Residents of Texas may want to learn more about why an accident with a commercial truck may be the most devastating emotionally, physically and financially. This is due to how a large truck operates. Size matters According to the National Law Review, most passenger...
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Alcohol, drug use common among truck drivers
While on the road, you have likely seen many truck drivers. These drivers have professional obligations to meet, and they spend much of their lives on the road trying to get from one destination to the next. Some people may think that truckers have it easy just...
The ultimate holiday gift for family loved ones?
As a prudent and sound-thinking Texas resident, you're into averting and not promoting disasters, right? We know that readers of our estate planning blog posts at the established central Texas law firm of Michalk, Beatty & Alcozer in Killeen peruse our entries for...
How should victims of medical malpractice proceed?
As a patient under the care of a doctor, you assume that he or she is providing you with quality care. You believe the doctor diagnosed your condition correctly and is giving you the right treatment plan for your specific medical issue. When a care provider is...
Unwanted distinction: Texas leads nation in this undesired category
Everything is bigger in Texas.Have you heard that expression before? A quick dash to a google search will readily confirm that many people have, with the saying being referenced by a number of different media outlets. And although the declaration isn't of course...
Some fundamental talk concerning estate planning
"Letting go can be difficult," writes a financial planner penning a recent article for an online publication. "Try to make it easier for those who remain," Buz Livingston adds.Livingston's focus relative to those statements is on estate planning, which comprises...
Did you know sleepiness could point to head trauma after a crash?
In the aftermath of a car accident, it can be difficult to fully assess how you feel and whether you suffered injuries. If you do not have any obvious signs of trauma, like intense pain or open wounds, you may think that you escaped the event without harm. However,...
Spotlighting U.S. vets’ medical care repayment woes
A pro-veterans nonprofit group has reportedly paid more than $100 million in medical bills owed by vets over the past handful of years.That is a lot, obviously, and certainly sounds like it might have reasonably wiped out all the outstanding health care-linked...
Recovery could be problematic after an open fracture
Whether you are a pedestrian, passenger or driver, being involved in an accident can result in a variety of serious injuries. One that is most serious is an open fracture, also called a compound fracture.This type of broken bone is unusual because it pierces the skin....
Texas parents might want to note this annual safety campaign
Texas residents might understandably feel overwhelmed and just flatly fatigued by the incessant onslaught of writ-large public campaigns and linked underscoring of various causes and subject matter.Put another way: It might reasonably seem to many that there is a...