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• Jones Act & Maritime Law Attorneys
• Texas Workplace Injury Attorneys
• Texas Truck and Automobile Accident Attorneys
• Texas Motorcycle Accident Attorneys
• Texas Accident & Injury Attorneys
• Texas Helicopter & Airplane Crash Cases
• Texas Dangerous Products Attorneys
• General

Jones Act & Maritime Law Attorneys

• The number one mistake injured offshore workers make that can wreck their case   
  Description: Injured offshore workers, including Jones Act seamen and merchant mariners, often get bad advice in their legal case. This article reveals the number one mistake injured workers make that can wreck their legal case.
• Financial Insecurity & Wrongful Termination - Two Big Fears When You Suffer An On The Job Injury   
  Description: Taking care of your financial needs during the lawsuit process
  
  At our law firm, we understand the financial devastation that may result from an offshore injury. Therefore, unlike most law firms, we can arrange for loans and advances to qualifying clients.
  
  These loans will allow you to make ends meet while we are working your case. We will not lend you money to buy a new vehicle or upgrade your lifestyle. Instead, the objective is simply to help you with food, clothing, and other necessities and to avoid your feeling pressure to settle your case cheaply as a result of wrongful financial pressure put on you by the company.
• Offshore Platform Injuries   
  Description: I was injured on an offshore oil platform. What are my legal rights?
  
  We see these kind of cases frequently. Unfortunately, there is no quick and easy answer to your question.
  
  An offshore platform differs from an offshore rig because most of the time, the rig can be moved from place to place while the platform is fixed permanently to the ocean floor.
  
  This distinction can make a big difference in your legal rights.
• I was exposed to benzene, asbestos, or another toxic substance as part of my maritime work - What are my legal rights?   
  Description: Many workers are exposed to hazardous chemicals or other substances like benzene, asbestos, chlorine, cleaning solvents, etc. as part of their maritime work on vessels, ships, jack-up rigs, oil rigs, and other maritime equipment.
  
  For instance, recently, a worker who was exposed to benzene over the course of his 20 years as a seaman developed non-Hodgkins lymphoma. The seaman claims that 18 of his former employers were negligent and has sued them under the Jones Act for his damages.
  
  One of the defendants includes Kirby Inland Marine, a defendant our law firm has sued before on behalf of injured seamen.
• Injured in the Gulf of Mexico - What law applies?   
  Description: As the price of oil increases, the demands for oil drilling in the Gulf of Mexico, both in shallow water and deeper water, will only increase. So will the demand for oil workers willing to work in often harsh and remote locations in the Gulf of Mexico and beyond.
  
  Recently, in fact, there has been talk in the United States Congress about opening up more areas in the Gulf of Mexico for oil exploration and drilling purposes.
  
  Unfortunately, the end result of more workers in the Gulf of Mexico, and more companies rushing to get oil out of remote and often dangerous places in the Gulf of Mexico is more injured workers and more workplace deaths.
• Injured on a cruise ship? You have legal rights   
  Description: Houston and Galveston have two of the busiest ports in the country for cruise ship business. Most of the major cruise ship companies make port in Galveston or the Port of Houston, or both.
  
  Cruise ship vacations can be great fun. However, too often, injuries occur on cruise ships that were preventable.
  
  If you are injured on a cruise ship, you have legal remedies. Your case most likely falls under "maritime law," so you will want to hire an experience maritime attorney to review your case.
• How companies mistreat offshore workers when they are injured   
  Description: Jones Act and maritime injury workers who are injured offshore are often mistreated or not given proper medical care.
• Five mistakes that can sink your Jones Act or maritime injury case   
  Description: Our firm receives a lot of calls from workers in the offshore injuries. We also receive a lot of calls from lawyers with clients who were hurt offshore.
  
  Often, these lawyers have never handled an offshore injury or wrongful death case and want our advice or want us to accept a case they have been working on.
  
  We are happy to help. However, it is always much better to call us soon after your injury or accident claim.
  
  Why? Because if you don't, you may accidentally do something to sink your case before it even gets started.
  
  We see the same mistakes again and again. They are easy to avoid. But if you've never been in the situation before, you may not even know you are making a mistake before it's already made.
• Injured on a casino boat? You may have special rights under the Jones Act   
  Description: Casino Boat Injury claims. Casino boat workers may have special legal rights under the Jones Act and general maritime law.
• Reporting your offshore injury may be the most important thing you do for your case   
  Description: Reporting your offshore injury may be one of the most important things you do if you eventually need to seek legal help for that injury.
• The difference between Jones Act and Longshoremen   
  Description: How to tell the difference between the Jones Act and Longshore injury cases
• How to Choose the Right Lawyer for Your Jones Act or Maritime Injury Case   
  Description: Houston Texas Attorney Explains How To Select the Best Attorney for Your Jones Act or Maritime Injury Case
• Houston Attorney Explains Recent U.S. Supreme Court Decision Affecting Injured Offshore Workers   
  Description: Houston Texas Attorney Discusses Recent U.S. Supreme Court Decision & Its Impact on Injured Railroad Workers and Injured Offshore Workers
• SEAMAN'S ALERT - Houston Texas Attorney Gives Important Warning to Injured Offshore Workers   
  Description: Seaman's Alert - Houston Texas Attorney Gives Important Warning to Injured Offshore Workers
• Generally, only "pecuniary damages" are recoverable in a maritime death case   
  Description: Texas Attorney Explains the Damages Available to Survivors of Those Killed At Sea
• Types of Damages Allowed Under the Jones Act   
  Description: Houston, Texas law firm explains damages available under the Jones Act.
• Workers Sue for Being Placed in Unsafe Work Position & Working on Unsafe Equipment   
  Description: Offshore workers placed in unsafe work positions may be held responsible if one of their workers is injured on the job.
• The test for "seaman" status under the Jones Act   
  Description: Board Certified Texas Lawyer Explains "Seaman" Status Under the Jones Act
• What kinds of cases does the firm accept?   
  Description: Houston, Texas Law Firm explains what kind of cases the firm accepts, emphasizing serious injury and death cases.
• Texas Attorney Explains Jones Act Lawsuits   
  Description: Texas Attorney Explain Jones Act Lawsuit Process
• Texas Attorney Exposes the Truth About Offshore Injury Cases   
  Description: Texas Injury Attorney Exposes the Truth About Offshore Injury Cases With Free Telephone Consulations for Injured Offshore Workers
• Jones Act Seaman Status - Response to Defendant Motion for Summary Judgment [PDF]   
  Description: Jones Act Seaman Status - Response to a Jones Act Defendant's Motion for Summary Judgment

Texas Workplace Injury Attorneys

• Construction Workers Suffer from Workplace Injuries   
  Description: On the job injuries are a serious issue for Texas workers, and none more so than construction workers. In Texas alone, 486 workers were killed in workplace related accidents in Texas. For some workers, their troubles only begin with a workplace injury – then they must face the challenge of dealing with their employer, supervisor, and deciding whether or not they really want to report their injury at all.
• Response to Motion to Dismiss Case Filed by Nabors Drilling International Limited   
  Description: This document is a legal brief prepared by V&B responding to a Defendant's request to dismiss a premises liability case.
• Response to Motion to Apply Yemeni Law Filed by Nabors Drilling International Limited [PDF]   
  Description: This document is a legal brief prepared by V&B responding to a Defendant's request to apply the law of a foreign country.

Texas Truck and Automobile Accident Attorneys

• How to wreck your Texas truck accident case before it even begins   
  Description: The State of Texas has some of the heaviest truck traffic in the world, and certainly in the United States.
  
  As an unfortunate result, Texas has some of the highest truck accident rates in the United States.
  
  For example, in 2003, Texas had 5040 fatal traffic accidents, of which 438 were fatal truck accidents. That number was higher than the previous year.
  
  Houston has some of the highest truck traffic in the entire state of Texas (and in fact in the United States).
  
  As a result, Houston has the highest truck accident rates in Texas.
  
  Our law firm is a Houston-based Texas truck accident and injury firm. We handle car and truck accident cases every day.
  
  We get called on a lot of cases. Unfortunately, we cannot handle all the car and truck accident cases clients want us to handle for them. Instead, we limit our car and truck accident cases to only those involving serious or permanent injury or wrongful death.
• What is Distracting Drivers on the Road?   
  Description: When you think of distracted drivers, what do you imagine is causing all the distraction? Cell phone use, music systems, eating while driving and even reading are all distractions for some drivers. However, the studies have revealed that the main source of distraction is, in fact, other people.
• Teens and Seatbelts – Click It or Ticket   
  Description: Teenagers are prone to risk-taking behaviors like speeding, drinking while driving, and not wearing their seatbelts. This year’s NHTSA “Click It or Ticket” campaign focuses on two dangerous activities – nighttime driving and unrestrained vehicle occupants, especially those between the ages of 16 and 20.
• When Corporations Cry Foul Over Large Settlements   
  Description: Do large jury awards mean the American legal system is being abused? Consider the recent $84 million jury award to the victim in a U-Haul truck accident. Corporations would like us to believe that such large awards represent abuse of our legal system; however a closer look at the business practices of companies like U-Haul reveals why juries feel the need to make such large judgments.
• Traffic Safety Facts – Fatality and Injury Statistics   
  Description: The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) collects statistics each year on traffic accidents, injuries, and fatalities. Their exhaustive collection of data and analytical reports is a gold mine of information about what causes traffic accidents in the United States and in each specific state, including the state of Texas. This information helps law enforcement and legislators determine what needs to be done in order to reduce accident and fatality rates.
• 5 things that can wreck your car or truck accident case   
  Description: Five things that can wreck your car or truck accident case and how to avoid them.
• Vehicle Safety Can – and Should – Be Improved   
  Description: Traffic accidents happen for a variety of reasons. There are accidents that can be blamed on “human factors”: fatigue, carelessness, drug or alcohol intoxication, driver error, distraction, poor judgment, and more. Then there are failures of our road and maintenance operations. There are also accidents that can – and should be – be prevented by better vehicle technology.
• Houston Truck or Car Accident? 5 Questions to Ask the Insurance Company   
  Description: Houston Truck Accident or Car Accident? Five Questions to Ask the Insurance Company Before You Agree to Anything
• I was in a Houston truck accident and the insurance company wants me to give a recorded statement - What should I do?   
  Description: I was involved in a truck accident in Houston and the insurance company wants me to give a recorded statement -- What should I do?
• An Overview of Texas Safety Belt Laws   
  Description: An overview of Texas seat belt laws for children and adults.
• What to do if You're in a Car Crash   
  Description: A checklist of things to remember when you're in an auto accident
• Truck Safety Coalition Issues Truck Safety Report   
  Description: Truck Safety Coalition issues report naming the most deadly trucking states and grading the U.S. government's truck safety efforts.
• 2005 Truck Crash Deaths Per 100,000 Population   
  Description: Truck Safety Coalition issues report on the number of truck crash deaths per 100,000 people for every state.
• Large Truck Fatalities By State 2001-05   
  Description: Truck Safety Coalition issues report on large truck fatalities in every state from 2001 through 2005.
• Large Truck Crash Fact Sheet   
  Description: Facts on the dangers of large trucks.
• Report on FMCSA by Advocates for Highway and Auto Safety   
  Description: Truck safety organization analyzes the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration.
• The Truck Safety Advocate Summer / Fall 2005 Newsletter [PDF]   
  Description: Newsletter circulated by the Truck Safety Coalition.
• Truck Crash Reconstruction Diagram [PDF]   
  Description: This is a diagram reflecting the reconstruction of an 18 wheeler crash prepared by an expert witness hired by V&B.
• State Senate Passes Bill Requiring Seat Belts in Schoolbusses   
  Description: The Texas Senate has approved a law that will require seatbelts on all new school busses purchased by the state starting in 2010.
• Common misconceptions in Texas Truck Accident cases   
  Description: Common misconceptions in Texas Truck Accident Attorney
• Texas Truck Accidents - Questions & Answers   
  Description: Questions and Answer from a Board Certified Texas Attorney on Texas Truck Accidents
• Free Information About Texas Truck Accidents   
  Description: Texas & Houston Truck Accident Lawyers and Attorneys
• Information You Must Know About Truck Accidents in Texas   
  Description: Texas Truck Accidents - Some information about truck accidents

Texas Motorcycle Accident Attorneys

• Houston law firm files case for brain injured motorcyle rider   
• Motorcyclists and Drivers Need to Share the Road   
  Description: Motorcycle safety isn’t just an issue for motorcycle riders. There are steps that all vehicle drivers can take to better share the road with motorcycle riders in order to avoid serious injuries and fatalities from unnecessary traffic accidents.

Texas Accident & Injury Attorneys

• Houston Texas Attorney Explains "Wrongful Death" Cases   
  Description: Houston Texas Attorney Explains Wrongful Death Cases and Provides Links to Additional Information for Personal Injury and Wrongful Death Claims.
• How Safe is Your Home from Hidden Hazards?   
  Description: Most people feel safest at home. It’s where you probably spend most of your time, and you don’t have to worry about auto accidents, workplace injuries, unsafe truck drivers, or irate drivers when you’re safely tucked away at home. However, the US Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) estimates that every year 33.1 million Americans are injured at home from dangerous consumer products. Because of this, we can all benefit from a few reminders about what to keep an eye out for at home.
• How to hire the best lawyer for your injury or accident case   
  Description: How to select the best lawyer for your Houston, Texas injury or accident case. A list of questions to consider asking the attorney and some general suggestions on what you should be looking for in any lawyer you are thinking about hiring.
• The insurance company wants me to give a written or recorded statement - What should I do?   
  Description: I was involved in a serious accident. The insurance people keep calling me to give a written or recorded statement. I feel like they are trying to trick me. What should I do?
• Help Prevent Childhood Injuries – Part II   
  Description: This is the second in our series of articles containing steps and actions that parents and caregivers can take to keep children safe each and every day. One of the most challenging jobs of a parent or caregiver is to ensure that your children are kept safe. This list reminds you to stay safe in the car, when you’re driving without your kids, to supervise outdoor play and be alert for poisons, and to select your caregivers carefully.
• Help Prevent Childhood Injuries - Part I   
  Description: There are steps and actions that parents and caregivers can take to keep children safe each and every day. It is important to be reminded of how easy it is to prevent injuries and accidents with proper supervision and safeguards. Keeping on top of crib safety, walker safety, water and burn hazards, and preparing a fire plan for your family are all important things you can do to keep your kids safe.
• How to prevent child burn injuries   
  Description: Houston Texas Attorney Advice on Preventing Burn Injuries from the Mayo Clinic
• Rick Perry has signed a bill that eliminates speed cameras   
  Description: Texas Governor Rick Perry has signed a series of bills that will limit the way that camera enforcement is used in the State.
• What is a "wrongful death" claim?   
  Description: Information about Texas Wrongful Death Claims.
• Is The All-American Amusement Park Safe?   
  Description: Article on the dangers of Amusement Parks.
• Excluding Expert Witnesses - The Plaintiff's Perspective [PDF]   
  Description: Article on handling expert witnesses from the Plaintiff's perspective

Texas Helicopter & Airplane Crash Cases

• Why Airplanes Crash Despite All Our Technology   
  Description: Why do airplanes crash or collide despite all of the software and computer technology available to us today? Experts have debated the reasons, including an over-reliance on technology, a lack of technological solutions for specific problems, and even software bugs in the computer programs themselves.
• Top 6 Aviation Safety Issues   
  Description: The NTSB maintains a list of “Most Wanted Transportation Safety Improvements for Aviation”, and all but one are rated as having an “unacceptable response” from the agency responsible for making the necessary changes – the FAA. Find out what these six desired improvements are, and what the FAA has been asked to do to make American aviation safer.

Texas Dangerous Products Attorneys

• Too Dangerous to be on the road - Fifteen Passenger Vans Should Be Recalled   
  Description: Various newspapers today are reporting the tragic story of 2 people killed and 13 injured on their way to a family vacation in Mexico. The family was driving from Fort Worth and the accident happened just south of San Antonio near the town of Natalia.
  
  According to reports, the right rear tire of the van blew out, causing the driver to lose control.
• Why Is There Lead in Our Children’s Toys?   
  Description: Despite all of the media coverage about lead in toys, some parents aren’t aware that lead can legally be used in some toys and that the CPSC doesn’t have the power to test or require pre-market testing of toys. Patronizing reputable retailers and keeping up to date with recalls are the best ways for parents to avoid the dangers of lead poisoning.
• The Hidden Dangers of Poorly Constructed Cribs   
  Description: Munire Furniture, Inc. recently recalled 24,000 cribs due to a faulty railing. This latest recall highlights the dangers of unsafe children’s products and highlights the importance of proper crib safety and preventive maintenance. However, even the best prevention cannot protect infants from dangerous products.
• Auto Recalls Increase in 2007 – Should you be Concerned?   
  Description: 2007 was a banner year for automobile recalls, which were up 30% from the previous year. Ironically, the manufacturer with the fewest recalls may have more issues with safety than the one with the highest number of recalls. Find out more about the 2007 recalls, why they were so high in 2007, and the impact of the NHTSA TREAD Act on recall numbers
• Defective Products – Keeping up with Product Recalls   
  Description: Keeping up with product recalls is a daunting task for any consumer, however there are federal websites that attempt to make this task a little easier. While keeping up with recalls is a great idea, we have to ask – why are so many products being recalled in the first place? Are our government agencies out of touch? The attorneys at Vujasinovic & Beckcom are concerned about your safety and want to make sure you have the information you need to keep up-to-date on product recalls.
• Some information about Avandia   
  Description: Link to Wikipedia page on Avandia.
• Texas Attorney Reveals Safety Hazards With Child Seats   
  Description: Article on child seat injuries and strategies for pursuing justice for injured children.
• Board Certified Texas Attorney Explains Dangerous Tire Claims   
  Description: Texas Attorney & Lawyer Discuss Details of the Firestone Tire Recall and Handling Tire Accident Cases

General

• What kind of offshore injury cases does your firm accept?   
  Description: What kind of offshore injury cases does your firm accept? Jones Act, General Maritime Law, Offshore Oil Rig Cases, Crewboats, Heliocopters Crashes, Plane Crashes, Diving Accidents
• What kind of offshore injury cases does your firm accept?   
  Description: What kind of offshore injury cases does your firm accept? Jones Act, General Maritime Law, Offshore Oil Rig Cases, Crewboats, Heliocopters Crashes, Plane Crashes, Diving Accidents
• What kind of offshore injury cases does your firm accept?   
  Description: What kind of offshore injury cases does your firm accept? Jones Act, General Maritime Law, Offshore Oil Rig Cases, Crewboats, Heliocopters Crashes, Plane Crashes, Diving Accidents
• Making Sense of a Traumatic Brain Injury   
  Description: If you suspect that you or someone you love has suffered from a traumatic brain injury, then you probably have a lot of questions. Brain injuries are one of the most frightening kind of injuries for many people, as their effects can be so different from one person to another, and the long-term prognosis is often difficult to ascertain.
• New Dangers from Brain Injuries   
  Description: Research being performed at the Brain Injury Research Center at Mount Sinai School of Medicine in New York has revealed that traumatic brain injuries could be responsible for a variety of problems previously thought to be unrelated to such an injury. These problems include everything from learning disabilities to chronic alcoholism and homelessness. This new information highlights the importance of considering the long-term effect of TBIs and how symptoms are treated.
• Our Philosophy   
• Houston Injury Law Firm Resources   

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