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The holiday season is a time to spread joy and revel in the spirit of giving. Crowds gather across the nation’s countless shopping malls, as shoppers try to find that perfect gift. However, the amount of activity creates the conditions that can present a risk to your personal safety. The 2016 holiday season had numerous...

Modern Technology Can Prevent 63,000 Truck Accidents Per Year The AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety has released a report examining the effects that modern truck technology can have on road safety. According to their research, 61% of adult drivers in America feel less safe driving near large trucks than near passenger cars. Major contributing factors...

There are a number of dangers facing children in the world today, and we all try our best to keep our kids out of harm’s way. Among the most common threats to children between the ages of 1-13 are auto accidents, but we have the means to mitigate that damage with proper child seat practices....

The back road is long, the hour late. Nobody seems to be out. The last time you saw a headlight was miles ago. The high beams are on and there is no mistaking the black and white sign that reads the speed limit is 35. You are going 40, okay 43. An old favorite comes...

Back to school is an exciting time for Texas families. It can also be potentially perilous. According to the National Safety Council, more children are hit by cars near schools than at any other location. If you or a loved one has been injured in a school zone accident, you have legal rights which must...

According to a prominent job site, Texas is one of the most dangerous states in the country for work injuries. Last month, Zippia ranked all 50 states in terms of work injuries, using data from nearly 20,000 reports filed with the Occupational Health and Safety Administration (OSHA) since 2015. Texas came in at #5, just behind...

Texas work zone accident deaths rose by 27 percent last year, which has prompted the state Department of Transportation to issue a stern warning to motorists: Slow down. Specifically in San Antonio, KTSA 107.1 reports there were more than 2,000 work zone crashes last year, resulting in dozens of injuries and 7 deaths. In Austin,...

Manufacturers of products for infants have a responsibility to make sure the items they are selling are safe to be used with a baby. Babies are helpless and new parents count on the products they buy to help those parents ensure young children are protected during their first years of life. Unfortunately, thousands of infant and...

Truck drivers and commercial trucking companies must follow rules and regulations for safe loading of cargo. There are weight limits on the amount of cargo a truck can carry. Rules also regulate how cargo must be loaded and secured. These rules exist to try to reduce the chances of crashes happening due to problems with...

Our Texas law firm offers our condolences to the victims A charter bus carrying passengers from the Austin, Texas area was struck by a freight train in Biloxi, Mississippi on March 7, killing four and injuring dozens of others. "Our thoughts and prayers are with the victims of the Biloxi crash and their families," said...