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Although many people view college fraternities as harmless social groups that occasionally “get out of hand” with their initiations and parties, a closer review of the conduct of fraternities reveals some of these organizations have a history of “pushing the limits” of socially-acceptable behavior on the part of their members. In this post our fraternity hazing lawyer will present a summary of our findings from our fraternity misconduct database demonstrating disturbing facts regarding the behavior of some college fraternities. In…

In most circumstances, an employer will be liable for the negligence of an employee. In many accidents involving a commercial vehicle such as big truck, the question frequently arises of whether the truck’s owner is liable for the actions of an employee. In general terms the answer to this question is “yes,” although there can be some variation from state to state. In today’s post, our personal injury accident lawyer explains the legal doctrine known asrespondeat superior and how this…

Two accidents involving oilfield trucks have left one man dead and three heavy-duty trucks destroyed. A pair of truck accidents over a three-day period have left one man dead, two others injured, and destroyed three heavy-duty commercial trucks. The fatality accident occurred at the intersection of Old Colorado City Highway and U.S. 380 at around 9:00 AM Monday and involved one truck hauling pipe and another truck that was transporting either oil or fuel. According to a witness at the…

Schlitterbahn owner and affiliates face multiple indictments related to the poor management and construction of their water slide, “Verruckt.” This ride has led to multiple injuries and even the death of 10-year-old Caleb Schwab in 2016. Read more about all of those responsible for this tragedy in our latest post.

Inexperienced Semi-truck Drivers and Your Safety Approximately 3,900 people are killed in semi-truck accidents each year. Of that number, the vast majority are passengers of automobiles involved in collisions with a semi-truck. In fact, statistics reveal that about 98 percent of semi-truck accidents result in the death of at least one individual Commercial truck accidents are caused by a number of reason. A common cause of a semi-truck accident is an inattentive driver. High on the list of causes of…