Archive for December 2010
Protect Your Children From Dangerous Toys This Holiday Season
The holiday season is always exciting for children, but the season also poses unexpected risks. Last week, the American Association of Justice released a study to try and help minimize the risk. The study, Playing With Safety: Dangerous Toys and the Role of America’s Civil Justice System, discusses some of the dangers and also talks…
Read MoreElevated Falls Can Be a Very Serious Construction Related Issue Legally Speaking
Slip and falls are common in personal injury lawsuits. Elevated falls are different and usually more fatal. There is a difference between a slip and fall and an elevated fall. The slip and fall, a quite common case in personal injury law, tends to happen then someone is on another person’s property and they slip…
Read MoreThe Heroic Story of Roger Chan — and What We Can Learn
Earlier this week, the Austin American Statesman ran a heart-breaking story about Roger Chan. I can’t do the story justice, but Mr. Chan was riding his motorcycle to help cook Thanksgiving meals for those in need when he was involved in a horrific motorcycle crash. Despite the injuries Mr. Chan endured, there are a number of things…
Read MoreNew Survey Says Texas Texting While Driving Is Getting Worse
Readers of our blog and website know that I have written extensively on texting while driving. You would think that after all of the publicity about the dangers associated with texting while driving that the problem would be getting better. But if Texas drivers are to be believed, it’s not. Yesterday, the Texas Transportation Institute…
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