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18 May

Austin EMS Workers Face Stress, Dangers on the Job

Do you know any Austin EMS workers? Have they talked about the dangers and stress associated with their jobs? Recently, the Austin Chronicle had an excellent in-depth story about Austin-Travis County Emergency Medica...

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4 May

Two Killed in Austin Pedestrian Accident

Sadly, on April 22, two pedestrians were killed after being struck by vehicles on the same roadway in southeast Austin. According to KVUE-TV, the crashes occurred at around 6 a.m., near Burleson Road and Promontory Poi...

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25 Mar

Are Fatal Truck Accidents on the Rise in Texas?

Unfortunately, the number of fatal truck accidents occurring in Texas appears to be on the rise. Last fall, the Houston Chronicle reported that between 2009 and 2013, traffic deaths linked to commercial vehicle crashes i...

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11 Mar

Will SXSW Learn from Last Year’s Fatal Accident?

Many of our readers may remember the deadly car accident from last year’s South by Southwest (SXSW) event, which killed four pedestrians and injured at least 21 other people. The driver, Rashad Owens, had allegedly acc...

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9 Mar

Austin’s Hands-Free Ordinance Could Expand to Other Texas Cities

In one of our previous blogs, we discussed Austin’s new hands-free law, which has been in effect since January 1. This week we have learned from the Austin American-Statesman that this hands-free ordinance may influenc...

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2 Mar

Family Firm Helping Injured Austinites for Over 35 Years

Our family-owned Austin personal injury law firm has helped injured people in and around Austin, Texas, since 1978 when Dick Allison started the firm. Today, Mr. Allison’s son, Aaron Allison, works at The Law Offices o...

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23 Feb

Who is Liable If a Bouncer Injures Me

Last week we looked at a local Austin news story about a bar patron that received 55 stitches and an injured eye in a bouncer attack. Then we discussed why these injuries caused by bar employees might be happening. As a ...

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20 Feb

Why Are Austin Bouncers Injuring People?

An injured customer of the Recess Arcade Bar in Austin, Texas is filing a lawsuit after he had received injuries from the bar’s bouncer. The plaintiff claims that the employee launched an unprovoked attack on him, whic...

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11 Feb

Unique Dangers of T-Bone Accidents Can Lead to Serious Injury

A 30-year-old woman was killed in an early morning car accident close to the intersection of Burleson and Omni Park in Austin. A pickup truck driver T-boned her vehicle as she turned onto Burleson Street. The collision f...

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30 Jan

Are Child Pedestrian Deaths Rare?

It has been a tragic week for the Austin family of 12-year-old Ashanti Taliah Williams, who has become Austin’s second traffic fatality of the new year. She had attempted to run across I-35 when a Dodge truck hit her. ...

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28 Jan

Are Auto Accidents Resulting in Death or Injury Rising in Texas?

While the nation is seeing traffic fatalities declining, Texas is actually seeing them increase. The influence of alcohol, speeding and failing to buckle seat belts are all reasons for a three-year increase in car accide...

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21 Jan

Are Car Crashes Due to Speeding Common in Travis County?

According to the Texas Department of Transportation, Travis County is one of five counties in Texas that sees over 1,000 speeding-related car crashes each year. Overall, Travis County came in fourth in 2013 for the most ...

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19 Jan

What is the New Hands-Free Law?

The city of Austin is reminding Austin drivers of the new hands-free ordinance, which prohibits the use of all hand-held devices for anyone driving a vehicle or riding a bicycle. The law went into effect January 1, 2015....

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5 Jan

Are Music Festivals Dangerous?

South by Southwest (SXSW) is one of Austin’s greatest annual events, as musicians and music fans from all over the world come to our city to attend the music festival. Unfortunately, the last SXSW included a car accid...

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2 Jan

Can Bicycling Lead to Major Injuries?

Ryan Trebon, a professional cyclist, is hoping to race in the USA Cycling Cyclo-cross Championship scheduled for January 2015 in Austin. He is currently recovering from three rib fractures and two vertebrae fractures suf...

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