It is not uncommon for homeowners in Texas to experience hail damage to their property. Unlike hurricanes, hailstorms can occur quickly and damage may be localized. These storms can cause damage to roofs, vehicles and other property. In order for property owners to receive the maximum amount of compensation from their insurance company, it is important that they take a […]
Are Funds Available to Pay Texas Hurricane Insurance Claims?
As Hurricane Isaac makes landfall, it is a grim reminder to all on the Gulf Coast that hurricane season is well underway. This has led some in Texas to question whether sufficient funds are available to pay claims in the state stemming from hurricane damage. Currently, due to cancellations by private insurers, the Texas Windstorm Insurance Agency (TWIA) supplies policies […]
Types of Nursing Home Abuse and Neglect
According to the latest statistics from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, there are over 16,000 nursing homes in the United States with over 1.5 million people living in those facilities. Unfortunately, many of those residents also find themselves the victims of abuse and neglect at the hands of nursing home staff. Just how many elderly people are suffering […]
Hailstorms in Texas cause $1 billion in property damage claims
Many people assume that the most destructive weather events are hurricanes and tornadoes. While these powerful storms can leave an area devastated, hailstorms cause the most damage to homes, vehicles and businesses in the state of Texas. Unfortunately, many homeowners may not be insured for hail damage since the coverage is not automatically included in many insurance policies. This may leave many […]
Oil Field Workers Face Serious Dangers On the Road
Imagine driving home after working 17 hours straight on an oil field. The fatigue oil field workers experience after laboring for long hours in sometimes extreme weather conditions should be no surprise. Unfortunately, such fatigue frequently leads to motor vehicle accidents. Such accidents are the number one cause of fatalities in the oil industry. In the past 10 years, over […]
New Proposal Aimed at Reducing Truck and Bus Rollover Accidents
Earlier this week, a government agency proposed that all manufacturers should be required to equip large trucks and buses with electronic stability control systems. The goal of the proposal made by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) is to prevent rollover bus and truck accidents. Rollovers often occur due to skidding on slick roads, or swerving to avoid debris […]
Texas cities institute texting bans while state drags its feet
Getting distracted driving legislation passed into law in Texas has been an upward struggle. The state’s culture of personal liberty has stymied efforts by state legislators to enact a texting while driving ban for all motorists. Now, municipalities across the state are taking the matter into their own hands and seeking to lower the number of Texas distracted driver accidents by […]
Twelve-year trend of daily Texas auto accident fatalities
The last day that Texas went one day without a traffic fatality, Gladiator and Almost Famous were showing at the movie theatre, U2 had an album of the year and the Britney Spears song “Oops! … I did it again” was playing on pop radio stations. It was November of 2000. Over the past twelve years, more than 40,000 people […]
New Research Shows Limiting Commercial Truck Speeds Improves Safety
It may seem like common sense that when commercial trucks go slower they are involved in fewer crashes. Unfortunately, truck drivers needing to travel a certain number of miles each day may sometimes be tempted to drive faster than they should. This is where a technology called a speed limiter comes into play. Such devices limit the top speed semis […]
Truck Driver Fatigue a Common Cause of Semi Accidents
Commercial truckers are familiar sights on the nation’s roadways. It seems like there is always a truck on the road no matter what time of day it is. Unfortunately, the long hours that truckers log may put themselves and other motorists in danger. In the United States each year, 5,000 people are killed and 150,000 injured in 18-wheeler accidents. Of […]
