Defective vehicles have caused around 299 million recalls since 1966, including 84 million equipment parts. The Federal Motor Safety Standards outline minimum safety requirements that all vehicle manufacturers in Texas and around the country must follow. The National...

Texas residents who take legal action after suffering injuries in slip-and-fall accidents usually file premises liability lawsuits against the owners or occupiers of the properties where the accident took place based on the civil tort of negligence. To prevail in...

Fatal truck accidents are on the rise in Texas. While it's hard to determine the exact cause of this increase, a combination of driver errors and employer negligence might be at fault. Everyone can do their part to reduce the number of truck accident fatalities,...

Driving in the autumn in Texas comes with a number of pitfalls, such as the roads being slippery with frost or with wet foliage. Inexperienced drivers may fail to slow down and wipe out as a result; others who are tourists may stare at the beauty of the autumn scenery...

Millions of vehicle owners in Texas and around the country received recall notices in recent years to fix faulty airbags produced by the now defunct Japanese auto parts manufacturer Takata. Hundreds of injuries and at least 17 deaths have been linked to airbags with...

After a vehicle accident, the person may think they have no injuries. However, some injuries do not show until days or even weeks later, because the adrenaline rush and emotions mask symptoms. Untreated accident injuries often cause worse. Whiplash Left Untreated...

You might have sustained injuries in a motor vehicle accident you were partly at-fault for. Because of your role, no matter how small, you may fear that you cannot receive compensation. While this is unlikely, you must understand how Texas approaches comparative...

When most people think of distracted driving, they picture a driver talking on their phone or drinking a latte while glancing away from the road. However, driving with children in the car can be 12 times as distracting as using a phone while driving. A recent study in...

In Texas and across the U.S., teens and adults 65 and older both tend to drive vehicles that are older, smaller and less safe. This was the finding of a large-scale study conducted by a team of researchers at the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia. The journal...

Texas drivers should know that two features, automatic emergency braking and forward collision warning, are set to become standard on most passenger vehicles by 2022. The trucking industry, though, has been slow to incorporate these features because each fleet can...