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On the page below you can find links to documents, reports, publications and discussions provided by Austin Personal Injury Lawyer Texas Accident Attorney David Todd.

The documents below are available to the public so that they can gain a better understanding of the legal challenges facing them, and why an experienced attorney is so important for success.

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• Negligence
• Auto Accidents
• DWI Injuries
• Truck Accidents
• Motorcycle Accidents
• Wrongful Death and Serious Injury
• Dog Bites
• Construction Accidents
• Defective Products
• Insurance Claims
• General

Negligence

• Jury Finds for Employee in Sumo-Suit Accident   
  Description: Jury Finds for Employee in Sumo-Suit Accident
• Wal-Mart Reaches Settlement in Black Friday Trampling   
  Description: Wal-Mart Reaches Settlement in Black Friday Trampling
• Family Settles Suit Over Fatal Explosion   
  Description: Family Settles Suit Over Fatal Explosion

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Auto Accidents

• Lawsuit: Bus Company Negligent in Fatal Crash   
  Description: Lawsuit: Bus Company Negligent in Fatal Crash
• Seat Belt & Child Safety Seat Laws   
  Description: A summary of Texas seat belt and child safety seat laws.
• How to Read Your Insurance Policy   
  Description: Learn what all the terms in your auto insurance policy mean.
• Bill in Texas legislature Requires Stiffer Measures For Drivers 79 and Older   
  Description: A bill in the Texas Legislature would make it more difficult for seniors 79 and older to renew their driver's licenses. It's referred to as "Katie's Law."
• Electronic Stability Control Saves as Many as 10,000 Lives a Year   
  Description: A recent consumer reports study details how electronic stability control on vehicles could reduce deaths in car accidents by 10,000 a year.

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DWI Injuries

• Family to Receive $3.1 Million in Drunk-Driving Death   
  Description: Family to Receive $3.1 Million in Drunk-Driving Death

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Truck Accidents

• Trucker Liable for Waving On Other Driver, Jury Finds   
  Description: Trucker Liable for Waving On Other Driver, Jury Finds
• Truck Drivers Who Avoid Rest and Exercise Compromise Their Health   
  Description: Truck drivers must take regular breaks for rest and cardiovascular exercise to maintain their physical fitness, experts say.
• Truck Accidents in Texas   
  Description: It’s true, accidents happen. But negligent parties should be held accountable. If you’ve been the victim in a truck-related accident in Austin or South Central Texas, visit the user-friendly website of The Todd Law Firm, PLLC.

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Motorcycle Accidents

• Cyclist Family Settles with Construction Compan   
  Description: Cyclist Family Settles with Construction Compan
• In Motorcycle Injury, Trucker Liable for Waving On Other Driver, Jury Finds   
  Description: In Motorcycle Injury, Trucker Liable for Waving On Other Driver, Jury Finds

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Wrongful Death and Serious Injury

• Medical Helicopter Crashes Traced to Lax Oversight   
  Description: The majority of fatal medical helicopter crashes in 2008 can be traced to poor weather conditions and lax safety standards, according to an analysis by the Houston Chronicle. The newspaper cites halting progress by federal regulators to strengthen safety standards and an explosion in the number of carriers as contributing factors in the record number of fatal crashes reported in past year. Sixty-five fatal medical helicopter crashes have occurred since 1989, according the National Safety Transportation Board.
• Stun Guns May Have Caused 50 U.S. Deaths, Study Says   
  Description: Police stun guns such as those made by Taser International Inc. may have caused at least 50 deaths in the U.S. between June 2001 and August 2008, Amnesty International said.
• One girl died and another was critically wounded when they drove their ATV over the top of an abandoned mine in Arizona.   

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Dog Bites

• Pit Bulls & Texas Law   
  Description: Just how dangerous are pit bulls? Why Texas law might not protect you from a mauling.

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Construction Accidents

• Construction Company Settles Suit by Family of Cyclist   
  Description: Construction Company Settles Suit by Family of Cyclist

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Defective Products

• Food Companies Unable to Ensure Safety   
  Description: Food Companies Unable to Ensure Safety
• Family Files Lawsuit in Garage Door Death   
  Description: Family Files Lawsuit in Garage Door Death

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Insurance Claims

• Lawmaker Calls for Probe of AIG's Handling of Contractor Claims   
  Description: Lawmaker Calls for Probe of AIG's Handling of Contractor Claims
• Insurer claims smoke that killed people was "pollution" and therefore not covered.   
  Description: An insurance company with a potential $25 million liability from a 2007 Houston office fire is claiming smoke that killed three people was "pollution" and surviving families shouldn't be compensated for their losses since the deaths were not caused directly by the actual flames.
• No Fault Insurance - A Bad Deal for Consumers   
  Description: No Fault Insurance is a Bad Deal for Consumers - Find Out Why
• The Harsh Education of Trent Lott: When Even the Powerful are Abused by Insurance Companies   
  Description: Senator Trent Lott, a longtime "tort reformer", learns a harsh lesson about how insurance companies avoid responsibility, and why going to court is often the only way to stand up for yourself
• Progressive Insurance: Art for Profit   
  Description: Progressive Insurance Spends Millions on Speculative Art Investing While the "Nickel and Dime" Accident Victims

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General

• BLOCKING THE COURTHOUSE DOOR: How the Republican Party and Its Corporate Allies Are Taking Away Your Right to Sue   
  Description: How Republicans, corporations, insurance companies are creating a fake "Tort Reform" crisis and taking away victims' right to sue.
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  Description: How "Tort Reform" by the Republicans, corporations, insurance companies is creating a fake crisis and taking away victims' right to sue.
• "Tort Reform" vs. reality in Texas courts [PDF]  
  Description: Is tort reform motivated by a legitimate tort crisis, by false perceptions, or worse-by a business
  and insurance lobby that is both powerful and cunning in its use of innuendo and misinformation?
• Texas Watch is a non-partisan, advocacy organization working to improve consumer and insurance protections for Texas families.   
  Description: Texas Watch is a non-partisan, advocacy organization working to improve consumer and insurance protections for Texas families. Texas Watch's thousands of activists across the state make their voices heard to preserve their rights and protections. Texas Watch strives to provide a counter to wealthy special interest lobby efforts and ensure Texas laws reflect the true needs of Texas families and consumers
• The Texas Trial Lawyers Association was founded in 1949 to protect the rights of Texas families.   
  Description: The Texas Trial Lawyers Association was founded in 1949 to protect the rights of Texas families. Today, more than 50 years later, TTLA has never been more committed to this endeavor. Since its inception, TTLA has been a steadfast defender of the civil justice system in Texas, and through exceptional leadership and vision, TTLA has worked hard to ensure that ordinary citizens always have a voice in the legislative process.

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