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Why are Personal Injury Claims in Texas So Complicated?

There are many reasons why these claims have become so complex in Texas. To start, a medical malpractice case is much different than an 18-wheeler case or one involving a defective product, workers’ compensation, premises liability or, dangerous drugs and animals. Additionally, Texas leads the nation in “tort-reform” legislation which,…

Someone Was Injured on My Property:  Now What?
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Someone Was Injured on My Property: Now What?

People can suffer personal injury on your property in many ways.  They can slip and fall, trip and fall, or they can even get seriously burned in your kitchen when you drop a sauce pan full of boiling water.  When others are on your property and injured as a result of your carelessness or negligence, there’s a significant possibility of personal liability…

Animal Bites and Injuries

Animal Bites and Injuries

Unlike many other states, Texas doesn’t have strict statutory liability on animal bites. In fact, the State of Texas has no statute at all that governs liability and compensation for injuries in animal bite cases. That’s just one reason why Texans who are injured by animal bites need Springer &…

Air Bag Recalls
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Air Bag Recalls

Springer & Lyle wants you to know that millions of vehicles have been recalled by their manufacturers because of dangerously defective air bags. Injuries attributed to air bag deployment include brain, eye, cervical spine and chest injuries. Deaths have also been claimed.   There’s strong evidence that the chemical propellant…

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1/5 of Commercial Vehicles were Found Unsafe

The Texas Department of Public Safety reports that one-fifth of commercial vehicles they inspected in in 2011 were unsafe: “Since the first of the year, Commercial Vehicle Enforcement personnel and specially-trained Highway Patrol troopers have inspected 331,505 commercial vehicles. As a result of these inspections, DPS removed 66,189 unsafe commercial…

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Depakote Maker to pay $1.5 Billion to Settle Criminal and Civil Investigations

Last week, the Department of Justice Announced a record $1.5 Billion settlement with Abbott Laboratories over their mislabeling of the drug Depakote. “Global Health Care Company Abbott Laboratories Inc. has pleaded guilty and agreed to pay $1.5 billion to resolve its criminal and civil liability arising from the company’s unlawful…