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Tips for a Safe New Year’s Celebration
The new year is quickly approaching, and as you plan your celebrations for the holiday, there are some tips you can follow to make sure your holiday is safe. If you’re going out, have a designated driver. If you’re the driver, be aware of the drivers around you. You can’t predict what others are going…
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Use of Cell Phone Records in Collision Cases
With the rise of portable and hand-held devices, there has also been in increase in automobile accidents due to distracted driving. Many states have bans and fines specifically for talking on a phone or texting while driving, and for good reason. Multiple studies have proven that it is not possible to give the necessary focus…
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Client with “Mild” Brain Injury Secures Settlement Against Trucking Company
Our client, a 68 year-old school maintenance worker in East Texas, was running a work errand in a small pickup during the early morning hours. When he stopped to turn left into a bank parking lot, he was struck from behind by an 18-wheeler. The impact caused our client’s truck to travel several hundred yards,…
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Distracted Driving is Up: Increased Risk for Pedestrians and Cyclists
Researchers at the University of Nebraska Medical Center recently released a study on deaths of pedestrians and cyclists caused by distracted driving. Unlike injury and death to passengers and drivers, the topic of pedestrians and cyclists in relation to distracted driving has received less attention. These numbers are increasing, as the study shows. The number…
