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• Nail Gun Safety Tips

  Brooks Schuelke | May 28, 2008 10:16 AM | 2 CommentsAustin, TX

  As the old Schoolhouse Rock videos used to state: Knowledge is Power! That phrase, so applicable in most aspects of life, certainly appllies to nail gun safety. And one great thing about the...

• Is Your Nail Gun Injury The Result Of A Defective Design?

  Brooks Schuelke | May 27, 2008 11:34 AM | 0 CommentsAustin, TX

  It seems that Des Moines Personal Injury Lawyer Steve Lombardi and I have started a little series on nail gun injuries. He had a post about nail gun injuries yesterday morning. I saw that post and...

• Another Austin Hit and Run Car Wreck

  Brooks Schuelke | May 27, 2008 11:12 AM | 0 CommentsAustin, TX

  It seems like hit and run car wrecks are becoming the norm in Austin. Last night, an unlucky pedestrian was the victim of two hit and run accidents. As the pedestrian was crossing Riverside Drive,...

• Tort Reformers Filing Personal Injury Claims?

  Brooks Schuelke | May 14, 2008 6:16 PM | 1 CommentAustin, TX

  This week two respected bloggers filed similar stories about tort reformers who had filed their own personal injury claims. Mike Phelan covered the story of Judge Robert Bork's personal injury suit...

• Many Doctors Requiring Arbitration Agreements

  Brooks Schuelke | March 28, 2008 10:13 AM | 0 CommentsAustin, TX

  In a disturbing new trend, many doctors and other medical groups are requiring patients to enter into arbitration agreements prior to the doctors providing medical care. There are many problems with pre-dispute arbitration agreements, and the biggest in my mind is that the patient is giving up rights without the benefit of counsel. Most people don't know that arbitration can be as expensive...

• Listserves, revisited

  Brooks Schuelke | March 10, 2008 9:31 AM | 0 CommentsAustin, TX

  Earlier, there was an exchange among blogs, including Des Moines Injuryboard member Steve Lombardi, about the value of listserves for attorneys. Instead of rehashing each sides' views, I refer you to my earlier post about our trial lawyer listserves. Steve had another post on the subject recently. And after reading it, I can't say that I disagree with anything he had to say. If I understand...

• Car Accident Kills 17-Year-Old

  Shannon Weidemann | January 16, 2007 11:00 PM | 0 CommentsAustin, TX

  A teenager was fatally injured in a car accident on South Capital of Texas Highway near Westlake Drive, after the car she was a passenger in was struck by another vehicle. Brooke Lowe was riding in the front seat of a 2000 Oldsmobile when the driver made a U-turn and was hit by a green 2004 Dodge pickup truck. She died after doctors at Brackenridge Hospital tried to save her.An investigation...

• Fatal Austin Hit & Run Accident

  Staff Writer | November 21, 2005 9:10 PM | 0 CommentsAustin, TX

  Pedestrians killed by hit and run driver near Austin, Texas.Austin Police released details about the victims and the vehicle involved in the crash on FM 973 near Burleson Road. The victims, Paul Garcia and Kelly Horn were pedestrians. According to reports, Garcia and Horn were walking along FM 973 at about 8 p.m. Saturday when they were struck. Their bodies were found some 12 hours later on...

• What Can Be Done To Protect Dallas Motorists From Wrong-Way Drivers?

  Brooks Schuelke | July 31, 2009 10:48 AM | 0 CommentsAustin, TX

  I previously wrote that I thought the North Texas Toll Authority was not doing enough to protect motorists on the Dallas North Tollway from wrong way drivers. If that’s the case, what can be...

• Chalk One Up For The Good Guys; US Supreme Court Rejects Preemption

  Brooks Schuelke | March 04, 2009 11:32 AM | 0 CommentsAustin, TX

  I spent a good part of last October writing about federal preemption of state tort claims, including talking about the case of Wyeth v Levine. In that case, Wyeth was asking the U.S. Supreme Court...