Understanding Bike Accident Claims and Settlements
One of the most bike-friendly cities in the United States, Austin is home to 19.1 miles of protected bike lanes. While that’s quite a bit more than other cities, it means that in most of Austin’s more than 300 square…
¿Son comunes los accidentes de camiones de 18 ruedas en Austin?
Austin se clasifica constantemente como uno de los mejores lugares del paÃs para vivir, pero solo este año más 811 años de vida se han perdido a accidentes de tránsito, algunos de los cuales involucran camiones grandes. mientras austin ocupa un lugar más…
Are 18-Wheeler Accidents Common in Austin?
Austin is consistently ranked as one of the country’s best places to live, but this year alone over 811 years of life have been lost to traffic accidents, some of which involve large trucks. While Austin ranks lower than other…
What Factors Can Affect Your Drunk Driving Car Accident Settlement?
Fewer experiences are scarier than realizing — whether in the throes of the collision itself or after waking up in a hospital bed — that you have been the victim of a drunk driving crash. In 2019, 886 people in…
What Factors Can Affect Your Commercial Vehicle Settlement?
Would it surprise you to learn that the United States is the global leader in the number of commercial vehicles on the roads — with over five times the number of vehicles in use than the runner-up? We understand that…
What You Need to Know About Head Injury Lawsuits
The severity of a head injury can vary from barely perceptible to absolutely devastating. If you’ve suffered a head injury in an accident, you might be facing uncertainty about how to heal from your injury — and you likely have…
What Kind of Vehicle Qualifies as a Commercial Vehicle?
What Is a Commercial Vehicle? A commercial vehicle is generally any motor vehicle being used to transport goods or paying passengers on public roads, such as self-propelled or towed vehicles that:Â Have a gross vehicle weight rating or combination weight…
Chemical Plant Accidents: What You Can Do If You’ve Been Hurt
Made up of 9,000 companies producing 70,000 different products, the American chemical industry brings in $400 billion a year. The U.S. Department of Commerce has developed eight industrial classifications for this booming industry (the largest in the world): Industrial inorganic…
Can I Sue on Behalf of a Deceased Person?
The death of a loved one is inevitably traumatic. With the emotional pain and suffering comes the difficulty of making decisions about how to properly honor the loved one’s life, and unfortunately sometimes whether or not to seek compensation for…
Are Wrongful Death Settlements Taxable?
When a loved one dies because of the recklessness, carelessness, or negligence of another, a lawsuit can be a way for families to enact justice for their loss. But when faced with the kind of devastating accident that results in…
Can Parents Sue for Wrongful Death?
In many states, such as Texas, state law allows certain surviving family members to file a civil lawsuit when the death of a loved one is caused by another person or entity’s negligent or reckless behavior. In other states, such…
ATV Accidents
Texas is an outdoor enthusiast’s playground. With wide-open spaces and many months of sunshine per year, the rolling landscape of Central Texas in particular is perfect to get some wind in your hair. You don’t need a motorcycle and the…