What is No-Fault and At-Fault Insurance? To many, auto insurance accident liability, and understanding who is responsible for paying for damages and injuries may seem complicated. However, understanding your rights and responsibilities after an accident is critical. When it comes to insurance liability, there are two main systems, no-fault and at-fault, that vary by state.
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Who Pays When You Hit a Deer in Texas?
By Paul Cannon
Who Pays for Vehicle Damages When You Hit a Deer in Texas? Hitting a deer while driving in Texas can be incredibly dangerous and cause serious damage to your vehicle as well as injuries to yourself and/or your passengers. Additionally, hitting a deer can leave victims wondering about who will pay for the damage to…
What Do Contributing Factors on a Texas Crash Report Mean?
What Are Contributing Factors on a Texas Crash Report? Texas crash reports can be difficult to interpret, with multiple pages and sections that someone who has never seen a police report may not understand. One of the most important sections on a car accident crash report that will be helpful if you wish to file…
Depo-Provera Lawsuit Update 2025
By Paul Cannon
Twenty-seven Depo-Provera lawsuits by women suffering from intercranial meningioma (a brain tumor) after taking Depo-Provera (a/k/a Depot Medroxyprogesterone Acetate) have now been consolidated into the Northern District Of Florida into the Depo-Provera MDL 3140. The Judge has recently issued a number of orders in this mass tort litigation and is pushing the Depo-Provera lawsuits forward…
What Are the Texas Boating License Requirements?
Do You Need a Boating License in Texas? Boating on a lake or off the coast is a popular activity for Texas residents during the hot summer months. Boating is an activity that many families and friends enjoy; however, there are rules and regulations in place for people to operate a boat in Texas, including…
What is Aggravation of a Preexisting Condition?
By Paul Cannon
Aggravation of a preexisting condition is a legal term for when a person’s medical or physical condition makes them more susceptible to injury. The condition may be a prior injury to the same area or it may be an illness or disability. What is a Preexisting Condition or Preexisting Injury? Preexisting injury and preexisting conditions…
Liability for Scaffolding Collapses
By Paul Cannon
In the wake of the Pasadena, Texas, scaffolding collapse on March 12, 2025, at the Chevron Plant, where three workers were injured when they fell 25 feet to the ground, it might be a good time to revisit Texas’s policies on worker safety and the responsibility of employers to provide for them. While some states, such…
Fatal Highway Accident in The Woodlands Closes I-45
By Paul Cannon
According to the police, a passenger van transporting seven people was disabled in the far-left lane due to a flat tire when it was rear-ended by a pickup truck at a high speed. Several other vehicle occupants were transported to the hospital. These types of highway accidents happen all too often in the greater Harris-Montgomery-Fort…
Are Backup Cameras Mandatory in the U.S. to Prevent Backover Accidents?
Backup cameras, also referred to as rearview cameras or reversing cameras, are video cameras specifically designed to be attached to the rear of a vehicle. The backup camera activates when the car is put into reverse and displays the area behind the vehicle on a monitor or head unit display. This helps the driver reduce…
Child Killed After School Bus Drop Off in Southwest Houston Leaves Questions
By Paul Cannon
Houston news channels are reporting that an 8-year-old girl was struck by an SUV and killed shortly after being dropped off by her school bus this afternoon. The incident happened at 9400 Concourse, north of Missouri City and west of Meyerland, in Houston, Texas. The victim was transported to the hospital but did not make…