According to Tx Dot, in 2014 there were 508 fatal crashes involving commercial vehicles, including 18 wheelers, killing 588 Texans statewide. But that only tells half the story, there 1,155 accidents that caused debilitating injuries to over 1,500 Texans statewide. There were over 3,100 confirmed injury accidents injuring over 4,600…
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Statute of Limitations About to Run on Your Kaufman or Rockwall County Personal Injury Claim?
Statute of Limitations 101 Good Question. Here at Guest and Gray, we have many potential clients coming into our Forney and Rockwall offices that, without realizing it, find themselves up against the statute of limitations by the time they come speak with an attorney about filing a lawsuit. So, to…
A Quick Overview of Personal Injury Cases in Texas
Damages: What Kind of Compensation is Available? Most personal injury cases seek financial damages to compensate for an injury. This will compensate for medical costs, lost wages, future lost pay, and pain and suffering both physically and mentally, disfigurement and disability as a result of the negligence of another, as…
What is Personal Injury Protection (PIP) Coverage and Why Do I Need it?
What is PIP Coverage? Personal Injury Protection is an optional coverage that is available for a minimal extra cost to your monthly bill. It is a useful safeguard that covers medical costs in the event of an accident. Many people reject the coverage for the simple fact that it adds…
Contractor Do a Bad Job? Texas Deceptive Trade Practices Help
Shoddy craftsmanship is one of the biggest concerns people have when they search for contractors to do repairs or upgrades to their home. The person you hire should be reliable and you should be able to rely on the fact that you paid them money to do a good job.…
1,400 Jurors Called For Hearings as Trial of Terrell Man Accused of Killing Five Draws Near
Via inforney.com-Terrell, Texas- Over 1,400 potential jurors were summoned to jury selection hearings for the capital murder trial of a Terrell man. Charles Brownlow is accused of shooting to death five people, including his 61-year old mother and 55 year old aunt during an overnight killing spree in Terrell, Texas…
Crandall PD: Borden Driver’s Erratic Behavior led to Chase, Crash, and Arrest.
According to inForney.com, this past Friday afternoon, a Borden delivery driver was acting erratically at a local gas station, which caused them to investigate. The driver fled from the gas station in the large Borden delivery truck. This led to him driving across the grass of several businesses located across…
Auto-Brewery Syndrome and DWIs in Texas Courts
A woman in New York recently beat drunken-driving charges in New York State based on an extremely unusual defense: Her body brews alcohol in her stomach. You read that right. Her body is a brewery. I know, I know. Lucky her. But it is caused by a real disease known…
Excessive Force and the Police
Incidents where a private citizen’s constitutional rights are violated by police officers happen with relative frequency here in Texas. You here about it all the time in the news and the attorneys here at Guest and Gray know this because we see it in our practice. Here at Guest…
The Dram Shop Act
The Dram Shop Act In 1987, just a few days after the Texas Supreme Court ruled in El Chico v. Poole, the Texas Legislature enacted the Dram Shop Act. It was established to hold bars liable for over-serving patrons who then went out into public and got into a car…