Austin Personal Injury Blog

You depend on the products you buy to be safe and reliable. Sadly, not all manufacturers produce safe products, meaning products with defects hit store shelves and end up in your hands. If you are injured by a defective product, you may be able to pursue compensation through a product...

We all know that car accidents happen – we do our best to avoid them but sometimes another driver makes a big mistake at exactly the wrong time. When you’re injured as a result of their mistake, a personal injury lawsuit may be the best option to get yourself back...

Food trucks are popular attractions in Austin. These trucks often draw significant crowds of people, resulting in long lines of customers. If a speeding car or truck crashes into one of these crowds, the injury toll can be catastrophic. Just such an accident occurred in downtown Austin last Friday night, and the...

There are a variety of different ways that construction workers can be injured on the job. There are also several different legal options and protections available to help them with their damages and harm that they should be familiar with following a construction accident. Common construction accident injury types The...

The federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration, or OSHA, is a federal agency which creates safety regulations for all types of private employers. Texas requires private employers to follow OSHA regulations While other states choose to create their own plans based on OSHA’s regulations, Texas has decided to rely on...

Fatal auto accidents have been rising Texas and across the nation. Law enforcement, legislators and researchers are assessing the problem and trying to find solutions. It is believed that dangerous driving behaviors like distracted driving, drivers who are under the influence and speeding are primary reasons in this increase. In...

In Austin, across Texas and throughout the United States, large trucks are a common part of the landscape. Seeing these vehicles on the roads might not be overly worrisome since they are so prevalent, but when thinking about the amount of damage they can do if there is a crash,...

Many media reports of traffic accidents often end with the statement that the accident is “undergoing further investigation.” Such statements often appear long after the debris from the accident has been cleared from the spot where the accident occurred. How can an investigation be “continued” after the physical evidence of...

We are incredibly blessed to live in this area of the country. We get all the benefits of living in Texas (low taxes, no income taxes, cheap cost of living, etc.), with all the benefits of living in a high-tech city, like those in California (Google Fiber, tech company headquarters,...

Across Austin and the state of Texas, motorcycle accidents are a common problem. Motorcyclists who are in an accident have a higher chance of a catastrophic injury or fatality, with rates shockingly higher than those of car accidents. Statistically, motorcyclists are 27 times more likely to die in an accident...