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Suing for emotional distress can be challenging. Strictly speaking, suing for emotional distress in Texas is impossible if emotional distress is your only complaint. In Texas, negligent infliction of emotional distress (NIED) is not an independent claim. Instead, you must assert non-economic damages as part of a personal injury claim....
In one recent year, there were 2,464 suspected minor vehicle crashes in Austin, Texas, and 3,304 suspected minor injuries, according...
If you are injured by another party’s negligence or intentional tort, you can pursue damages under Texas personal injury laws....
After an accident or personal injury, you’ll primarily focus on your medical care and healing from your injuries. However, at...
In Austin, Texas, as well as elsewhere in the country, liability insurance companies pay most personal injury claims. The most...
Our Austin personal injury lawyers at FVF Law take cases on a contingency fee basis. This approach to hiring a...
Red light cameras are the bane of drivers just about anywhere in the country. A red light camera takes photos...
After a car accident, you face urgent needs. You must repair or replace your vehicle so you can get to...
The Lone Star State is known for its sprawling highways. These roads span some of the nation’s most picturesque landscapes...
It is a common misconception that not exceeding the speed limit means that you are driving safely. While speed is...
Thousands of semi trucks barrel down our roads and highways every day. And every year, about 150 Travis County citizens...
United States Postal Service (USPS mail trucks can be seen throughout Austin each day. They deliver mail to homes and...
The thrill and freedom of motorcycle riding can, unfortunately, come with the increased possibility of suffering painful injuries in the...
Motorcyclists continue to face high risks of accidents. According to reports, motorcycle riders are 29 times more likely to die...
Although riding a motorcycle is fun, it can also be dangerous: the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety notes that a...
Most drivers in Austin, TX, don’t give a moment’s thought to commercial trucking insurance requirements — until they’re injured in...
Some of the most basic Texas right-of-way laws are so familiar that they seem like common sense. For example, everyone...
If you have been injured by someone’s wrongful or negligent actions in Texas, you may have the right to file...
Slips, trips, and falls are among the most common causes of unintentional injuries in the United States. Millions of people...
Slips, trips, and falls are surprisingly serious causes of injury, resulting in 42,114 deaths and about 8 million emergency room...
It can happen anywhere — in a restaurant where someone spilled something, a supermarket where slippery fruit gets in the...
Bike riding can be fun and provide a great way to get around and get some exercise. However, bike accidents...
Common Bike Accident Injuries Being in a bicycle accident is more than just an annoyance or inconvenience. In many cases,...
You might be doing everything correctly when you are riding your bike: wearing a helmet and protective equipment, obeying traffic...
Founded in 1907, the United Parcel Service — better known as UPS — offers supply chain management services and package...
Here's What You Need To Know if Involved in a FedEx Truck Accident Every day, people in motor vehicles of...
Texas is booming again. Unfortunately, that boom can have some unwelcome consequences. An investigation by independent technology news site The...
Fewer experiences are scarier than realizing — whether in the throes of the collision itself or after waking up in...
Commercial truck drivers are required to be responsible on the road — and that includes not driving drunk. The Federal...
Most people understand that they can claim compensation for damages from a drunk driver who causes a collision with their...
If an Austin, TX car accident killed your parents, you may have a wrongful death claim against a liable third...
There is much confusion about whether a spouse is legally liable for a deceased spouse’s debt. The confusion stems from...
Losing a family member is always overwhelming and heartbreaking. The loss is especially difficult when the death was avoidable. Sadly,...
Whenever someone steps onto a property — whether they are shopping in a store, visiting a friend at home, or...
Being involved in a personal injury claim often entails lengthy and strenuous negotiations with an insurance company, in hopes of...
Settlement negotiations with an insurance company can be complex, lengthy, and difficult to navigate. There are many different factors that...
After you are injured in an accident, your health is in the hands of the doctors and medical providers that...
Texas accident victims may now have less cause to worry about medical bills. This September, two new laws went into...
The current state of medical debt is dire: one in six Americans have medical debt collections on their credit report,...
Computerized data collection in the commercial trucking industry began in the 1980s, when motor carriers started implementing electronic logging devices...
This year, vaping titan Juul has been the focus of lawsuit after lawsuit. These cases come on the heels of...
Cyclists are among some of the most vulnerable road users in Austin — or anywhere. With few physical barriers between...
Dogs are known for their loyalty toward their owners, and they make great companions for people of all ages. However,...
