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What to do when your employer doesn’t carry worker’s comp insurance by Tim O’Hare Follow The Law Offices of Tim O’Hare on Facebook, Twitter, and LinkedIn. Have you been injured at work, only to learn your employer does not subscribe to worker’s compensation insurance? Wondering what to do now? Businesses and organizations have the freedom to [...]
Follow The Law Offices of Tim O’Hare on Facebook, Twitter, and LinkedIn. In a society in which lawyers often get a bad reputation due to the antics of a few, it’s important for attorneys to give back to the community to show people that most lawyers are actually caring, giving and generous with their time, [...]
by Tim O’Hare Follow The Law Offices of Tim O’Hare on Facebook, Twitter, and LinkedIn. Trucking accidents account for nearly 450,000 motor vehicle accidents each year. According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, at least 5,000 motorists die every year as a result of trucking accidents and approximately 140,000 people are seriously injured in [...]
by Tim O’Hare Follow The Law Offices of Tim O’Hare on Facebook, Twitter, and LinkedIn. If you’ve never been in a situation where you needed the help of an attorney, you may not have a clear picture of how lawyers are a benefit to society. The legal system affects our society in many ways, and [...]
by Tim O’Hare Follow The Law Offices of Tim O’Hare on Facebook, Twitter, and LinkedIn. Unless you have a personal experience with an attorney, your view of lawyers is likely determined by what you see in television dramas and commercials. The general view of lawyers is that they are ambulance-chasing scum bags who would do [...]
by Tim O’Hare Follow The Law Offices of Tim O’Hare on Facebook, Twitter, and LinkedIn. Under Texas law, drunk drivers can be criminally prosecuted. Drivers caught driving while intoxicated can face jail time, fines and have their license revoked. The state will also prosecute drunk drivers who cause an accident, and the severity of their [...]
by Tim O’Hare Follow The Law Offices of Tim O’Hare on Facebook, Twitter, and LinkedIn. There are nearly 17 million licensed drivers in Texas. According to the Texas Department of Public Safety, roughly 25% of those drivers do not carry liability insurance. Although liability insurance is required by law, there will always be irresponsible drivers [...]
by Tim O’Hare Follow The Law Offices of Tim O’Hare on Facebook, Twitter, and LinkedIn. Taylor Sauer, Utah State University student, died January 14 after she ran her car into a tanker truck going 80 mph on her way home to visit her parents in Idaho. She was 18. Investigators found that Taylor was texting [...]
by Tim O’Hare Follow The Law Offices of Tim O’Hare on Facebook, Twitter, and LinkedIn. Most states across the country have enacted some form of the Dram Shop Act, which holds bars or restaurants partially responsible in injuries or deaths resulting from drunk driving. The Dram Shop Act has been around in some form or [...]
by Tim O’Hare Follow The Law Offices of Tim O’Hare on Facebook, Twitter, and LinkedIn. If you’ve been injured in a work-related injury and assume your employer has insurance to cover your medical expenses, you might be wrong. Your worker’s compensation case is highly dependent on whether or not the company you work for carries [...]
