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Head-on collisions are frightening. Two cars coming at each other – often at high speeds – cando quite a bit of damage to each other, and to the drivers and passengers inside. Those unfortunate enough to end up in these collisions often come away with severe or life-threatening injuries, even…

Here in Texas, business owners are often liable for any accidents that result in injuries on their property. Business owners as well as property managers are required by law to keep their premises free of any known hazards. This means that they must act reasonably to keep their properties safe and eliminate…

If a personal injury victim cannot pay for medical services, the hospital can assert a lien that seeks recovery of those costs. The hospital lien will attach to any settlement or court judgment which the victim obtains. How Do I Know If a Texas Hospital Lien Is Valid? The requirements…

First-party and third-party insurance claims are different. A person files a first-party claim with his or her own insurance company. In contrast, a person files a third-party claim with the insurance company of the driver who caused the accident. Third-party claims are also called liability claims. While most people have…

Although Texas requires drivers to have minimum levels of liability insurance, drivers in Texas do not have to purchase uninsured/underinsured motorist (UM/UIM) coverage. However, the state requires insurance companies to offer it, and you likely have this coverage unless you turned it down in writing.  What Does Uninsured/Underinsured Motorist Coverage Pay…

Under the Texas Workers’ Compensation Act, workers’ compensation benefits are available to employees for work-related injuries and family members of employees who suffered a fatal work injury. In addition, exemplary damages may be recovered by the surviving spouse or heirs of the deceased employee if the employee’s death was caused…

Law Scholarship Christina Drakeford, Buffalo NY Christina has moved to Cambridge, MA to attend first year at Harvard Law School. She earned an undergraduate degree in Policy Analysis and Management from Cornell University. This past summer Christina spent her time working as a Human Resources assistant at a personal injury law…

Ideally, any employee who is injured during the course of his or her employment experiences a full recovery that allows him or her to return to the job. However, the reality is that many workers each year cannot return to their previous jobs, and instead have to rely on workers’ compensation because they will…

According to new research from University of Missouri Extension Safety and Health Specialists, agriculture workers are 20 times more likely than other workers to die from heat, but these deaths are largely preventable by providing workers with water, rest, and shade. Other industries that may pose a risk to workers include…

Fleming Law Announces Award Winners for 2016 Fleming Law and Pre-Law Scholarships Kaitlyn Barry of Spring, Texas Kaitlyn is in her first year of law school at the University of Houston Law Center in Houston, Texas. She is interested in many areas of law including litigation, intellectual property, antitrust and sport law. Kaitlyn…