Pelvis injuries are not pretty. Fractures often involve two breakage points, and a crushed pelvis can result in many fractures, sometimes leading to organ damage. In a worst-case scenario, this type of injury can be life threatening. If you (or a loved one) have suffered from a serious pelvis injury due to someone else’s negligence, […]
13 Senior Citizens Killed in Crash. Will Texas finally Pass a Texting Ban?
April 17, 2017 By
On Wednesday, March 29, 2017, 13 senior citizens were killed in a horrific crash caused by a 20-year-old man who told a witness at the scene that he had been texting. Texas is one of only four states that does not have a ban on texting while driving. Bills have been considered by the legislature […]
Tallying Up the Cost of a Knee Injury
April 12, 2017 By
There are a number of ways you can hurt your knee. You can extend your tendons too far, resulting in a strain or sprain, you can tear the menisci – the shock-absorbing padding between the lower and upper leg bones – resulting in swelling and stiffness, or you can build up fluid in your knee […]
Eye Injury Claims After Car Accidents
April 10, 2017 By
Air bag deployment, shattered glass, other debris, and blunt force trauma from the crash itself can all cause serious eye injuries in car wrecks. Some result in permanent vision loss or loss of the eye. Even when vision loss is minimal, it can mean giving up activities you once enjoyed, affect your job performance, and […]
Is Your Vehicle Safe? With Recalls Rising, Here’s What You Need to Know
April 5, 2017 By
If you feel like you know too many people who have been in bad automobile accidents, or seem to hear about them on the news every day, you’re not alone. Sadly, with so many vehicles on the roads these days, and so many drivers being over the legal limit on substances, too tired to concentrate, […]
Judge Approves Settlement in Class Action Suit Against Remington
March 31, 2017 By
US District Judge Ortrie D. Smith finally approved a class action case involving 7.5 million defective triggers in Remington Guns. Though the company accepted the terms of the settlement, it continues to deny the allegations that guns were going off without the trigger being pulled. Under the terms of the settlement, Remington Arms Co. will […]
FTC Sued for Allowing Dealers to Sell Cars with Deadly Defects
March 24, 2017 By
When you go to the dealership and see that a car has been certified as safe or has been subject to a “rigorous inspection”, you assume that any recall issues have been taken care of. In fact, even without the safety claims, you probably assume that dealerships are not allowed to sell vehicles with unfixed […]
Seeking Damages for Complex Regional Pain Syndrome After an Accident
March 22, 2017 By
Complex regional pain syndrome (CRPS), also referred to as reflex sympathetic dystrophy (RSD) is a debilitating and painful condition for which there is no cure. CRPS can stem from an injury so minor that you didn’t even realize you were injured when the accident occurred. It happens when the immune system and nervous system respond […]
House Republicans Use an Obscure Legislative Tool to Shoot Down Yet Another Obama-era Workplace Regulation
March 9, 2017 By
The GOP has recently invoked the power of the Congressional Review Act (CRA) – which has been pretty much dormant since its enactment in 1996 – in order to repeal Obama-era regulations. Before Trump’s inauguration, CRA had been successfully used only once in 2001 when Congress threw out a measure that enforced certain ergonomic rules […]
