Why a well-functioning 18-wheeler trailer is important
The trailer is the cargo-part of an articulated truck and usually bears the most stress in the combination. It is therefore important to maintain and keep the tractor in an optimal condition to prevent tractor-trailer accidents. Despite the fact that these trailers carry tons of weight, many trucking companies...
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What happens after a car accident with a commercial vehicle?
In this blog, we will discuss Texas car accidents with commercial vehicles. In this context, commercial vehicle refers to any vehicle owned by a business. It could be an 18-wheeler, a car, an SUV, a truck or any other type of vehicle owned by a company. Below, we will...
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Seeking Compensation for a Rear-End Collision
When you get behind the wheel, you have a full amount of control over your own actions and driving habits. However, you have no control over the actions and driving habits of others on the road. No matter how careful you are, you can still end up in a...
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When a Reckless Driver Injures You
Texas law defines reckless driving as driving a vehicle “in willful or wanton disregard for the safety of persons or property.” The law leaves a lot of room for interpretation…which is the point. Reckless driving takes many different forms, but all of them have one thing in common: putting...
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What a Lawyer Can Help With After a Semi Truck Accident
Every time you pass a semi-truck on the road, you share that space with a vehicle that could transport a combined weight of up to 80,000 lbs, including truck, trailer, and cargo. Semi-truck drivers undergo substantial training to help them better prepare their vehicles. Unfortunately, that does not always...
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How to Choose the Best Personal Injury Lawyer
Researching how to choose the best personal injury lawyer? Hiring a car wreck lawyer that has never worked a car wreck, is a bad idea. The best personal injury attorneys are knowledgeable and hardworking. Don’t settle for an injury lawyer that will hurt your case. Good accident lawyers are...
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TABC Probing for Alcohol Source From Fatal Rollover Crash
Earlier this month, a fatal rollover accident claimed the life of a Tuloso-Midway High School student, and the Texas Alcohol Beverage Commission now wants to know how this event unfolded. Justin Franco was 18 at the time of the accident. Franco was operating the vehicle when he and his...
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Causes of Car Accidents
In one recent year, motorists suffered 249,241 injuries throughout Texas due to traffic crashes, with 3,639 fatalities in the state, according to the Texas Department of Transportation. Closer to home, Corpus Christi witnessed 8,601 total crashes last year, causing 29 fatalities, 137 serious injuries, and 755 non-incapacitating injuries. What...
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Fire at the Intercontinental Terminals in Deer Park, Texas
A fire at the Intercontinental Terminals broke out in Deer Park, TX roughly 15 miles southeast of Houston. Eight tanks have succumbed to overwhelming flames. Though two of the tanks were empty, six contained flammable components of gasoline and materials often used in glues, paint thinner, and nail polish....
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Corpus Christi Personal Injury Law Firm Recognized With America’s Top 100 High Stakes Litigator Award
Corpus Christi Personal Injury Law Firm Recognized With America’s Top 100 High Stakes Litigator Award The Patel Firm PLLC Corpus Christi Personal Injury Law Firm is pleased to announce that Mr. Minesh J. Patel, the firm’s principal attorney, has been awarded the America’s Top 100 High Stakes Litigator award for...
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