Category: Injuries

Halloween Safety Tips From Personal Injury Lawyers

On behalf of Ted B Lyon & Associates posted in Personal Injury on Sunday, October 22, 2023.

Halloween is around the corner, and kids around the Dallas-Fort Worth area are looking forward to putting on their costumes and going trick-or-treating. Plenty of college students and adults will be going to Halloween parties, too. While the spooky holiday is a lot of fun, it’s...

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How Does Modified Comparative Fault Affect Your Injury Case?

On behalf of Ted B Lyon & Associates posted in Personal Injury on Tuesday, October 10, 2023.

You’ve been involved in a motor vehicle crash in Texas, and you believe it was the other driver’s fault. But the other driver is claiming you were at least partially at fault. Both of you report the accident to your insurers, and different settlement offers come in. Rather th...

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Nearly 4,500 People Died on Texas Roads in 2022

On behalf of Ted B Lyon & Associates posted in Personal Injury on Tuesday, July 18, 2023.

The Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) released grim statistics at its monthly meeting in March 2023, showing that 4,481 fatalities happened on Texas roads during 2022. This fall, the National Highway Transportation Safety Administration (NHTSA) is expected to release na...

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Prioritizing Safety in Vehicles in Texas

On behalf of Ted B Lyon & Associates posted in Fatal Car Accident, Personal Injury on Tuesday, April 11, 2023.

According to the Texas Department of Transportation, there were 239,539 individuals injured in motor vehicle traffic crashes in 2021, with a death toll of 4,489 people. There are many reasons for car accidents. These can include bad weather, negligent or reckless driving and a h...

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Can Gender Balance Improve Trucking Safety?

On behalf of Ted B Lyon & Associates posted in Truck Accident Injuries, Truck Accidents, Trucking Company, Trucking Industry, Work Accidents on Friday, October 7, 2022.

Truck drivers are far from representative of the population as a whole. Male drivers heavily outnumber female drivers. Trucking companies are having trouble recruiting new drivers, so the average age of a truck driver has also risen.  The Biden-Harris Administration...

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Car Safety Tech Failing Pedestrians

On behalf of Ted B Lyon & Associates posted in Dallas, Fatal Car Accident, Pedestrian Accident, Pedestrian Fatality, Personal Injury, Wrongful Death on Friday, September 23, 2022.

Cars and trucks pose a serious hazard to pedestrian traffic. Recent efforts to help drivers and pedestrians avoid deadly interactions have fallen short. Pedestrian deaths are on the rise. Those waiting for a technological solution may have to wait a while longer. Automat...

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Traffic Deaths Surge Again in 2022

On behalf of Ted B Lyon & Associates posted in Attorney, Car Accident Attorney, Car Accident Injuries, Car Accidents, Commercial Vehicle Accidents, Dallas, Fatal Car Accident, Limo Accidents, Personal Injury, Rear-end accidents, Texas Car Accident Attorney, Truck Accident Injuries on Saturday, September 10, 2022.

Early numbers are in for 2022, and the news is not good. The first quarter of the year showed the highest number of motor vehicle accident deaths of any quarter in 20 years. This continues a worrying trend—American roads are getting more dangerous. The Pandemic or Something ...

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Automated Traffic Enforcement and Safe Driving

On behalf of Ted B Lyon & Associates posted in Attorney, Car Accidents, Personal Injury, Reckless Driving, Speeding, Traffic Enforcement on Tuesday, April 5, 2022.

Automated Traffic Enforcement and Safe Driving Most people understand that speeding and aggressive driving are dangerous behaviors. What to do about it is a harder question. One of the most controversial tools in combating dangerous driving is the use of camera...

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Pay Attention To Distracted Driving

On behalf of Ted B Lyon & Associates posted in Attorney, Car Accidents, Cell Phone, Distracted Driving, Personal Injury on Friday, March 25, 2022.

Pay Attention to Distracted Driving Distracted driving is one of the most common dangerous behaviors you will see. Cell phones are a major contributor, but distracted driving is older than that. The problem is easy to identify, but hard to solve. That’s becau...

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