Tragedy struck a Southeast Austin work site after a construction accident on August 9, 2017. In the morning hours, a concrete slab fell on a worker, pinning him. The slab weighed somewhere between 30,000 and 40,000 pounds. Emergency responders were initially unable to get to him, as the slab leaned against a tractor-trailer beneath a...

An Associated Press analysis of federal statistics shows that as age increases, so does the chance of work-related fatalities. This is despite the fact that overall work accident fatalities are on a decline. The trend is worrisome, since baby boomers are increasingly shirking the traditional retirement age of 65. The United States government estimates that...

A 10-year-old Austin boy recently died when he went into the gap between a stone wall and a vehicle gate as his friend activated the gate. Metal mesh was supposed to be present to prevent people from entering the gap. The vehicle gate opened and suffocated the boy for several minutes. He died days later...

Losing a loved one in a workplace accident can be one of the most difficult experiences a person can go through. This is especially true when that person is the breadwinner of the family. The financial uncertainty combined with grieving is exceedingly difficult to handle. How does the family move forward after wrongful death? There...