Despite a drop in travel due to the COVID-19 pandemic, over 38,000 people died in car crashes in 2020. This reversed a recent trend of car accidents decreasing annually. Celebrities get into car accidents just like everyone else. Unsurprisingly, the...
Laws on the Road: What’s the Smallest Street-Legal Motorcycle?
Motorcycles come in a fairly wide range of shapes and sizes. In some cases, a vehicle that you might regard as a motorcycle might nevertheless be too small to be considered street legal. Even if you can take it on...
Emotional and Mental Issues After a Car Accident
Depression, anxiety, and post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) are common after a car accident. But you do not need to suffer in silence from these and other emotional and mental issues. Documenting these problems with your doctor and seeking treatment will...
Brain Injury Statistics
Brain injuries are a leading cause of death in the United States — just see the brain injury statistics below. Unfortunately, many people with brain injuries experience long-term health conditions and complications. They can cost millions to treat over a...
Concussion Injury
Doctors usually describe concussions as mild traumatic brain injuries. But this description comes from the fact that concussions rarely cause death. Many concussion victims would not describe their symptoms as mild. Instead, they would detail the blinding headaches, memory problems,...
Chest Injury
The chest houses your body’s most important organs and the major blood vessels that connect them. Any time you experience a chest injury, you could suffer life-threatening consequences. Even a minor thump to the chest could set in motion a...
How Tired Truck Drivers Cause Accidents
Operating a commercial truck requires skill and experience. A truck driver needs to be alert at all times while operating these extremely large, complex motor vehicles. Tired truck drivers are more likely to make mistakes that could result in a...
Understanding Assumption of Risk in Texas
When you’re injured, you may be able to pursue compensation by filing a claim to collect from the insurance of a negligent party. However, you don’t always have grounds to file a claim or lawsuit simply because you were injured....
Property Damage
Property damage is often a component of an accident. If someone damaged your property intentionally or through negligence, you might be eligible for compensation. Compensation can come from insurance companies or directly from the person who caused the damage. To...
Injuries to the C2 Vertebrae: The Hangman’s Fracture
Cervical fractures are serious accident injuries. The vertebrae (bones) in the neck can fracture or break during a slip and fall accident, car crash, workplace accident, or other personal injuries. In severe cases, a fractured cervical vertebrae can result in...
These Are the 6 Deadliest Highways in Texas
If you ask your friends, family, and neighbors, they may tell you that they live or drive down the deadliest roads in Texas. It may seem that there are traffic accidents each day on your way to work, home, or...
Quadriplegia
Quadriplegia, also called tetraplegia, causes paralysis in all four limbs. Paralysis can sometimes affect the chest, abdomen, and back. In severe cases, paralysis can even affect breathing, urination, and bowel control. Quadriplegia is one of the most severe injuries you...
Experts Explain Why You Might’ve Forgotten How to Drive or Park During the Pandemic
Could staying at home during the pandemic make you forget how to drive or park your car? According to a survey of United Kingdom drivers, that could be the case. A survey conducted by Hyundai found that twenty percent of...
Understanding the Reasonable Person Standard in Negligence Cases
Most personal injury cases are based on negligence claims. You must prove each of the elements of a negligence claim to win your case. One of those legal elements involves the "reasonable person" standard, which can be confusing and frustrating...
Hit-and-Run Accidents in Texas: What Victims Need to Know
Hit and run accidents can cause debilitating injuries. Sadly, victims of hit-and-run crashes have the burden of dealing with the consequences of the crash. Accident victims often incur substantial financial losses since they cannot hold the hit-and-run driver responsible. Drivers...
Claim vs. Lawsuit
If you search online for legal information, you will likely see the terms “claim” and “lawsuit.” In many cases, you will see these two terms used interchangeably. While claims and lawsuits are similar, they are not the same thing. Claims...
A Step-by-Step Guide: What to Do After a Car Accident
Traffic accidents occur every day in Texas. In 2019, a person was injured every two minutes and three seconds in car accidents. Moreover, a reportable crash occurred every 56 seconds. Unfortunately, a motor vehicle accident can be very disruptive to...
Blind Spot 18-Wheeler Truck Accidents
Commercial truck drivers must meet many qualifications for a commercial driver’s license in Texas. Candidates must pass drug and alcohol tests, meet medical standards, and pass a written and road test. But driving a semi-truck and trailer combination is difficult....
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