Automobile Accidents

• 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...

• Learn From D Magazine’s Story of a $25,000 Fender Bender

  Brooks Schuelke | July 30, 2009 9:33 PM | 0 CommentsAustin, TX

  A lot of my fellow trial lawyers are up in arms over a recent D magazine article purporting to tell the story of a claim and lawsuit after the author was involved in a minor car accident. The...

• Is The Dallas North Tollway Doing Enough To Stop Deadly Wrong-Way Wrecks?

  Brooks Schuelke | July 28, 2009 10:58 AM | 0 CommentsAustin, TX

  If you’ve been reading this blog, you know that the Dallas North Tollway has been the site of numerous deadly wrong-way wrecks in the last few months. As I reported yesterday, earlier this...

• Wrong Way Wrecks Are Still A Problem

  Brooks Schuelke | July 27, 2009 10:50 AM | 2 CommentsAustin, TX

  Last month, I posted about the rash of wrong-way drivers on the Dalls Parkway. Unfortunately, it's still a problem. Just this weekend, eight people were killed in a wrong-way crash in New York. ...

• Government Covers Up Research Showing Link Between Cell Phones And Auto Accidents

  Brooks Schuelke | July 21, 2009 2:29 PM | 1 CommentAustin, TX

  The New York Times wrote that two public interest groups had obtained documents from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration that show the link between cell phone usage and auto...

• Amen! New Legislation Seeks To End Chiropractic Solicitation Of Car Wreck Victims

  Brooks Schuelke | June 29, 2009 9:04 AM | 3 CommentsAustin, TX

  I’ve previously written about the problem with chiropractors soliciting car wreck victims and then directing the clients to attorneys, many of whom provide questionable representation. In the...

• Learn From Sergio Kindle --- Don't Text And Drive

  Brooks Schuelke | June 27, 2009 10:58 PM | 1 CommentAustin, TX

  Everyone that knows me knows that I'm a huge University of Texas fan. That's why I was so dismayed tonight to see that Texas star linebacker/defensive end Sergio Kindle suffered a concussion when he...

• Do You Have A Teen Driver? Make Them Watch This Today Show Video On The Dangers of Texting While Driving

  Brooks Schuelke | June 26, 2009 2:40 PM | 0 CommentsAustin, TX

  As parents, our job, I think, is to be repetitive on all the lessons that we're supposed to teach our kids that they refuse to learn. Although my kids aren't old enough for constant texting to be an...

• Wrong Way Drivers Causing A Rash of Traffic Fatalities In Dallas And Austin

  Brooks Schuelke | June 22, 2009 6:22 PM | 0 CommentsAustin, TX

  It's one of those things that's almost too bizarre to be true. This weekend, four people were killed in a wreck caused by a wrong way driver on the Dallas North Tollway. The wreck occurred despite...

• Car Wreck Victims, Please Don't Become Victim To Insurance Company Swoop And Settle Techniques

  Brooks Schuelke | June 16, 2009 9:27 AM | 1 CommentAustin, TX

  I think the sign of genius is being able to take something from those you disagree with. I have frequently written about my displeasure with attorneys or chiropractors that improperly (and perhaps...