Archive for 2009

Some vehicles are more prone to rollover accidents than others. SUVs and trucks with a high center of gravity are much more likely to rollover in an emergency situation. Some juries have concluded that some automobile models have design flaws that can cause rollovers. If you have been injured in a rollover accident you should have your case evaluated by a board certified injury attorney. Contact Ted Machi and Associates, P.C. for a free evaluation of your rollover case.

We have all seen the increase in rig traffic in recent years. While your average passenger automobile weighs approximately 3000 pounds, a fully-loaded commercial truck can weigh 80,000 pounds or more. Because of this difference in size, any impact between a commercial truck and another vehicle is likely to result in severe, even fatal, injuries.

While trying to cope with physical pain and recovery, victims are often faced with enormous medical bills from their injuries, time missed from work, ...

A home is the biggest purchase most of us will ever make. Unfortunately, defects such as roof leaks can cause serious damage to the home as well as to your health. Leaks can lead to very serious problems such as mold. Mold and its spores can lead to severe medical problems.

If your home has been damaged due to roof leaks and now have mold in your home, you may be able to recover the costs involved to pay ...

Oil refineries and drilling platforms are some of the most dangerous places to work. They are the location of fires, explosions, and toxic releases that destroy the environment and cause serious injury or even death.

Workers on the front line are at the highest risk. Not only are they exposed to extreme occupational pollution, but they also experience injury first when there’s an accident in these plants.

Common refinery accidents include:

• Capsized oil drilling rigs
• Offshore oil platform accidents
• Heat exchanger ruptures
• Petrochemical refinery explosions

Many oil ...

Product liability exists when a product is faulty due to a design, manufacturing or marketing defect. Defective products can cause severe personal injury, and sadly, sometimes result in wrongful death. While trying to cope with physical pain and recovery, victims can often be faced with enormous medical bills, loss of income through disability, and emotional pain.

If you have suffered serious personal injury due to a “defective product”, you deserve to be compensated for your injuries. If you or ...

Have you been injured as a result of someone else’s mistake, negligence, or wrongdoing? No one expects to be injured. Unfortunately, injuries can occur at any time or any place. Property owners as well as businesses have the responsibility to provide a safe environment for you and your family. The owner is legally accountable when they fail to do so and an injury occurs. This is premises liability.

While trying to cope with physical pain and recovery, victims are ...

Pets that are not adequately fenced or restrained can cause injury. Dog bites often happen when a pet owner fails to adequately secure his pet or fails to maintain fencing. Injuries caused by animals whoi are not adequately controlled by the owners are compensable.

Roofing is a particularly dangerous occupation due to the danger of falling. Fall protection should be provided by employers utilizing roofers. Perimeter protection is the way that employers can protect workers who are working near the edge of a building.

The Center for Disease Control confirmed the presence of Salmonella. ConAgra Foods, Inc. recalled peanut butter. A class action and other lawsuits surrounding the food poisoning outbreaks were sure to follow. If someone you know may have been made ill from Peter Pan Peanut Butter or other food items, contact a Texas Board Certified Personal Injury Lawyer today.

Ted Machi and Associates, P.C. will pursue individual claims on behalf of all individuals who were hospitalized as a result of ...

In 2003 Researchers at the Muhammad Ali Parkinson Research Center at the Barrow Neurological Institute in Phoenix Arizona have found that a large number of patients taking Mirapex have gambled themselves deeply into debt. In 2005 a Mayo Clinic study also linked Mirapex and similar Parkinsons drugs to compulsive gambling.

Reports of loses of up to $14 million by patients on the drug are shocking. Doctors and drug companies should be warning Parkinsons patients of this danger and checking ...

We see it every day as we park and go about our daily lives – damaged, crumbling or unsafe parking lots. Damaged lots such as these are dangerous. Potholes, cracks or sinkholes are an accident waiting to happen. Many devastating injuries arise from people slipping or tripping on these damaged and neglected surfaces.

If you have suffered an injury due to a parking lot fall, you need to take action. You may the right to recover damages. The costs ...

Paralysis is the inability to control the muscles that move your body. Amputation is the severing of a body part, such as a leg, arm, or finger. Both of these serious personal injuries can throw your life – and bank account – into a tailspin, especially when they are caused by the negligence of others.

There are several levels of severity with paralysis, including paraplegia and quadriplegia.

Paraplegics have lost partial or complete ability to move their legs, while quadriplegics are partially ...

Over-service of alcohol occurs when a pewrson is served alcohol after he is observed to be intoxicated, in violation of the law. Texas Law imposes liability on alcohol servers who provide alcohol to obviously intoxicated persons.

Safety regulations under the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 have been adopted by most states in some form, and these regulations apply to work done at construction and other work sites. These guidelines are to protect you as a worker. When the regulations have been violated and you become injured, you may have the right to recover damages.

While trying to cope with physical pain and recovery, victims are often faced with enormous medical bills from their ...

Recent developments in the nursing home industry have resulted in health care conglomerates buying up nursing homes that were once locally owned and operated. Like HMOs these corporations are focused on generating profits, often at the expense of the health and safety of the patients. Family members may suspect that their loved ones are receiving substandard care but may be uncomfortable asking questions until it is too late.

Some of the signs of neglect are:

• Soiled bed sheets
• Bad odors
• Presence of decubitus ulcers ...

Employers have the responsibility to protect you in the when employees are trained. These employers can be held liable for not appropriately training an employee to perform his job requirements. When this lack of training impacts the public, the business can be held liable for damages.

If you or someone you love has been injured or otherwise harmed as the result of negligent training, you know the expense of medical bills, lost wages and physical pain. You as a ...

Many companies use security services every day to protect you. The problem with many of these security guards can be lack of training and or inability to perform their job safely. Victims of negligent security include individuals who have been raped, assaulted, shot, stabbed, or violated on another person’s property.

If you have been injured or otherwise harmed as the result of negligent security, you know the expense of medical bills, lost wages and physical pain. You as a ...

Employers have the responsibility to protect you in the employment selection process. When they fail to make a reasonable selection, employers can be held liable for not thoroughly checking reference information. It is important to obtain adequate information to ensure that the new employee does not repeat a negative past behavior pattern and create problems for the public.

If you have been injured or otherwise harmed as the result of negligent hiring, you know the expense of medical bills, ...