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Section 71.002 in the Civil Practice and Remedies Code states that a cause of action for actual damages arising from an injury that causes an individual’s death may be brought if liability exists under this section. That is the basis that a wrongful death lawsuit attorney in Houston uses for […]
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The statistics are clear – night driving for many reasons is known to more dangerous than daytime driving. The chance of being involved in an accident with an impaired driver is much greater at night, but it’s not just alcohol that is impairing drivers. The National Safety Council in a […]
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Texas law requires the person responsible for an accident to pay for any damages and injuries others sustain in that accident. The compensation for injuries and damages in an accident is usually taken care of by the person’s auto insurance policy. There can be a problem when the person who […]
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The most recent available compilation of crash statistics for the state of Texas is from the year 2016. Going through them reveals a lot to the Houston truck accident attorney. Not only are large tractor trailers and commercial vehicles involved in fatal crashes, larger pick-up trucks and SUVs are also […]
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The term “commercial vehicle” may be applied to many more vehicles you see on the road than you might think. The tendency might be to think only in terms of semi-tractor trailers with large corporate names on the sides. These certainly come under the definition of a commercial motor vehicle […]
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An 18 wheeler accident attorney is very necessary in the state of Texas. There are many interstate highways going through the Lone Star State and these large trucks come from many different jurisdictions, headed to another state with a deadline to meet. One thing is certain, though, and that is […]
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The state of Texas does not require employers in most cases to purchase a workers compensation policy. Still, many Houston employers do purchase the coverage because if the policy is in place when an accident occurs there will be benefits to the employee and to them. The employee will have […]
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Dog bite accidents are fairly common to say the least. The CDC estimates the number bites per year at about 4.5 million a year. That may be too low as these statistics are based on people going to the hospital for medical care for bites which is 900,000 people in […]
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The saddest statistics about swimming pool accidents are those that the CDC includes in their statistics about unintentional drownings. They show that children 14 years old and younger are one in five or 20% of the people who accidently drown each year. Some of these drownings take place in bathtubs […]
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The person physically injured in an auto accident through no fault of their own can bring legal action against the person that caused the accident. Many auto accidents may be the source of this kind of tort claim by an injured party. The auto accident attorney in this case will […]
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