Texas Personal Injury Attorney Legal Blog

If you were recently injured in an accident caused by someone else’s negligence, you are likely in a hurry to receive your settlement check. The period following an accident can be grueling, resulting in time away from work, tons of medical bills, and other bills piling up. At Tate Law…

Despite being the subject of some of the biggest recalls in automotive history, it seems the saga of the defective Takata airbags refuses to end. Ford recently announced it would recall about three million vehicles, including 2.7 million vehicles in the United States, due to issues with the inflators in…

In 2020, while in the grip of a pandemic, several states imposed lockdowns in an attempt to slow the spread of the COVID-19 virus. This left most of the nation’s streets and highways nearly deserted. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) reported that daily household trips decreased by as…

While Texas is certainly a beautiful place to both live and drive, it also has some of the deadliest highways in America. According to the Texas Department of Transportation, the fatality rate for Texas in 2012 was 1.41 deaths per one hundred million vehicle miles traveled. In more understandable terms,…

Groendyke Transport, an Oklahoma-based trucking company, found a creative way to improve safety for its truckers and everyone around them on the road. The safety solution came about when the company noticed a serious issue with its trucks getting rear-ended. Whether the truckers had to make sudden stops or other…

Crashes Involving Unlicensed Drivers: 2 Scenarios Explained Every car accident involving injuries can get complicated quickly. However, crashes involving unlicensed drivers can be even more complex. What is important to understand is that if you were the victim of someone else’s negligence, whether that person was driving without a license or you…

Based on preliminary traffic data, the National Highway Transportation Safety Administration estimates that fatal crashes involving at least one large truck increased by 1 percent in 2019. Meanwhile, the administration estimates that overall traffic fatalities declined during the same period. The NHTSA released the data on May 5 as part of its…

The COVID-19 pandemic had people living in lockdown for months. Now all 50 states are reopening to some extent. The reopening means that more people are out and about and more people are getting back on the road, which means Texas will likely see an increase of car accidents. As…

Over the past two decades, emergency room visits due to smartphone-related injuries have risen dramatically, according to a study cited by CNN. The vast majority of victims were individuals in their teens and 20s. Distracted driving, walking, and texting accidents were the primary causes of these injury accidents. The Dallas injury…

The Midland, Texas region is known for its rich oil deposits. These have brought economic prosperity to the region, but have also caused strain. Expecting the oil boom to be followed by a crash, the region has not upgraded its infrastructure, and is becoming overwhelmed. So far, the growth shows…