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If you have suffered a brain injury, you might be referred to a neuropsychologist, who will often recommend neuropsychological testing. A neuropsychologist is a psychiatrist with a specialty in the science of brain-behavior relationships.  In other words, they deal with how brain function affects your behavior.   The neuropsychologist uses a number...

Despite all the outcry and the increasing number of laws banning texting while driving, it's a problem that's getting worse, not better. Yesterday, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration released its first major study on distracted driving.  It found that at any one time, 1 in 100 drivers are using a hand-held...

This month's issue of the ABA  (American Bar Association) Journal has an in-depth look at the Texas Worker's Compensation System   (Insult to Injury:  Texas Worker's Comp System Denies, Delays Medical Help).  The article discusses the reforms of the worker's comp system, the insurance industry's heavy hand in determining how the system...

A problem for potential clients is knowing what to look for in a potential personal injury lawyer. One thing I always advise is to find out whether your lawyer is a member of the Texas Trial Lawyers Association and, if in Austin, the Capital Area Trial Lawyers Association. The Texas...

 It's no secret that personal injury lawyers and insurance companies disagree on a lot.  But when we take the time to sit down with one another, we can find a number of areas of common ground.  And two recent stories demonstrate that we all agree about the unnecessary dangers of texting...

Joe Smith, a client, was injured in a wreck.  He came to me much later, and we were talking about the changes in his life after his car wreck.  He mentioned several things, including the fact that he felt like he was upset with his wife and kids all the...

I had a post yesterday about biker awareness given that this weekend is ROT RALLY weekend. Since making that post, I found a couple of more videos to remind those of us that are non-bikers to be aware of our biking brothers and sisters this weekend. And this one made me...

It's one of the biggest weekends in town.  Where else do you have 200,000+ motorcycle riders gather?  And have concerts featuring Bret Michaels, Blood Sweat & Tears, Blue Oyster Cult & Gallagher?  That's right!! This weekend is once again time for the Republic of Texas Biker Rally. And while the bikers like...

On June 1, 2010, Texas Department of Public Safety officers will begin writing tickets for Texas's new booster seat law.  The law requires all children under 8, unless they are already 4 foot 9 inches or taller, to ride in a booster seat.  Failure to use a booster seat may...

Yesterday, an Americanos USA bus overturned on I-37 near San Antonio, killing 62 year old Christina Lozano Campos and 27 year old Efrain Dominguez-Valenzuela and injuring 40 more.   Authorities now suspect that a broken drive shaft may be to blame for the wreck.   The wreck is reminiscent of the horrific 2008 bus crash...