Category Archives: Car Accident
Getting Around the Graves Amendment
Although most car crash victims have never heard of the Graves Amendment, this federal law could significantly affect the amount of compensation they receive, especially if the tortfeasor (negligent driver) was operating a U-Haul truck, Avis rent-a-car, or other rented vehicle. 49 U.S. Code § 30106 restricts the negligent entrustment rule, which usually applies… Read More »
What Causes Car Crashes?
Media reports often refer to these incidents as “accidents,” but that’s usually not the case. The A-word implies that the incident was inevitable and unavoidable. Instead, some form of driver error causes over 98 percent of the car crashes in Texas. Common kinds of driver error, as well as the responsible causes in the… Read More »
Feds Look To Change Trucker Safety Rules
Since the pandemic lockdown, the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration has repeatedly watered down key safety laws. The latest effort moves in the opposite direction. A 2017 review of the 2015 FAST (Fixing America’s Surface Transportation) Act determined that the current safety record system was “sound.” But the National Academies of Sciences suggested that… Read More »
Contributory Negligence And Car Crash Claims
Insurance companies in the United States earn more than $1 trillion per year. They have the resources to hire defense lawyers who often charge more than $1,000 per hour. These attorneys spend lots of time researching the ever-changing law, looking for legal loopholes that reduce or deny compensation to victims. All these loopholes basically… Read More »
The Five Types Of Car Crash PTSD
Post Traumatic Stress Disorder affects about half of all car crash victims in Texas. Contrary to popular myth, PTSD is not a fright-related processing disorder. Instead, it’s a stress-related brain injury. Car crashes, military combat, sexual assaults, and other extreme trauma events alter the brain’s chemical composition. The amygdala (part of the brain that… Read More »
Why Is My Car Crash Case Taking So Long To Settle?
Car crash claims sometimes settle almost immediately, if the insurance company rolls over and plays dead. That usually doesn’t happen. In fact, insurance companies usually retain high-priced lawyers whose only job is to find legal loopholes that reduce or deny compensation in the case. Additionally, the settlement value, which is the starting point for… Read More »
Supplemental Evidence In Personal Injury Claims
Evidence immediately available at the scene of a collision is usually enough to make a prima facie case. This preliminary case is strong enough to survive procedural motions. However, it is not strong enough to overcome insurance company legal challenges and obtain maximum compensation for victims. Attorneys usually need additional evidence to do these… Read More »
Toddler Killed After Being Run Over By Mother’s Boyfriend
Drivers need to be careful of children when backing up. Unfortunately, many young children have been seriously injured or killed by parents reversing their cars in their driveways and not seeing the child behind them. A 1-year-old toddler died after her mother’s boyfriend ran over her in his truck while he was backing up…. Read More »
Possible Damages In A Houston Car Accident
Car accidents happen every day. While many are minor fender benders that cause little damage and no injuries, there are also a lot of crashes that cause significant injuries. Car accident injuries can range from bruises and whiplash to broken bones, brain damage, paralysis, amputation, and even death. When a negligent party has caused… Read More »
High-Speed Police Chase Kills One, Injures One
A man who was reportedly driving a stolen Honda Accord was impaled on a metal fence after a reckless police chase. Investigators say that, at some point, the Honda careened off the road and slammed into a fence on the commercial side of Hirsch Road, near the Langley Road intersection in the East Little… Read More »
