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9 Oct

New Austin Police Dept. Report Reveals Most Deadly Crashes Happen After Midnight

New statistics from the Austin Police Department shed light on thecontributing factors to the rise in fatalities on Austin roads. The APD report shows that the majority of deadly accidents happen after midnight. AP...

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30 Sep

While It’s Hard to Get an Indictment for an Austin Bicycle Accident Fatality, You May Have a Civil Case

A grand jury in an Austin bicycle accident case recently declined to pursue charges against the driver of the car that struck and killed a 16-year-old cyclist this past June. The teen was the 43rd traffic fatality this ...

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28 Sep

Was a Hospital More Concerned with Payment Than Preventing a Wrongful Death?

A wrongful death lawsuit alleged a man died because a Houston hospital staff was more concerned with receiving payment than saving his life. The girlfriend of the father of three, who died at age 32, said his life cou...

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25 Sep

Former Blue Bell Employers Cite Long-Term Safety Issues at Brenham Plant

The Houston Chronicle recently conducted interviews with 14 former Blue Bell employees and found that many of the workers described a company with declining safety and sanitation standards. Workers at the company’s Br...

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21 Sep

Texas Workers’ Comp Insurer Fined $250,000

The Texas Department of Insurance has hit an insurer with a $250,000 fine, which is believed to be the largest fine ever issued for workers’ compensation violations in Texas. The wife of the man who was killed on the j...

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18 Sep

Texas Supreme Court Rules Injured Worker Can’t Receive Lifetime Workers’ Comp Benefits

The Texas Supreme Court recently ruled an injured Texas worker who suffered a back injury cannot receive lifetime workers’ compensation benefits because she did not demonstrate that her claim was directly related to ac...

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14 Sep

Texas Court Upholds Award for Workers Comp Nonsubscriber Case

A Texas appellate court recently upheld most of a $780,000 jury verdict against a Texas workers comp nonsubscriber. A nonsubscriber means a company in Texas that does not carry workers' comp insurance. The worker was ...

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9 Sep

Playground Safety Tips for Parents of Children in Austin

Many children love playing on the playgrounds in Austin. As fun as they are, they can also be dangerous if children are left unsupervised or if the area is not properly designed. Each year, ERs treat around two-hundre...

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31 Aug

Are You Struggling to Get Workers Compensation?

A firefighter diagnosed with colon cancer seeks to receive workers compensation, as he bravely fought fires in the city of Bedford for over 20 years. The 51-year-old man, whose cancer has spread to his liver and lungs, ...

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28 Aug

What Do I Do After a Workplace Injury in Texas?

The U.S. Department of Labor has sued a Spring, Texas-based company for violating the whistleblower provisions of the Occupational Safety and Health Act when it retailiated against an employee. The employee complained t...

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21 Aug

Does Workers Comp Cover Ambulance Fees?

Injured workers sometimes need to be transported by air ambulance helicopter due to their injuries. The transport may be from the scene of an injury to a hospital or from one hospital to another. In recent years, the num...

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19 Aug

5 Motorcycle Safety Tips for New and Returning Riders

This summer, many Texans are experiencing riding a motorcycle for the first time, while others are returning to motorcycling after a long layoff. As fun as motorcycles are to ride, they can be dangerous if safety procedu...

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17 Aug

Worker Loses Bid to Sue for Workers Comp, Company May Face Premises Liability Claim

A Texas contract worker injured in an Oklahoma oil field has lost his bid to sue outside of the state’s exclusive remedy rule for workers comp. However, the company he did contract work for may still face a premises li...

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14 Aug

An Argument For A Sandra Bland Wrongful Death Case

The family of Sandra Bland, the Illinois woman found hanging in a Texas jail cell in July, filed a wrongful death lawsuit last week against a Texas trooper, a sheriff’s office and her jailers, accusing them of being re...

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12 Aug

Chrysler Recalls 1.4 Million Hackable Cars

Chrysler is recalling 1.4 million hackable cars that can be remotely manipulated over the Internet. Hackers are able to remotely control several Chrysler models, posing an unprecedented danger for drivers. Hackers can cu...

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