What is a products liability statute of repose?

Most people are familiar with the concept of the statute of limitations, which establishes the time limit within which a person must commence legal action after either the occurrence of the injury, or the plaintiff's discovery of the injury if it was not apparent at the time when...

Another Texas aviation accident has officials looking for a cause

When a car crashes on a Texas highway, the cause of the accident is usually readily apparent. The driver says he or she was going too fast for the weather conditions, or an animal darted across the highway in the path of the vehicle. The immediate aftermath of a plane crash or h...

Physical, psychological factors make burn injuries hard to treat

If you are involved in a car accident that results in severe burns, the burn injuries themselves – manifested in skin and other tissue damage – are serious in themselves. But what can make a burn injury even more difficult to treat are the additional medical and psychologica...

Texas doctor believes poor vision could lead to pilot error

Each and every day, Mesquite optometrists see patients whose vision is declining. Whether it is caused by the aging process or by disease or injury, failing eyesight that can be corrected with glasses is normally not a life-changing event. An optometrist in Texas now reports that...

Product recalls are not limited to automobiles

2014 was a bad year for several car manufacturers, which had to issue recalls of vehicles for a variety of safety-related problems. Indeed, most of the time the term "recall" is associated with defective car parts such as faulty ignitions or airbags that do not inflate properly. ...

Does “negligence per se” apply to car accidents in Texas?

The act of driving a car requires the person behind the wheel to observe a wide range of traffic safety laws, which govern activities like speed limits, right-of-way, acceptable turns and passing, insurance requirements, and much more. All of these laws can be found in Texas sta...

Texas statute of limitations for personal injury claims

A statue of limitations is a time limit within which an injured car accident victim must sue a negligent driver. A lawsuit filed after the statute of limitations expires could lead to the dismissal of the case. Time limits for filing personal injury lawsuits in Dallas and other...

What are some types of traumatic brain injuries?

Not that long ago we posted about the general causes and consequences of suffering a traumatic brain injury, but what about some of the specific kinds of such injuries? How many variations are there, and how may they relate to possible negligent causation? Most often, traumati...

Different ways that a products liability claim can arise

Most of the time when products liability cases make the news it is in the context of sensational stories of product recalls, injuries and even deaths. But in Texas the way that the products liability statute is written, there are several ways in which products liability can occur...