their passengers. If you have been seriously injured or disabled due to a vehicle such as a pickup truck or semi truck that has lost a load on the highway or from s...

Aug

Houston Trucking Accidents Caused by Blind Spots

According to the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety[1] Highway Loss Data Institute, a total of 3,660 people died in large truck crashes in 2014. Sixteen percent of these deaths were truck occupants, 68 percent were occupants of cars and other passenger vehicles, and 15 percen...

Aug

Firefighter helping an injured person after car accident

Common Truck Accident Injuries

According to the National Highway Traffic and Safety Administration (NHTSA), there were 333,000 large trucks involved in traffic crashes in 2012. The majority of these semi-trailer truck accidents result from driver negligence.Truck Accident InjuriesIf you were involved in a tr...

Aug

What are the signs of nursing home abuse?

It is important to remember that the abuse of an older person can happen at the hands of an individual caregiver, or in a nursing home. Below are some examples of the forms elderly abuse can take.AbuseThere are many different situations where nursing home abuse can occur...

Aug

Paper with a title of: Car insurance policy

Negotiating with 21st Century Insurance for an Adequate Claim Settlement

21st Century Insurance [1] provides auto insurance coverage for drivers in 48 states and Washington, D.C. If a driver who is covered by 21st Century caused your collision, you may need to file a claim with the company to seek compensation for your accident-related losses. After r...

Aug

Scaffolding Accidents on Construction Sites

According to the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), [1] falls are the number one cause of death among construction workers who are on the job. Members of construction crews often work at great heights and, whether they are on ladders, building structures, or ot...

Aug

BEWARE: “Unavoidable Accident” Insurance Defense on Icy or Wet Roads!

Houston was hit with one of its rare, but dangerous, winter storms this morning. Many Houston drivers stayed home and off the roads because of icy conditions. As we saw on the news, however, many people stayed on the road and there were too many unfortunate accidents...

Aug

WARNING: Insurance Trick – “Telephone Release” in Auto Accident Claim

I thought I'd seen all the dirty tricks insurance companies use settle claims dirty and cheap, but there's a new trick on the block: Telephone releases. I signed up a new client last week who told me that he had been given a $500.00 charge card to use to pay for his m...

Aug

Product Liability And Consumer Law Attorney in Houston for Dangerous Toys

When I was a young tyke, seeing the words “Made in Japan” at holiday gift giving time meant someone got a bargain on a cheap toy. Now the Japanese are world-renowned for producing high-quality merchandise. Nowadays the bargains come from China. Unfortunately, seeing &...

Aug

How NOT to Hire a Lawyer!

How often do you get to hear a lawyer try and talk you OUT of hiring him?Not very often, so LISTEN UP! Some of you may be familiar with the small claims court system here in Texas. If not, its very much like the People's Court on T.V. But with more cowboy hats and Texas ac...

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