Miscellaneous

• Document Your Damages With A Diary

  Brooks Schuelke | September 26, 2008 7:54 AM | 0 CommentsAustin, TX

  Yesterday I posted about clients taking photos to document the incident and their injuries. We also tell our clients to document their experiences with a diary. At the end of the day, the biggest...

• A Picture Is Worth A Thousand Words In Every Personal Injury Case

  Brooks Schuelke | September 25, 2008 5:11 PM | 1 CommentAustin, TX

  Scott Kappes has a very good post on his blog reminding victims of Hurricane Ike to take pictures of all of their possessions for their insurance claims. That's great advice, and it applies equally...

• What Happens To Personal Injury Claims If AIG Fails?

  Brooks Schuelke | September 16, 2008 11:18 AM | 0 CommentsAustin, TX

  Following in the wake of the Lehman Brothers collapse are news reports that AIG, the nation's largest insurance company, is in trouble. And that issue raises the question, "What happens to personal...

• Another Reason to Wear A Bicycle Helmet

  Brooks Schuelke | September 11, 2008 10:49 AM | 0 CommentsAustin, TX

  As a parent, I'm pretty good at nagging my kids to wear their bicycle helmets. But this morning, there's another reason to do so. Earlier this week, in Montana, a middle school teacher was riding...

• Who Is Protecting Our Cheerleaders? Revisited

  Brooks Schuelke | September 10, 2008 8:02 AM | 0 CommentsAustin, TX

  Last week, I wrote a piece entitled "Who is Protecting Our Cheerleaders?" Shortly after I wrote the entry, I received an email from Debbie Bracewell, the executive director of the National Council...

• Who Is Protecting Our Cheerleaders?

  Brooks Schuelke | September 05, 2008 5:48 PM | 1 CommentAustin, TX

  It is a rite and tradition. Each fall Friday night in Texas, thousands of high school students suit up for football games. Young kids proudly pull on their pants, shoulder pads and helmets and line...

• Insurance Company Rules

  Brooks Schuelke | July 30, 2008 11:58 AM | 0 CommentsAustin, TX

  I don't know anything about Health Care For America, and I don't want to be seen as endorsing their agenda, but their video, "INSURANCE COMPANY RULES," will sound familiar to any personal injury...

• Ten Worst Insurance Companies

  Brooks Schuelke | July 11, 2008 4:08 PM | 1 CommentAustin, TX

  This week, the American Association for Justice released its list of the ten worst insurance companies. The list is as follows: 1. Allstate. 2. Unum. 3. AIG. 4. State Farm. 5. Conseco. 6....

• Avoiding Burn Injuries This Fourth of July

  Brooks Schuelke | July 01, 2008 9:25 AM | 0 CommentsAustin, TX

  With the Fourth of July approaching, everyone is planning picnics and parties. The 232nd Independence Day will no doubt see its share of barbeque grills, tiki torches, and fireworks. But amidst...

• Vehicle Dangers --- Watch Out For Ryder, U-Haul and Others

  Brooks Schuelke | June 12, 2008 8:05 AM | 3 CommentsAustin, TX

  As leases end, jobs move, and graduates go on to college, we’ve probably all used a moving truck at least once in our lifetime. No doubt you’ve seen a Ryder or Budget truck pulling up to the house...