Month: March 2016

  • What are the Leading Causes of Traumatic Brain Injury?

    What are the Leading Causes of Traumatic Brain Injury?

    Attorney Tom Crosley discusses some of the most common causes of traumatic brain injury (TBI) in this video: Leading causes of TBI include: Falls (especially among the elderly and very young populations) Motor vehicle crashes (especially in the teenage and young adult populations) Being struck by an object Assault Together, these four event types cause…

  • Safe Passing Laws: Tom Crosley’s TTAT Presentation

    Safe Passing Laws: Tom Crosley’s TTAT Presentation

    The 2016 Texas Trails and Active Transportation (TTAT) Conference brings together individuals involved with bicycle, pedestrian, and other active transportation and recreation modes from around Texas and the world with the same goal in mind: sharing current information and examples and sparking inspiration to improve our communities. This three-day conference offers 60+ sessions with expert speakers,…

  • Indemnity Clauses Cause Further Strife in the Energy Industry

    Indemnity Clauses Cause Further Strife in the Energy Industry

    An Oasis of Oil On September 14, 2011, a major explosion at an oil well owned by Oasis Petroleum North America, LLC in the Bakken region of North Dakota claimed the lives of two workers—Brendan Wenger, who died instantly, and Ray Hardy, who would die the following day as a result of the burns he…

  • “Texas teen awarded $11.5M after suffering brain injury from fall at trampoline park”

    “Texas teen awarded $11.5M after suffering brain injury from fall at trampoline park”

    “Texas teen awarded $11.5M after suffering brain injury from fall at trampoline park” — New York Daily News The New York Daily News spoke to Tom Crosley about the $11.5 million verdict that Crosley secured on behalf of Max Menchaca, a Houston teen who suffered severe injuries at a trampoline park when he fell through…

  • Do Injury Claims Always Go to Court?

    Do Injury Claims Always Go to Court?

    People frequently ask how often injury claims actually go to court. In this video, Tom Crosley answers that question. According to Tom, only a small percentage of claims end up going to court; the remaining majority are successfully settled before that point. Even among cases that do go to court, many of them end up…