Blog

In the traumatic aftermath of a car accident, your first priority is your physical health and safety. Injuries are painful and frightening. But after the shock dissipates and you’re faced with the prospect of medical treatment and a lengthy recovery period, anxiety surfaces about the financial aspects of a car accident in Austin. How…

Car accidents are painful, traumatic, and terrifying. Unfortunately, the distress doesn’t quickly dissipate even after a car accident victim begins healing from their injuries. Car accidents involving serious or catastrophic injuries can take many months or even years to resolve. In fault-based car accident insurance states like Texas, recovering compensation after an accident requires…

Beginning in the 20th century, the options for traveling both near and far drastically increased, moving from literal “horsepower” to motor vehicles and air travel in a single generation. These advances make travel accessible to people from all walks of life, from daily commuters on city buses to celebrities and politicians traveling to multiple…

Every traveler has to face that moment of decision when signing a rental car agreement. “Should I pay the extra fee for additional accident insurance or save the money? How likely is it that I’ll have an accident?”  No one ever expects to have a car accident, but you may face an elevated risk…

Speeding is one of the most dangerous factors in any car crash. Some of the effects of elevated speed are very straightforward; faster speeds give drivers smaller windows of reaction time in which to avoid a collision, and they amplify the force of a collision, increasing the risk of serious injury or death for…

There are many informative articles and blog posts about a driver’s rights to compensation under fault-based insurance laws in Texas, but what about a passenger’s rights in a Texas car accident? Passengers cannot bear liability in an accident because a non-driver is not legally at fault in a car accident. So, how do the…

Most car accidents directly result from driver error. Distracted driving, failure to yield the right of way, reckless driving, and speeding are all major causes of car accidents. However, some car accidents happen because a defective auto part that’s meant to function as part of an important system—like a car’s steering system or brakes—causes…

Few people plan ahead for serious injuries with costly medical treatment and days, weeks, or months of missed work days. However, serious injuries happen. CDC data shows around 40 million injury-related emergency room visits annually.  Injuries are expensive as well as painful and debilitating. A successful personal injury claim against the person or business…

Large, lumbering yellow school buses are iconic in the U.S., including in Texas. We typically think of these buses as a safe and nostalgic part of every childhood, but 104 people died in school bus accidents in 2022. While some of these deaths occurred to those in other vehicles involved in the crash or…

When we seek treatment from a doctor, we place a great deal of trust in them and expect them to provide treatment that meets the current standard of care. In fact, medical providers have a legal duty to treat patients as a reasonable professional would under the same circumstances. They must meet the level…