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According to estimates by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and national child safety experts, an average of 37 children die each year after being left inside enclosed automobiles. In today’s post, an accident lawyer will explain the concept of liability in these largely-unnecessary deaths and the possible legal measures that may be available to the victims’ families. Let’s begin by taking a look at two recent cases. Case One At about 4:30 p.m. on Friday August 8th, 4-month-old…

Each year, thousands of innocent people across the United States are injured in a semi-truck accident. If you, or a loved one, have been injured in a semi-truck accident, you need to be proactive in protecting your legal rights and interests. This includes hiring a skilled semi-truck accident lawyer, like a member of the legal team at The Doan Law Office at (800) 349-0000. In the aftermath of a semi-truck accident, every effort must be taken whenever possible to gather…

A semi-truck is a very complex piece of equipment. If something goes wrong with the mechanical elements of a semi-truck, the consequences can be horrific. If you been injured in a semi accident caused by some sort of mechanical malfunction of breakdown, you need to take steps to immediately protect your legal interests. The process of protecting your rights after a semi-truck accident begins by hiring a skilled, experienced personal injury lawyer. A semi-truck accident lawyer from The Doan Law…

There is little doubt that the number of Americans who are addicted to opioid analgesics (“pain killers”) such as fentanyl, Oxycontin, and Vicodin. Since all these medications are only available from a licensed health care practitioner, the question that most often arises is “Can prescribing opioid pain relievers to a patient who becomes addicted to such medication be considered medical malpractice?” As is usually the case when questions of medicine and law intersect, there is no answer that applies to…

Less than two weeks after Hurricane Harvey made its final landfall along the Texas coast, the human toll in both deaths and injuries continues to rise. Sadly, these tragic losses are being made even worse by the influx of what can be best described as a “criminal element” which seeks only to enrich themselves at the expense of Texas hurricane survivors. In the following sections, the Doan Law Firm of Houston offers a few “words to the wise” concerning steps…