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21 Jun

Watch Out for These Five Swimming Pool Risks This Summer

Warm weather means more of us will be visiting swimming pools by ourselves or with family and friends. Each year, there are cases of severe injuries or deaths that occur while people are enjoying public or private swimmi...

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7 Apr

Common Causes of Injuries and Deaths at Concerts

South by Southwest (SXSW) is one of the most popular concert events in the US. However, it is also an event that has a tragic history. During SXSW in 2014, a motorist on the run from police officers overran a barricade a...

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15 Nov

Bounce House Injuries Are Becoming More Common

Are bounce house injuries on the rise? According to the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), as the popularity of bounce houses and other inflatables grows, so, too, do the number of serious injuries caused by them...

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30 Oct

Does Signing a Waiver Really Prevent Me from Suing a Business?

A Buda father is considering a lawsuit against iPlay, a South Austin amusement center that offers inflatable recreational indoor activities. The father’s son was bouncing in the back of an inflatable castle when he fel...

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24 Jul

Déjà Vu: Another Car Falls from Austin Parking Garage

Again? On July 13, a woman attempting to park in a downtown Austin parking garage breached the steel retention cables at the end of the garage. She then plunged five to seven stories to the ground below, suffering ser...

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24 May

Can I Sue Holiday Inn If I Get Hurt in the Hotel?

On April 3, a Houston man filed a complaint against JIN Hospitality Ltd., which is doing business as Holiday Inn Express Houston. The complaint resulted from an injury the man suffered in October 2016, when the man encou...

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6 Jun

Why is This Couple Suing Kerbey Lane Cafe?

Kerbey Lane Café at Guadalupe Street is an iconic Austin restaurant, known as a classic breakfast spot and a place for drunken college students to eat and sober up after the bars have closed. It has received criticism i...

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5 Jun

How Can a Dog Owner Prevent Dog Bites?

Everyone loves dogs, but it is important for dog owners to respect the danger they could present if they are not cared for properly. Dog bites can lead to rabies, which is a deadly disease usually transferred from an ani...

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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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6 Feb

Can I File a Lawsuit If I’m Injured in a Grocery Store?

A woman in Galveston County is suing the grocery store chain HEB on premises liability claims, arguing that she was hurt inside of one of its stores. Water had apparently accumulated near the store’s entrance and cause...

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28 Nov

Is Your Loved One a TBI Victim from a Personal Attack?

A 36-year-old Austin man named Kenneth Johnson has suffered a traumatic brain injury (TBI) by an unknown rock thrower. The victim has had part of his skull removed. Currently, he is unable to communicate more than a few ...

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10 Nov

Can I Hire an Attorney During a Dispute Resolution?

In Texas, workers’ compensation disputes are handled through the Texas Department of Insurance, Division of Workers’ Compensation (TDI-DWC). This process is in place in an attempt to avoid having workers’ comp case...

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5 Nov

Is Ebola Covered Under Workers’ Compensation?

As we frequently mention, Texas is the only state that does not mandate employers to provide workers’ compensation for their employees. Fortunately, for two nurses who contracted the Ebola virus while working at the Te...

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29 Oct

What Should You Know About Fatal Occupational Injuries?

[caption id="attachment_2053" align="alignright" width="300"] Photo of a construction workers on a jobsite.[/caption] The Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) released a preliminary report on fatal work-related injuries for...

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22 Oct

What Should an Employer Do After an Employee Is Injured?

[caption id="attachment_1943" align="alignright" width="199"] Photo of construction workers on a jobsite[/caption] We have always stressed that it is the responsibility of employers to ensure the safety of their employe...

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