Tuesday, June 21, 2016

Delayed 2015 Jeep Cherokee Recall in Question After Crushing Anton Yelchin

The 2015 Jeep Grand Cherokee that rolled backward down a driveway and killed the actor, Anton Yelchin, early Sunday was a model that Fiat Chrysler has recalled for a gearshift issue that has confused drivers, leading them to accidentally leave the...

Wednesday, June 1, 2016

Miller Weisbrod Settles Construction Accident - Dangerous Pump Jack

Our clients were siding contractors on a large apartment construction project in South Central Texas. In order to place large pieces of pre-fabricated siding, the workers needed to have an elevated platform to work at the necessary heights. Since the...

Serious Injuries From Commercial Truck Accidents

There are an estimated 500,000 truck accidents in the U.S. each year. The injuries associated with truck accidents are often serious. An accident between a car and a truck is quite dangerous and can result in serious injuries. Most often it is the...

What is a Personal Injury?

When you or a loved one has been injured, the first thing that comes to mind is simply receiving medical treatment and moving forward with your life. However, it is important to recognize that some people may have legal recourse. Suffering a physical...

Injured by a Defective Vehicle?

Not every car accident is caused by driver error. In recent years, it seems to be more common for vehicle defects to lead to crashes or to exacerbate situations. There have been countless vehicle recalls over the past 10 years, many of which include...

Friday, May 6, 2016

Construction Worker Freed From Trench

IRVING, TEXAS — Crews were able to a free a construction worker more than three hours after he became stuck in a 15-foot trench in Irving. The accident was reported at about 2:52 p.m. Thursday (5/5/16) in the 2100 block of Ridgewood Street. At about...

Friday, April 29, 2016

Head-On Collision & Crush Injuries

Head-on collisions are caused when a driver crosses the center dividing line for any reason. The driver could have been trying to pass another vehicle on a two-lane road or could have been driving negligently and moved to the lane of traffic coming...

Monday, April 25, 2016

Worksite Guardrail Accidents

Electrician On an apartment construction job in North Texas, an electrician Carlos knelt down and began to feed an extension cord from the second story balcony down to the ground so it could be plugged in below. Carlos placed his hand on the temporary...

Thursday, April 14, 2016

More texting drivers in Texas and other states

In four states where texting and driving is not banned, a study by AT&T found drivers text at a rate 17 percent higher than in states where the practice is banned. Comparing the 46 states with bans on texting to the four that do not – Texas, Missouri,...

Distracted Driving has surpassed drunk driving deaths

Distracted driving has become rampant on roadways across the country, outranking drunk driving as our nation’s leading cause of auto accident fatalities. Distracted driving-related crashes have skyrocketed over the last decade, as smartphones, music...

Monday, April 4, 2016

Electronic Logbooks Truckers

Federal Mandate Could Mean Less Road Time for TruckersTruck monitoring designed to increase safety, called costly Weary drivers who clock hours of illegal overtime to make faraway deliveries and some who alter their paper logbooks to hide violations...

Thursday, March 17, 2016

Oklahoma City Doctor & Mercy Hospital-OKC sued for leaving surgical sponge in a patient

OKLAHOMA CITY DOCTOR AND MERCY HOSPITAL OKLAHOMA CITY SUED FOR FORGETTING SURGICAL SPONGE IN YOUNG WOMAN DURING KNEE SURGERY In the spring of 2014 at the end of her junior year at Oklahoma Christian College, Whitney Jarvis was playing intramural soccer...

Wednesday, March 2, 2016

Demolition Construction Accident Verdicts

Some of the most hazardous construction operations involve the demolition of structures. In June of 2013, a building being demolished in Philadelphia collapsed onto an adjacent structure killing a half dozen people and seriously injuring more than...

Monday, February 29, 2016

Rollover Accidents – Dallas Auto Accident Lawyers

Rollover car accidents are responsible for 35% of passenger fatalities Rollover accidents cause more than 10,000 deaths in the United States every year, according to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA). Even though rollover accidents...

Thursday, February 25, 2016

Common Types of 18-Wheeler Accidents

The weight and size of commercial trucks pose safety hazards for other vehicles sharing the road with them. A truck can weigh anywhere close to 80,000 pounds and are not easily maneuverable as compared to passenger vehicles. A collision between...

Tuesday, February 23, 2016

Traumatic Brain Injuries

Also known as “TBIs,” traumatic brain injuries are exactly what they sound like: serious injuries to the brain. Lately, TBIs have received more attention, especially due to the lawsuits filed by football players. While sports injuries, including repetitive...