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We've written extensively about the dangers posed by the trucking industry. We have prior posts on truckers admitting rules violations, two national reports about the dangers of trucking accidents, and a series from the Dallas Morning News about Texas trucking accidents. But now, there are new concerns about trucking safety. ... -
The Baylor Law Review has generously given us permission to reprint their article, Straight From the Horse's Mouth: Judicial Observations of Jury Behavior and the Need for Tort Reform. Click here to read the entire article. You can read our previous post, which summarized the article, here. To contact Austin...
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Dealing with doctors and health care providers (particularly those located outside of Austin) is one of the most frustrating things about being a personal injury lawyer. We have difficulties getting medical records and bills, and many doctors refuse to participate more than they’re legally required to help prove our client’s...
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For years, Texas residents have been hearing about runaway juries, frivolous lawsuits, and the need for tort reform. But most of the stories in the popular press and thrown around by tort reform groups are anecdotal; there has always been a question of how to best gather data to measure...
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Readers that have spent any time skimming our website know that, for the most part, our lawyers and attorneys represent individuals in personal injury litigation or small to mid-sized business in commercial litigation. The other day, someone asked about the differences in representing each set of clients. For the most...
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We routinely represent small businesses, not only from Austin, but from all over Texas, in disputes and litigation. And it seems more common that small business owners are victims of improper conduct by larger corporations, and they are ending up in our office, seeking our advice on how to enforce...
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"I don’t believe my role is to replace the verdict of a jury with my own unless there are new facts or evidence of which a jury was unaware, or evidence that the trial was somehow unfair." Those were the words of President Bush in his own autobiography (as quoted...
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Austin continues to be a source of bad news for personal injury victims. Staying true to form, Governor Perry rushed to beat legislative deadlines so he could veto numerous bills from the last legislative session. Unfortunately, two of his vetoes really hurt Texas auto accident victims. The first veto was...
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Not our usual post, but we're both fathers, and in honor of father's day, we thought the USA Today article, A Lawyer's Guide to Father's Day, deserves a link. Among the highlights of the article: But the most important lesson is that all children are born with an innate sense...
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There is an interesting guest column in today's East Texas Review, a small East Texas newspaper, titled The Risky Life of a Patient. The general gist of the column is that when we visit contractors, car dealers, or even lawyers, we're on guard to avoid becoming victims of one sort...