What is negligence? When you are injured in an accident, you will need medical treatment, you may lose time from work and you may have pain and physical limitations. Who is responsible for these expenses? Your personal injury attorney’s job is to assist...
Is there a Texas no refusal law? In other words, are you required to submit a chemical sample to a police officer to determine your blood alcohol content (BAC)? If they ask you for a sample, they believe that you are a drunk driver. In Texas the legal term...
If you are not able to work, then you may be eligible for Social Security (SS) disability benefits or supplemental security income benefits. You may have heard these benefits called SSDI or SSI. SS disability benefits are available to people who can’t work...
Social host laws deal with the idea that the host of a social event may be responsible to the people attending that event. If you, as a social host allowed one of your guests to drink too much. If they cause an accident on their way home, you as the host could...
There are many different types of Texas workers’ compensation benefits available to injured workers after filing a claim, but some are more important than others. For instance, most people don’t need to know that a severely injured person might be able to get a...
A Temporary Restraining Order is an emergency court order that prevents a person from performing some action until a temporary orders hearing can be held. It is generally referred to as a TRO. A divorce proceeding can turn ugly really fast. In a...
A field sobriety test is performed by a police officer. They do this when they believe the suspect is intoxicated. Most of us are generally good people. We feel that police only arrest criminals. Had a few drinks? Are you driving? Speeding? Are your...
As Texas workers’ compensation lawyers who handle cases all over the state, we see a lot of different work injuries. People sustain their workplace injury in many different ways. Sometimes it is their own fault. Very often, though, a workplace injury is the result...
Dram shop laws in Texas involve providing alcohol. The term dram shop originally came from 18th century England. There were bars and pubs that sold a spoonful of gin. This was called a dram. Today the law considers any establishment that...
Social security disability lawyers are one of the most cost-effective types of lawyers that exist. These lawyers do all of the work for you and only earn a fee of 25% of your back pay award, or $6,000.00, whichever is LESS! You can hire one without paying...
