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What Happens If You Are Injured In An Uber or Lyft? No ratings yet.

Uber, Lyft, and other up and coming companies are considered rideshare companies. They are essentially taxi cabs that you can hail and pay for on your phone. While they have transformed the way people get around, especially in cities, they have also brought up some questions about insurance coverage and what happens if you are injured in an Uber or Lyft. Screening Drivers Uber and Lyft want to hire good drivers in order to keep up their image. However, some drivers slip through the cracks. While both companies require background checks for their drivers, the requirements for background checks vary…

Tips For Driving On Icy Roads No ratings yet.

While Texas doesn’t typically experience the snowy winters you’ll find in the Northeast and Midwest, we’re certainly no stranger to hazardous driving conditions. In particular, Texas tends to experience icy roads from time to time, especially during these cold winter months when moisture accumulates on the roads during the day and freezes overnight. That leads us to a common question: If I lose control of my car on ice and slide into another car, am I at fault? Or if another car slides into me after hitting a patch of ice, can I be compensated for personal injuries sustained during…

The Easiest Mistakes To Avoid While Driving No ratings yet.

When you get behind the wheel of a car, you are operating an extremely powerful machine. Even though cars are commonplace in our society, they still need to be treated with care and respect to ensure the maximum amount of safety. Unfortunately, many of the millions of car accidents that occur each year in the United States are avoidable. Drivers often make simple mistakes that cause injuries or death to themselves or other innocent drivers on the road. As a car accident attorney, we often handle personal injury lawsuits for clients who have been injured by a negligent driver. This…

Symptoms Of Whiplash After A Car Accident No ratings yet.

When you are involved in a car accident due to the negligence of another driver, serious injuries can occur. One of the most common injuries related to car accidents is whiplash. Whiplash is an injury that occurs to your neck when your head moves rapidly forward and backward, which often occurs during an auto collision. We can examine whiplash by looking at Newton’s First Law of Motion, which in general terms states that an object in motion will remain in motion until a force acts upon it. Let’s say you are in a head-on collision. Your car is traveling down…