Posts in Personal Injury

September 15, 2026 I Was in a Crash With a Distracted Truck Driver on His Phone—What Can I Do?

If you were hit by a commercial truck and you suspect the driver was texting, using a phone, or too tired to drive safely, there may be important evidence beyond what you saw at the scene. Federal trucking rules restrict texting and handheld-phone use and limit how long many commercial drivers can drive and remain…

August 27, 2026 Why the Insurance Company Says Your Crash Was “Too Minor” to Have Hurt You

The Damage to Your Car Was Minor, So How Could You Really Be Hurt? If your car came out of a crash without much visible damage, but you’re the one dealing with real neck or back pain, you may already have heard some version of this from an insurance adjuster. In cases with anything less…

August 19, 2026 What Evidence Do You Need to Prove a Personal Injury Claim?

If you’ve been seriously hurt in a crash, or by a product that never should have failed, you may be wondering what it actually takes to prove your case. It’s a fair question. Insurance companies don’t pay out fair compensation just because you say you were hurt, and juries don’t award verdicts based on someone’s…

August 14, 2026 Does a Semi-Truck Have to Carry More Insurance Than a Car?

Yes. In many cases, a commercial semi-truck is required to carry substantially more liability insurance than an ordinary passenger vehicle. That difference matters because a crash involving an 18-wheeler or other large commercial truck can cause catastrophic injuries that are very different from those typically seen in an ordinary car accident. A passenger vehicle can…

August 12, 2026 Trucking Company Negligence Lawsuit: How Corporate Failures Cause Serious Crashes

Every fatal truck crash gets reduced, at first, to a story about one driver. But the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations (FMCSR) impose responsibilities on motor carriers as well as drivers. A trucking company decides who gets hired, how much training they receive, and what they’re told to do the moment a crash happens. When…

August 4, 2026 Downloading a Commercial Motor Vehicle’s Black Box Following a Truck Crash

Modern commercial trucks are rolling data centers. Rather than relying on a single “black box,” today’s trucks often generate electronic evidence through multiple onboard systems, including engine control modules (ECMs), electronic logging devices (ELDs), telematics platforms, GPS systems, and AI-enabled dash cameras. Depending on the vehicle and equipment installed, these systems may record everything from…

August 3, 2026 Preserve the Evidence Needed to Win Your Case Following a Truck Accident

A collision with a commercial truck rarely looks like a routine car accident, and the days that follow don’t move like a routine case, either. Tire marks fade under weather and traffic within hours. Debris gets swept off the shoulder by a highway crew doing its job. And the truck that just caused catastrophic injury…

July 31, 2026 Fighting a Texas State Court Motion to Stay Civil Discovery Pending Resolution of a Criminal Proceeding

Your client was hurt, and the person or company responsible is also facing criminal charges arising out of the same conduct. Maybe it’s a drunk driver who plowed into your client’s car. Maybe it’s a corporate defendant that let a preventable tragedy happen on its property while someone else stands criminally charged for pulling the…

July 31, 2026 Tabletop Fire Pits: A Preventable Fire and Burn Hazard Hiding in Plain Sight

Alcohol-burning tabletop fire pits have become a popular backyard fixture, marketed as smokeless, flame-lit centerpieces for patios and outdoor tables. But behind the sleek design sits a defect that has already killed two people and injured dozens more. The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) reports at least 60 injuries tied to these products since…

July 29, 2026 Large Trucks, Crash Avoidance Technology, and the Safety Gap

A fully loaded semi-truck can legally weigh up to 80,000 pounds on the Interstate System. A passenger car weighs a fraction of that. When those two things collide, physics decides the outcome long before a jury ever does. In 2024, 5,340 people were killed, and 161,201 were injured in crashes involving large trucks. That is…