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• Swimming Pool Safety

  Brooks Schuelke | June 04, 2008 4:30 PM | 0 CommentsAustin, TX

  Yesterday, I noted the increased importance of boating safety as summer approaches. However, I would be remiss if I didn't have some tips for swimming pool safety.Unfortunately, drowning accidents...

• Medical Malpractice: The Equivalent of a Full 747 Crashing Every Day

  Brooks Schuelke | May 15, 2008 12:35 PM | 0 CommentsAustin, TX

  This week, movie star (and part-time Austin resident) Dennis Quaid spent a considerable amount of time speaking to Congress about preemption. Quaid told Congress the oft-repeated story of his twins,...

• Chiropractors Soliciting Car Wreck Victims For Attorneys

  Brooks Schuelke | March 08, 2008 1:28 PM | 0 CommentsAustin, TX

  This week, Allstate Insurance Company filed a suit in a Texas US District Court against 67 defendants, including chiropractors and law firms, alleging that they were improperly soliciting car wreck victims as clients. Under Texas law, personal injury lawyers are limited in their abilities to contact victims of car wrecks. To get around this limitation, some unscrupulous attorneys have...

• Street Racing Leads To Car Wrecks

  Brooks Schuelke | March 04, 2008 8:28 AM | 0 CommentsAustin, TX

  This week, the Austin American Statesman posted an article that discussed the increase in car wrecks due to street racing. The problem of street racing really came into focus nationwide in February when 8 observers were kill in Maryland when a drag racing car wreck spilled over into the crowd. But street racing isn't just a problem in Maryland. It's also a big issue in Texas. The National...

• Tort Reform Heroes: Dr. Robert Zaleski

  Brooks Schuelke | May 07, 2009 6:21 PM | 2 CommentsAustin, TX

  One of my favorite books is Stephanie Mencimer's Blocking the Courthouse Door --- How the Republican Party and Its Corporate Allies Are Taking Away Your Right To Sue. It's not one of my favorites...

• Austin Motorcycle Deaths Double

  Brooks Schuelke | January 14, 2009 9:39 AM | 0 CommentsAustin, TX

  This morning's Austin American Statesman reported that the number of deaths in Austin motorcycle crashes more than doubled. From the article: The deaths have become part of an alarming reality in...

• Dennis and Kimberly Quaid Settle With Cedars-Sinai

  Brooks Schuelke | December 16, 2008 11:13 AM | 0 CommentsAustin, TX

  As most of you will recall, Dennis and Kimberly Quaid almost experienced every parent's worst nightmare when their twins were delivered too much Heparin at Cedars-Sinai hospital in November 2007....

• Hallelujah! Packaging to Improve

  Brooks Schuelke | November 15, 2008 11:51 AM | 0 CommentsAustin, TX

  It's a Christmas or birthday ritual. Your child opens a gift, sees the toy he or she has been waiting for, and then a parent spends the next hour (or two) trying to extract the toy from the...

• Two New Studies Regarding Products Liability Claims Are Released Today

  Brooks Schuelke | November 14, 2008 9:15 AM | 0 CommentsAustin, TX

  There were two new studies released today, each discussing the need for the civil justice system to address defective products. First, Professor Andrew Popper from the American University,...

• ROT Motorcycle Rally: But Can Austin Avoid the Wrecks?

  Brooks Schuelke | June 14, 2008 7:54 AM | 2 CommentsAustin, TX

  This weekend is the annual Republic of Texas Biker Rally, and Austin will host over 50,000 motorcyclists. Unfortunately, with the growing popularity of the rally, it seems like there are more and more...