Injuries

If you have noticed more large trucks on Interstate 35W lately, you are not alone. Already, over two million trucks a year pass through Laredo, the southernmost point of I35, on their way north. Moreover, Customs and Border Patrol officials have recently taken steps to increase t...

As doctors better understand the nature and extent of dog bite injuries, the amount of damages has gone up. In fact, average compensation in dog bite claims has nearly doubled since 2003. Animal attacks cause both visible and invisible injuries. The visible injuries include deep...

A defective roadway may have been partially responsible for a fatal collision in Burleson. According to police and witnesses, a northbound vehicle drifted across a cable median and onto the southbound side. The two-vehicle collision became a pile-up crash, and first responders a...

Many vehicle collision and other claims hinge on legal loopholes which are relatively easy to explain but rather difficult to visualize. Since so many injury victims in Fort Worth are visual learners, we wanted to examine some of the most common insurance company defenses in a ra...

The facts seem straightforward in a recent Arlington car crash. But the intersection collision raises a number of legal questions. The wreck occurred at the intersection of Division Street and Bowen Road. According to police, a westbound sedan driver ignored a red light and smac...

Summer may be ending (hopefully), but that does not mean the risk of swimming pool injury is ending. If anything, the risk may be even greater for people who swim in indoor pools. Swimming pool injuries can strike any person at any time, but young children are the most likely vi...

An intersection collision in Cowtown killed one man and left another driver clinging to life at a local hospital. According to police and witnesses, 52-year-old Brian Keith Peart was southbound on University when he t-boned another vehicle as it attempted an unprotected left tur...

Fully-loaded U-Haul trucks often weigh 25,000 pounds, or even more. Additionally, these operators often have little or no experience or training when it comes to operating such vehicles. The combination often causes serious crashes. According to the negligent entrustment rule, v...

Police believe that a motorist was intoxicated when he traveled the wrong way on I-30 and collided with two other vehicles. Authorities state that the suspected drunk driver was westbound on the eastbound side of Interstate 30 near Ridgmar Mall. The driver hit a van carrying thr...

Since 2014, the average dog bite settlement has increased 16 percent, to over $37,000. Higher medical expenses explain part of that increase. Better understanding and treatment of dog bite injuries play a role as well. Physically, dog bite wounds are difficult to treat. Most vic...