Car crashes can cause severe injuries even when people properly use restraints and follow all traffic laws. Traumatic brain injuries (TBIs) can occur because someone hits their head on part of the vehicle or because a vehicle spins or rolls over during the crash. TBIs...
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Who pays for medical care after a San Antonio motorcycle crash?
Riding a motorcycle can be an exhilarating experience. However, the enjoyment of a motorcycle ride comes at a heavy cost to many riders. Many bikers are often victims of motorcycle accidents, suffering serious injury due to little protection. Accidents often cause...
Can a traumatic brain injury get worse?
If you suffer a traumatic brain injury (TBI) in a car accident, you certainly hope that you’re going to experience healing in the days and weeks to come. You hope that as the injury improves, your symptoms will fade and life will “go back to normal.” But this kind of...
Popular holiday gifts could inspire risks due to defects
Gift-giving is common around the holidays. People also give gifts to their loved ones to commemorate birthdays or special events like graduation. Gift-giving can be as exciting for the person who purchased the present as it is for the party receiving the gift....
3 ways trucking companies may increase crash risk for the public
Motor vehicle collisions often directly result from something that drivers have done or failed to do. For example, many crashes caused by semi-trucks occur because a truck operator maintains speeds that are too high or gets too close to other vehicles in traffic....
The potential long-term medical impacts of spinal cord injuries
Spinal cord injuries are perhaps the most feared injuries commonly associated with crashes. Many people catastrophize the idea of losing motor function and sensation after an injury to their spinal cords. They might think of the time when they would need to initially...
Why do some personal injury cases go to trial instead of settling?
Texas state statutes allow those harmed by the actions or negligence of another person or a business to take the matter to civil court. Personal injury lawsuits are one of the more common reasons that people find themselves in court in Texas. Slip-and-falls, drunk...
Why do teens have such a high fatal crash rate?
When you compare teen drivers to other drivers in the United States, a few glaring facts stand out. One of them is that these drivers suffer a disproportionately high fatal accident rate. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) claims that this rate is...
What damages can those hurt in a Texas crash seek to recover?
Car crashes may only last a few seconds, but they can result in lasting consequences for the people involved. Those hurt in a collision often need to seek compensation. Every motorist in Texas is subject to legal requirements necessitating liability insurance. People...
Intoxicated drivers who kill have to support a victim’s kids
This summer, Gov. Greg Abbott signed a law that will make Texas one of the growing number of states that require those convicted of killing someone in a drunk or drugged driving crash to provide financial support to the victim’s children. The law, which was signed in...