When preparing or signing a personal injury settlement agreement, consider including an "inurement" section. The section may contain the following statement: "It is understood and agreed that this Settlement Agreement shall inure to the benefit of Plaintiffs and/or...
Travelers insurance company reported that strains accounted for more workplace injuries than the next two largest causes combined. The second and third most popular of workplace injury complaints are sprains and fractures. They were often related to sudden injuries...
There is no one form for a settlement agreement. There may be a drastic difference between personal injury settlement agreements and business litigation settlement agreements. A person injury settlement document may be short and simple while the commercial case may be...
Here are some facts pertaining to Texas deadly car accidents:Texas is one of the most populated states in the country. It makes sense that there is a relatively high fatal auto accident rate, but the truth about these crashes is both unfortunate. According to figures...
What do you do when someone or some company places an invalid or unenforceable lien on your Texas property? This is a situation where a person is not entitled to maintain a lien on the Property. This is a situation where the Texas property owner did not engage the...
Authorities believe a drinking and driving incident lead to the death of a young Houston woman. The Houston police arrested a Houston woman Wednesday on a charge of hit and run. The woman that died in the accident, Chelsea Norman, was riding her bike home from work at...
The Texas real estate market finished 2013 with one if its best years. There was a steady increase in sales volume and prices for single-family homes. We attribute the information to the Texas Association of Realtors' Texas Quarterly Housing Report that was recently...
In an area near Falfurrias, Texas in Brooks County, a rancher tries to help save lives on the real property. He hopes that his efforts will help save illegal immigrants who get lost in the brush. The rancher, Lavoyger Durham, said he is tired of the loss of life on...
You may ask: what do I do after I have been hurt in a slip and fall accident? We understand that while you intended your vacation plans to include rest, relaxation, and fun, injuries can happen. Sometimes the slip and fall incidents happen on cruise ships and other...
Texas Rule of Civil Procedure 47, entitled "Claims for Relief," was revised in order to help courts process cases into expedited and non-expedited actions.Here's what you need to know in a nutshell: If you do not comply with the rule, you cannot conduct discovery....
