Category: Personal injury

  • Unsafe Lane Changes Are a Top Cause of San Antonio Car Crashes

    Unsafe Lane Changes Are a Top Cause of San Antonio Car Crashes

    Unsafe lane changes are quickly becoming one of the most common causes of car accidents across San Antonio, thanks to reckless and distracted drivers. Thankfully, it’s a fixable issue, but drivers need to take measures to follow the law and be safe on the road. In this blog, we’ll discuss the most common reasons why…

  • 5 Things to Discuss With Your Doctor After an Accident

    5 Things to Discuss With Your Doctor After an Accident

    After a car accident, it can be tempting to skip the doctor’s office, especially when you don’t think you’re badly hurt. However, there’s no reason to put off going to the hospital, even if you think your cuts will heal without stitches, or your headache will go away if you drink enough water. Don’t wait…

  • What Is the ELD Mandate and Is It Making Our Roads Safer?

    What Is the ELD Mandate and Is It Making Our Roads Safer?

    In 2017, the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) began requiring that all commercial truck companies install electronic logging devices (ELDs) in their fleet vehicles. These devices have now replaced the paper logs that drivers formerly used to track their on-duty hours, helping to enforce hours of service laws. If you or a loved one…

  • Understanding Negligence in Your Personal Injury Claim

    Understanding Negligence in Your Personal Injury Claim

    Negligence is an important concept that you’ll see mentioned everywhere on legal websites and blogs. We often talk about proving negligence and determining negligence through investigation, but we rarely go into detail about what negligence is — beyond being synonymous with fault. Negligence is a factor in every personal injury case — including motor vehicle…

  • Who Is Liable in a Commercial Truck Accident?

    Who Is Liable in a Commercial Truck Accident?

    Truck collisions are often more traumatic and cause more severe injuries than regular passenger vehicle crashes. But the physical and psychological effects aren’t the only differences between the two types of collisions. Large truck cases are significantly more complex than those involving only passenger vehicle crashes because they involve more parties and defenses — and…

  • Texas’ #1 Cause of Car Accidents

    Texas’ #1 Cause of Car Accidents

    Driving is sometimes a nerve-wracking and frustrating experience. And when other motorists ignore our laws and common courtesy, your drive’s not just frustrating; it’s downright dangerous. Every year, the Texas Department of Transportation breaks down all the known causes of car accidents in the state. In this article, we’ll take a look at the top…

  • Tips for Finding the Right Accident Attorney for Your Case

    Tips for Finding the Right Accident Attorney for Your Case

    Have you been injured in a San Antonio car accident? Vehicle collisions can have a devastating impact on both your daily life and your bank account. To get the compensation you deserve and need, you’ll probably have to file a personal injury claim with help from an experienced accident attorney who can investigate and prepare…

  • Speeding Contributes to More Than 26% of Traffic Fatalities

    Speeding Contributes to More Than 26% of Traffic Fatalities

    Speeding kills. While it might seem like a minor offense to some people, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) linked speeding to more than 26% of all traffic fatalities in 2017. Nationwide, that’s nearly 10,000 people killed in a single year because of speeding. In Texas alone, speed contributed to 46,756 fatal or injury-causing…

  • Experiencing Shoulder Pain After a Car Accident?

    Experiencing Shoulder Pain After a Car Accident?

    It doesn’t take much to injure a shoulder, and even a minor car accident can cause serious damage. If you’re experiencing shoulder pain after a crash, you need to take the issue seriously and get checked out by a physician right away before the injury becomes worse. Depending on the extent of your injury, you…

  • Oil Rig Accidents – 3 Things to Know

    Oil Rig Accidents – 3 Things to Know

    Between the lucrative pay and free training, jobs in the oil and gas industry are commonplace here in Texas. Unfortunately, this line of work is also extremely dangerous — as evidenced by the Deepwater Horizon explosion in 2010, which killed 11 and injured 17 more. While explosions like this one are rare, smaller explosions and…

  • Do Online Car Accident Settlement Calculators Work?

    Do Online Car Accident Settlement Calculators Work?

    In 2017, car accidents injured more than 250,000 people and caused 3,700 fatalities in Texas. That’s more than 250,000 people wondering what to do next and how much their personal injury case might be worth. Many of these people turn to online settlement calculators that promise to estimate their damages with just a few simple…

  • Who Is Responsible for E-Scooter Injuries?

    Who Is Responsible for E-Scooter Injuries?

    Since the dockless electric scooter company Bird entered the San Antonio market in October 2018, we’ve seen a steady increase in e-scooter crashes and serious injuries. Unfortunately, this trend is likely to continue. Keep reading to learn more about the rapidly developing world of dockless scooter injury law. Electric Scooters Are Wildly Popular — and…