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This afternoon, there was a terrible wreck on Highway 290 in McDade.  Details are still coming in, but it appears that four people have died, including two children. Unfortunately, this is only the latest tragedy along Highway 290, which seems to be becoming more and more dangerous.  For example, three...

Last week, Google reported on a new wreck involving one of its self-driving cars.  Google is trying to sell this as the first wreck involving its self-driving cars, but reports of other wrecks are out there. Regardless, a new article from a computer/tech writer brings out one of the important...

For those of us in Austin, today is the first day of the new school  year.  As always, we need to mindful of school zones, especially the prohibition against cell phone use in school zones. This year, the Austin Police Department is helping remind us, and perhaps not the easy...

An increasing trend in personal injury litigation is for insurance companies and their lawyers trying to gain access to your social networking sites.  Sometimes this includes the use of trickery to get access to your information.    Once there, they'll take statements or photos entirely out of context to try...

This is another question I recently received. A person was injured in a car wreck, they submitted a demand letter, and tried to negotiate, but the insurance company was stonewalling them.  What are they supposed to do? There isn't a good answer for someone in this situation.  Insurance companies may...

A lot of momentum seems to be developing for the idea that Austin will ban drivers from using hand-held devices while driving.  In February, the Austin City Council appointed a Distracted Driving Study Group to look at the problem of distracted driving.  On Monday, the study group released a memo...

This is a question that I've received a few times.  And the answer is, "Being hit by a drunk driver should increase the value of your case, but it doesn't always." What do I mean?  Obviously, if the jury knows that you were hit by a drunk driver, they would...

Last week, local news station KXAN ran a great story on the problems that consumers encounter trying to get insurance companies to pay their claims.  Unfortunately, I see this on a daily basis.  When you're hurt or injured, insurance companies seem to employ the old deny, defend and delay tactics...

Concussions are on the rise.  New research published in the Journal of Sports Medicine finds that the number of high school athletes who have suffered a concussion has doubled between 2005 to 2012. This is great news! Why? Researchers think the reality is that the number of concussions is the...

I've been writing for almost two years about the driving dangers created by the Texas oil boom, especially those dangers in the Eagle Ford Shale region.  A new article about the increase of road deaths from the energy boom has me thinking about it again.  In the article, the Karnes...