5 Legal Considerations when Starting a Business

The actions you take when starting a business can potentially set you up for success or increase the likelihood that you will face legal challenges in the future. Do you know what to do? The following infographic highlights five important areas you must address when starting your business. The attorneys at Shaw Cowart LLP…

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Understanding the Potential Long-Term Impact of a Brain Injury

A traumatic brain injury can have a devastating impact on your life, affecting all aspects of your ability to function. For this reason, it’s crucial that you identify the injury as soon as possible. Prompt treatment can often help minimize the severity of the brain injury and increase your chances of a full recovery….

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Do I Need a Personal Injury Lawyer?

If you’ve been injured due to the negligent actions of another, you may be entitled to recover compensation in a personal injury lawsuit. Take our quiz below to find out whether you may need the assistance of one or our attorneys. At Shaw Cowart LLP, we have decades of experience fighting for the rights…

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Breaching a Lease in Texas

Both tenants and landlords are constrained by leases. A landlord generally cannot raise the rent or force a tenant to move out before the lease ends unless the tenant materially breached the lease in some way (for example, they fail to pay rent). Tenants, unless extraordinary circumstances exist, are generally legally bound to pay…

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What Damages can I Recover in a Personal Injury Case?

If you’ve been injured due to the negligent actions of another, you may be entitled to recover compensation through a personal injury lawsuit. The types of damages you can recover vary based on the specifics of your case. During your complimentary consultation with our attorneys, we will discuss the different damages that you may…

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Seatbelt Usage: What You Need to Know

Seatbelts are one of the most important safety features included on cars. There are numerous studies which have documented the extent to which wearing your seatbelt will reduce your risk of serious injury during a car accident. We’ve created the following infographic to highlight some of this data. If you’ve been injured in a…

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Prerequisites Necessary for Bringing an Employment Dispute to Court

The area of employment law is made up of a myriad of type of claims (discrimination, harassment, worker’s compensation, whistleblower claims, etc.) and often a maze of federal, state and local statutes along with any governing law. Often, employees have to satisfy prerequisites prior to taking their case to court and their failure to…

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Highway Fatalities Decreased Nearly 2% in 2017

Earlier this month, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) released data regarding highway fatalities, and the report showed some promising trends. Most importantly, the NHTSA announced that highway fatalities decreased 1.8% in 2017. This is a significant reverse of recent trends. Highway fatalities had increased 8.4% in 2015 and 6.5% in 2016. While…

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Should You File a Lawsuit on Your Commercial Claim?

People involved in business disputes often rush to judgment and reflexively decide to sue. Here are some things to think about before deciding to start a lawsuit: Do you have a good case? Not only do you need to have a genuine legal claim or “cause of action,” but it must also be valued…

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TBI: How it Happens, and the Signs

Undiagnosed traumatic brain injury (TBI) can change and endanger your life in unpredictable ways. It happens much more often than you might imagine. Undiagnosed TBI can be the underlying cause of mental health issues that upend your life, and for which you never get proper treatment. Seizure disorders are a common result of TBI,…

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