If you’ve driven through Austin, you know Interstate 35 is notorious for heavy traffic, frequent construction, and unfortunately, serious car accidents. When you’re involved in an accident on I-35, especially during peak hours near downtown or around major exits like Cesar Chavez Street or Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd, knowing exactly what steps to take […]

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Tens of thousands of people are killed in traffic accidents in the United States every year. It is a major cause of death in our country and often preventable with more attentive driving. If your loved one was killed in a crash caused by someone else’s negligence, you have a right to feel angry and frustrated. A […]

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This month marks National Distracted Driving Awareness Month in America. The attorneys at Shaw Cowart would like to take the opportunity to revisit some of the major sources of distraction and encourage all our readers to take steps to eliminate distractions behind the wheel. Distracted Driving Remains a Problem According to the National Highway Traffic Safety […]

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A truck accident is a catastrophic event. These crashes can easily cause severe injury and death. If you or a loved one was injured in a truck accident caused by someone else’s negligence, then you deserve a passionate advocate on your side. To discuss the situation with us and to find out if our attorneys can help […]

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It’s the season of holiday travel in the U.S., and many Americans will travel by car. In fact, according to AAA, there should be a big jump in holiday car travel compared to 2020, when many people were staying at home amid the pandemic. AAA reports the following predictions for Thanksgiving 2021: Unfortunately, with a rise […]

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While many car accident injuries are immediate and obvious, other injuries don’t manifest for several hours, days, or possibly for weeks. While many car accident victims end up in the emergency room, others go home after being checked out by EMTs only to develop serious symptoms later on. Those symptoms may include: This list is in no […]

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If you’re in a car accident with an Uber or Lyft driver, and the ridesharing driver was at fault, your legal options vary. When the driver is picking up or transporting a passenger, Uber and Lyft provide $1 million in liability coverage. When they are logged into the app without a passenger, the ridesharing companies offer more […]

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A stressful life event that results in injury, like a car accident or a concussion, certainly has a negative impact on our wellbeing when it occurs. But research published in the journal Anxiety Stress Coping indicates that how we think about that event can continue to affect our health years later. In this journal article, “Perceptions of Stressful Life […]

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Google has been experimenting with driverless cars for several years now, releasing the vehicles onto streets in cities as small as Ann Arbor, Michigan and as large as Los Angeles, California. At the recent Detroit Auto Show, Google also spotlighted a minivan with self-driving sensors and vision systems. Waymo, the autonomous car company Google spun […]

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California had long been at the forefront of attempts to curb distracted driving accidents by limiting how drivers can use their phones behind the wheel. For instance, California was among the first states to ban handheld cell phone use and texting while driving. Now, the state has gone one step further: they’ve made it a […]

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