Mesquite area drivers among worse in U.S. in accident frequency

On behalf of KarenCanales posted in Car Accidents on Friday, September 11, 2015.

If you believe a recent study by the Allstate insurance company, you may want to stay off the roads around the Dallas-Fort Worth area. According to the study, drivers in this area are ranked among the worst in the country. The insurance company, for the obvious reason that it wan...

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How does the statute of limitations affect my car accident claim?

On behalf of KarenCanales posted in Car Accidents on Monday, September 7, 2015.

The negligence laws in Texas give a car accident victim the right to sue a negligent driver for compensation. The amount that a person can recover depends upon the nature and extent of the injuries. Catastrophic injuries that result in medical expenses and lost wages would be com...

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Thanks to dashboard cam, police catch raging driver

On behalf of KarenCanales posted in Car Accidents on Thursday, September 3, 2015.

A minor car accident with a major build-up was caught on camera recently, helping police identify the individual at fault and putting him in handcuffs. The accident was caused by a driver experiencing some road rage, as he attempted to cut off the other vehicle. It is unclear wha...

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What is Medjacking?

On behalf of KarenCanales posted in Products Liability on Monday, August 31, 2015.

Not even Kurt Vonnegut or Harlan Ellison imagined this: heart attack by hacking.  Seriously. A new word has entered the language of medicine: medjacking. Here's a scenario: the President of the United States has a pacemaker. Not-so-friendly hackers, probably paid millions by...

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The FDA role in drug recalls

On behalf of KarenCanales posted in Products Liability on Sunday, August 23, 2015.

Government agencies in Texas and at the federal level regulate and monitor the safety of drug products. When safety considerations become serious enough such products can be subject to voluntary or mandatory recalls, and in the latter case the Food and Drug Administration can ord...

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Causes of aviation accidents according to the FAA

On behalf of KarenCanales posted in Aviation Accidents on Monday, August 10, 2015.

It's almost like a word-association game when we think about airplane accidents. When you hear "aircraft accident", it's almost reflexive to respond, "pilot error". But is that always the case? Or are other, less commonly thought of sources more likely to be at the root of such m...

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Head-on collision raises potential survival claim issues

On behalf of KarenCanales posted in Car Accidents on Friday, July 31, 2015.

There always exists the potential for a car accident to turn fatal, especially in situations such as a head-on collision. This is precisely what happened in South Austin recently when two vehicles struck each other when a passenger car traveling northbound in an intersection appa...

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Brain injuries pose medical as well as legal challenges

On behalf of KarenCanales posted in Brain Injuries on Friday, July 24, 2015.

Injuries resulting from an accident that the fault of which is attributable to someone else, or from a reckless or even purposeful act, can result not only in financial losses but also in forced changes to the way that you and your loved ones live. Nowhere is this more true than ...

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