Drivers who work on a contract basis, being paid per ride, have a clear incentive to drive more often. Their income is tied to it. The more trips they can put in every day or every week, the more they can earn.This can apply to newer ride-sharing services, such as...
Motor Vehicle Accidents
Personal Injury
Medical Malpractice
Why file a wrongful death claim when you believe it’s murder?
In an earlier post, we discussed how the standard of proof required in a civil case makes it easier to get a wrongful death verdict for the plaintiff than it is for a prosecutor to get a conviction for murder in a criminal case.However, that's not the only reason you...
Why is it easier to prove a wrongful death than a murder charge?
There are two possible ways that a wrongful death can happen: Someone can be killed as a result of another person's negligence or someone can be killed as a result of another person's intentional actions.That second scenario sounds a lot less like, "the victim died in...
Party buses turn a blind eye to underage and excessive drinking
In theory, hiring a party bus to get a bunch of drunk college students back and forth from a multi-fraternity party sounds like a good idea.However, when the party bus company has an "anything goes" attitude toward underage drinkers and the overly inebriated,...
Distracted drivers and SUV accidents in Texas
Distracted drivers are all over the roads of Texas these days for various reasons. They are not found in one particular vehicle or another, but those operating SUVs can be particularly dangerous. Driving distracted in any size car is dangerous, but doing so in an SUV...
Injuries stemming from vehicle rollovers in Texas
Vehicle rollovers are the most dangerous type of accident in the state of Texas. The sheer force of a vehicle rolling multiple times before it comes to a stop can cause significant injuries, trauma and even death to those in the vehicle and those hit by the vehicle...
Why SUVs are at highest risk of rollovers of all types of vehicle
While those who drive either minivans, trucks or SUVs may be under the impression that, in driving a car that is higher up off the ground, they are better protected from prospective motor vehicle crashes than those who drive low-to-the-ground passenger cars, they are...
How should you drive near a truck?
Semitrucks are a common sight on the interstates and city streets in Texas, but they're significantly different than passenger vehicles in terms of height, weight, blind spots and many other factors. As such, the Texas Department of Transportation (TDOT) has given...
Here’s what you can do if a car hits your child
It's not just adults who have to worry about getting hurt in car accidents. Children could also end up getting hurt. One way in which many children are hurt each year is in bicycling accidents with automobiles. Children don't always know the rules of the road, so it...
Could you have been lied to about your loved one’s death?
How would you feel if you found out -- nearly two years after the fact -- that your elderly mother had died at the hands of an inept doctor doing an unauthorized procedure instead of pneumonia like you were told?Would it make you feel even worse to learn that the...
