Each time you get on the road, you take care to follow the traffic rules and regulations. Unfortunately, there are others who do not abide by the same rules as you, so there is always a risk of being involved in a car accident. All too often there are people who endanger all of those who cross their path by drinking and driving. When a drunk driver makes the decision to get behind the wheel of their car, they are putting themselves and the lives of all those they come in contact with at risk. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, drunk driving kills one person every … [Read more...]
Pfizer Defeats Appeal Linking Zoloft to Birth Defects
An effort to revive over 300 lawsuits alleging Zoloft caused caused birth defects in children has been dismissed by a panel of the 3rd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals. Plaintiffs accused Pfizer of downplaying the risk of Zoloft to increase sales of the drug. To read entire article go to Reuters. … [Read more...]
Incorrectly Mixed Medication May Have Caused Blindness
A growing number of alleged victims have hired attorneys claiming they most likely have permanent eyesight loss due to an incorrectly mixed medication used during routine cataract surgery. The surgeries happened between January 31, 2017 and February 21, 2017. The medication was mixed at a local compounding pharmacy. There are over 100 potential victims that were treated at several eye centers in North Texas. For more detailed information, please read the article by WFAA’s Marie Saavedra - June 14, 2017. … [Read more...]
What Does It Take To Get 50/50 Custody?
Family law clients frequently ask us to get them 50/50 custody of their children. Their reasoning often goes that 50/50 custody is fair and their children should see both parents equally. That seems perfectly reasonable, but that’s not how the Court will see it, so let’s unpack what families and family law attorneys mean when they say “50/50 custody.” There is no ‘Custody’ in the law, only Conservatorship, Possession, and Child Support The problem with asking for 50/50 custody is that clients and family law attorneys often talk past each other when discussing this concept … [Read more...]
Can I Afford A Divorce?
You might feel that you can’t afford a divorce, but Springer & Lyle might be able to help you and work with you. The fact is that any divorce can be costly, and if you take the risk of representing yourself, your divorce can ultimately be even costlier. Don’t Try it on Your Own Most divorce cases will be stressful. There might be considerable tension between the parties, child custody might be contested, income might be hidden to reduce the child support obligation and terms and conditions of visitation can even come to issue. These aren’t issues that you want to … [Read more...]
Contrasting the Perverse Incentive of Family Law and Collaborative Divorce
The Conflict Incentive There is a dirty secret in some family law cases, one that clients only learn about long after they’ve retained counsel, and sometimes only after they look back at the pain, stress, and expense of their divorce. The secret is that some family lawyers have a perverse incentive. Attorneys bill clients by the hour to solve their problems. That means they get paid more if the clients have more problems. Quite simply, lawyers have an economic incentive to create conflict to bill the file. Sure they have a lawyers’ creed that says they will … [Read more...]
What Do I Ask An Attorney Before Hiring On In My Personal Injury Case?
If you’re searching for a personal injury attorney to represent you, you’ll be confounded by the multitude of lawyers purporting to be experts in the field of personal injury law. When selecting an accident attorney, don’t be afraid to ask these questions, and beware if any answer you receive isn’t satisfactory: HOW MANY CASES LIKE MINE HAVE YOU HANDLED? You want an attorney that concentrates their practice in personal injury. The laws and processes involved in injury cases are always changing. You want quality representation from an attorney that’s fully familiar and fluent with the … [Read more...]
How Long Does It Take To Get A Divorce In Texas?
To be eligible for a legal divorce in the State of Texas, you must be a resident for at least 6 months and have lived in the county where the case will be filed. There is a 90 day hold on divorce case filings prior to petition. Exception to the residency rule in Texas resident, are those parties residing outside of the state while in the military. The state does not recognize legal separation as part of a divorce petition. Texas is a "no fault" jurisdiction, so that wrongdoing is not part of the consideration by the court. Divorce petition orders will be signed by the court, even where one of … [Read more...]
Pharmacy Related Errors
The number of pharmacy and medication related errors in the United States are frightening. Estimates are as high as 30 million a year because billions of prescriptions are filled every year. Prescriptions are obtained through doctors, over the internet or even through the mail. Although most of the errors are harmless, others result in illness, injury or fatalities. What concerns our law firm is the fact that nearly all pharmacy and medication errors are preventable. Springer & Lyle is the premier personal injury law firm in Texas, and we can guide you or your family member through the … [Read more...]
Why are Personal Injury Claims in Texas So Complicated?
There are many reasons why these claims have become so complex in Texas. To start, a medical malpractice case is much different than an 18-wheeler case or one involving a defective product, workers’ compensation, premises liability or, dangerous drugs and animals. Additionally, Texas leads the nation in “tort-reform” legislation which, among other things, has capped damages in certain types of cases. These laws have also put many procedural hurdles in place which makes it more difficult, time consuming and expensive to take a case from start to finish. Texas also places the right of a … [Read more...]
