Dram Shop Liability & Texas Dram Shop Laws
If you are looking for an experienced dram shop lawyer, there are very few individuals who have as much proven skill handling dram shop liability cases as Richard Mithoff. In fact, through their cases, Richard and the team at Mithoff Law have played an integral role in shaping Texas dram shop laws as they are understood today.
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What is a TBI? A Traumatic Brain Injury Lawyer Explains.
When you are a traumatic brain injury lawyer, it doesn’t take long to see first-hand why traumatic brain injury (TBI) has gained a reputation as “the silent epidemic.” Each year, millions of Americans experience a TBI. While many individuals who experience a TBI recover with minimal to no long-term side effects, many others do experience life-long repercussions, with some issues worsening over time or emerging years later.
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Top Paralysis Law Firm on Types of Paralysis and Your Legal Options
Paralysis is a type of catastrophic injury that typically involves injuries to the spinal cord and results in either reduced or total lack of mobility in certain parts of the body. The different types of paralysis someone can have are dependent on the area of the spinal cord that is injured as well as the severity of the injury.
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Truck Driver Fatigue & Personal Injury Cases
Our nation’s truckers work hard, and the health of our economy relies heavily upon commercial trucking. But when truck drivers fail to follow the regulations put in place by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) and drive despite suffering from driver fatigue, it’s not just their lives that they put at risk.
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Types of Offshore Accidents: What Makes Oil Rig Jobs Dangerous?
Those who make their living offshore jobs know that oil rig jobs are dangerous. They also know that what makes oil rig jobs dangerous is the type of serious and life-threatening accidents that can occur during the course of their work.
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Birth Injury & Brain Damage in Babies
Medical advances have reduced the rate of birth injuries in infants around the world, but birth injuries such as brain damage in babies still occur in 1-2 of 1,000 births. Unfortunately, these types of injuries can result in long-term physical and neurological complications.
Brain damage in babies can be caused by many factors. By and large, medical professionals work hard to ensure a baby’s well-being and safe entry into this world, but mistakes can and do still take place.
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What Is the Jones Act in Maritime Law… and Am I Covered?
As Jones Act attorneys, we often receive questions about the Jones Act in maritime law: What is the Jones Act in maritime law? When was the Jones Act passed? What does the Jones Act do? And perhaps most importantly: Am I covered by the Jones Act?
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What is General Maritime Law?
At some point when exploring their rights after being injured at sea, most people wind up asking the question, “What is general maritime law?” in some form or another. Maritime law is a body of law instituted over time via common law and precedents set in other cases, making maritime law unlike most other codified state and federal laws.
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Airbag Injuries & Defective Airbags
While airbags are meant to keep drivers and riders safe in the event of a car accident, sometimes they can cause harm. The vast majority of airbags deployed in car accidents have helped save lives, but manufacturing issues and negligent practices can and have led to severe airbag injuries and even death.
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Accident Reconstruction: The Plaintiff’s Guide
Accident reconstruction helps establish what really happened during an accident. Because eye witness accounts of an accident from bystanders or involved parties may hardly resemble one another, accident reconstruction has proven to be an invaluable tool to those embroiled in personal injury cases involving crashes.
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