Social Media Use After an Accident: Legal Implications In today’s digital age, the use of social media is ubiquitous, with platforms like Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and TikTok serving as key avenues for personal expression and communication. However, following an accident, your social media use after an accident can have significant legal implications. Understanding these implications…
Unveiling Seatbelt Injuries: Impact in Car Accidents In the context of motor vehicle collisions, seatbelts play a crucial role as essential safety features aimed at reducing the risk of injury. However, paradoxically, these safety restraints can sometimes cause injuries to occupants, albeit typically less severe than those sustained without seatbelt use. Despite this mitigating factor,…
In the face of sobering statistics on drunk driving fatalities, the need for experienced drunk driving accident attorneys becomes ever more urgent. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) reported that nearly 13,400 people were killed in drunken driving crashes in 2021 alone, a staggering figure that highlights the devastating impact of impaired driving on…
Personal Injury Protection (PIP) serves as a fundamental element of car insurance, providing a safeguard for medical expenses and, occasionally, covering lost wages and other damages resulting from an automobile accident. PIP, an essential extension of car insurance available in Texas and some other U.S. states is characterized by its “no-fault” nature. This means that…
How am I Compensated for Pain and Suffering? What is pain and suffering and how is it measured? In a personal injury case, it is extremely difficult to determine the amount of pain and suffering inflicted upon the injured person. Every injury, every injured person, every accident, and every case is different so it is…
What Should I Do After a Collision? The first thing you should do following an accident is to call the police so that an accident report will be prepared. Although the police do not always prepare an accident report they will always require the other driver to properly identify herself and her insurance company. This…
City Council members voted Thursday to settle for $250,000 a lawsuit brought by two men who were struck in 2006 by an Austin police officer’s car while they were changing a flat tire. The money will be used to cover medical expenses and be divided between Marvin Clayborne and Stephan Center, both of whom were…
If you have been injured, you get only one chance to get the compensation you deserve. One of the most important decisions you make in your lifetime will be choosing the right personal injury attorney to represent you. You must choose the right lawyer the first time If you hire the wrong lawyer to represent…
