San Antonio Injury Attorney Blog

As I have handled more San Antonio criminal defense cases, I have come to the startling revelation that many of my clients would not find themselves in their current situation if they applied some basic rules when dealing with the police. If you are willing to remember some key points when dealing with the police,…

Often clients will come in and ask about the conditions under which Bexar County child support may be terminated. For example, perhaps the child no longer lives with the custodial parent, and the non-custodial parent no longer wishes to make payments to the custodial parent. Well, you can certainly change to whom you make payments,…

In our last blog entry on San Antonio adverse possession of real estate , we touched on the conditions of the 3 year and 5 year statute of limitations for an owner to bring an action to recover property held in adverse possession. Under the ten (10) year statute of limitations, an owner of land…

Imagine you have inherited a large, vacant piece of Texas land from your beloved uncle. You are excited, because the land holds promising residential and commercial real estate development. You travel out to view the land, and you notice a large mobile home parked on the land accompanied by what appears to be utilities, including…

A life-long printer worker. A paint factory worker. An aviation gas refueler. What do these occupations have in common ? These are occupations in which workers are exposed to carcinogenic chemicals on a daily basis. They often work for companies who do not value personal safety of their workers. Companies express their lack of concern…

The Texas Family Code recognizes two types of marriages : ceremonial and common law. Although Texas recognizes common law or informal marriage, there is a great deal of confusion about what constitutes a Texas common law marriage . The elements of an informal / common law marriage are that a man and woman (1) agreed…

The Texas Family Code outlines specific grounds for the modification of child support. Bexar County and greater San Antonio judges have the authority to modify a prior child support order, including amounts set aside for health care coverage under Section 156.401 of the Texas Family Code. The grounds under which child support may be modified…

A Texas product liability lawyer must be very mindful of House Bill (HB) 4, which has preempted the rights of personal injury victims. The purpose of this blog entry is to review some of the major changes associated with HB4 in Texas product liability law. HB 4 had several major changes. First, it created a…

Do you remember the OJ Simpson criminal and civil trials of the 1990s? In that case, in June 1994, Nicole Simpson and Ronald Goldman were found stabbed to death. Criminal charges were filed shortly thereafter against OJ Simpson for murder. What people fail to remember is that in May 1995, a wrongful death civil lawsuit…

There are various types of losses a Texas personal injury attorney can recover for an injured claimant. In San Antonio wrongful death cases , for example, medical, funeral, and burial expenses can be recovered in a survival action brought by the executor of the estate. Medical and funeral expenses are also recoverable in wrongful death…