Posted January 13, 2021
Historic McMinn Law Firm Building Built By Scottish Immigrant McMinn Law Firm team uncovered some of the hidden history behind our place of work. We know it as the place we meet with clients, leave for much needed coffee runs and shelters us from unpredictable Texas weather. But this house has a history that remembers…
CategoriesCar Accident Personal Injury (general) Truck Accident Wrongful Death
Posted November 18, 2020
Lane splitting in Texas is an often contested and wondered about practice for motorcycle riders. While it’s never safe to do in fast moving traffic, lane splitting has been made legal in one state. As motorcycle injury lawyers, it’s important to stay up-to-date on how state and local traffic laws move into law. See where…
CategoriesCar Accident Motorcycle Accident Truck Accident
Posted January 22, 2020
This week New York Times reported that the persistence of collisions may have a correlation with societal apathy. “Language can be everything” they say, and could our semantics be at the root of an increase in traffic fatalities? Advocates for traffic safety are calling for media and policy makers to drop the word “accident” for “crash.” As more cities…
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Posted January 13, 2020
RoT Rally can be a dangerous time in the Austin area. Travis County EMS reported 14 motorcycle crashes and treated 7 riders. One died during the annual festival. After the annual Ride of Texas Rally, it is unfortunately time to take a look at the tally of injuries and death during this year’s festivities. During…
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Posted December 24, 2019
Drunk driving is a dangerous decision, not an accident. If you or someone you love has been injured in a car accident by a drunk driver, understand what steps you need to take next to reach a full recovery.
CategoriesCar Accident Drunk Driver Truck Accident
Posted December 2, 2019
Driving in Texas is a very particular thing. The state is large with great lengths of highway, there are a handful of large cities with very complex freeway and overpass structures, and it seems like everywhere you go the traffic gets worse and worse. This, coupled with the fact that Texas Civil Engineers are notorious…
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Posted October 24, 2019
On this Page: Bastrop School Bus Involved in Crash with Tractor Trailer Laws regulating trucking industry How new laws save lives Reality of truck crashes and personal injury claims Bastrop School Bus in a Crash with 18-Wheeler on Highway 71 Wednesday morning a Bastrop school bus was involved in a crash on SH 71. About…
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Posted March 8, 2017
Four seniors on a trip from Bastrop died in a tragic train-bus crash in Biloxi, Mississippi. As authorities uncover details for the case, families search for answers. Update: March 8, 2017 Authorities in Biloxi, Mississippi have released developments from the fatal bus, train crash. Personal Injury Attorney Jason McMinn Discusses Dangers of Railroad Crossings on…
CategoriesPersonal Injury (general) Railroad Accident Truck Accident
Posted August 20, 2015
It’s nearing late August, and everything is centering around “Back to School.” With more teens and young adults on the roads, traveling to and from high school or college, it’s a perfect time to review the dangers of distracted driving. While it’s not just young people who are guilty of this behavior, they account for…
CategoriesCar Accident Distracted Driver Truck Accident Wrongful Death
Posted August 14, 2015
August marches on, the temperature is climbing, and students from the local universities are beginning to trickle back into this not-so-tiny college town. As students begin to gather in classes and parties, a particular tendency of young American adults begins to resurface: binge drinking. The National Institute for Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism defines binge drinking…
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Posted August 3, 2015
18-Wheeler Crash on I-35 Claims Two Lives Recently there was a tragic accident near Rundberg Lane involving an 18-wheeler and a pick up truck. Telesfora Moran Fuentes, 46, and Yesenia Nayeli Resendiz, 23, from Oklahoma City both were killed in this tragedy. Five other souls were wounded critically, three of whom were children taken to the Dell Children’s Medical…
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Posted March 27, 2015
Salado Truck Accident Victim Identified As Clark Davis, 32, of Arlington Events Timeline & News Digest (from www.mcminnlaw.com) Below are quotes and news story references related to the multiple truck accidents and bridge beam fall to I 35 in Salado, TX. This information is updated as more stories break. Update: March 27, 2015 The fatality…
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Posted October 25, 2014
With permission from American Association for Justice, here is the text of the article in full: "Side underride guard could have prevented motorist's death, estate claimed "Sun v Lufkin Indus., L.L.C., No. 20140CI-04970 (Tex., Bexar Co. Jud. Dist. June 5, 2014). "Kuo-Tung Sun, 47, was driving in one of two west-bound lanes of a state…
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Posted October 16, 2013
If you have ever traveled down a stretch of major highway in Texas you have most likely seen the countless number of semi-trucks and 18-wheelers on the road. The large and long highways and interstates are the routes for hundreds of shipping routes that transport all different sizes and types of goods. With so many…
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