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November 8, 2021 \ Car Accidents

Cameras on Austin School Buses Will Spot Drivers Who Pass Illegally

Oct. 3, 2015 | by Julie Chang – American-Statesman Staff Austin school buses will soon start recording drivers who pass them illegally. The school board is contracting with Arizona-based American Traffic Solutions to install cameras on about 300 buses, roughly 60 percent of the fleet. The cameras, which are installed near the stop arms of the […]

November 2, 2021 \ Personal Injury

A Lawyer’s Guide to Preparing for Your Personal Injury Deposition

For many facing personal injury, the accident and treatment afterwards is one of the scariest times in a person’s life. The accident may have been traumatic, and then was followed by pain from injuries, the challenge of treating injuries, and finally unexpected and expensive medical bills. A personal injury attorney and their legal team can […]

October 18, 2021 \ Car Accidents

Pregnancy and Infant Loss in Vehicle Crashes

Not everything happens for a reason. And that applies especially to infant loss. In August 2018, a San Marcos woman lost her husband and unborn child when her vehicle was hit head-on by a drunk driver. Nothing will ever replace her growing family or explain why the drunk driver hit her vehicle that day. Hundreds have responded to this […]

October 13, 2021 \ Personal Injury

Stowers Demand in Texas – About An Insurance Company’s Obligations

A Stowers Demand is commonly used by personal injury lawyers in Texas when negotiating with an insurance company on behalf of a client. The Stowers Duty: Defined The Stowers duty was first recognized in 1929 in the case of Stowers Furniture Co. v. American Indemnity, and since has broadened and narrowed the duties it imposes. The Stowers duty is the duty […]

August 25, 2021 \ Personal Injury

Texas Legislature Takes Up Bill Limiting Commercial Liability in Personal Injury

On September 1, 2021 new legislation that regulates plaintiffs cases where commercial vehicles are involved will come into effect. Some say the new law could let companies off the hook for personal injury damages in civil vehicle crash cases. Supporters of HB 19 say the bill prevents excessive lawsuits against companies, but public safety advocates […]

October 25, 2020 \ Community Involvement

Attorney Jason McMinn Offers Insights to Pre-Law Longhorns

Jason McMinn is a University of Texas at Austin alumnus and the founding attorney of McMinn Personal Injury Lawyers, an Austin personal injury firm. McMinn studied accounting and was a part of the Texas Longhorn baseball team, graduating in the Class of 2001. He then received his juris doctor from Texas Tech University Law School […]

August 8, 2018 \ Community Involvement

McMinn Brothers Pledge $1 Million to Longhorn Baseball

Thunderstorms didn’t stop Chris Del Conte and University of Texas Baseball from celebrating the beginning of work on the student-athlete player development center for Texas Baseball. Jason McMinn, and wife Heather McMinn, as well as Justin McMinn with wife Kendall Beard McMinn, attended the groundbreaking ceremony to mark the start of building construction. The building, […]

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