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Concussion Linked to Suicide Risk: What Are your Options from the Legal Perspective?

  • Post author:James Amaro
  • Post published:January 4, 2017
  • Post category:Uncategorized

Scientists all over the world have long found a connection between suicide and TBI.  However, the only question that has remained unanswered for several decades is approximately what percentage of…

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Getting Paid for Overhead and Profit

  • Post author:James Amaro
  • Post published:December 30, 2016
  • Post category:Blog

Withholding overhead and profit have become a common practice in hail storm claims handling for insurance companies.  Insurance companies demand that overhead and profit are actually incurred before paying claims. …

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THINKING OF HIRING A PERSONAL INJURY ATTORNEY? HERE’S WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW

  • Post author:James Amaro
  • Post published:December 29, 2016
  • Post category:Personal Injury

Figuring out where to start after an accident can be difficult, and injuries are emotional, time consuming and costly.  If you are injured, legal representation can work on your behalf…

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What is a Fair and Reasonable Insurance Settlement?

  • Post author:James Amaro
  • Post published:December 28, 2016
  • Post category:Insurance Claims

A settlement is an arrangement between two or more persons to resolve a dispute. All parties involved in a settlement typically expect some level of compromise.  Unfortunately, there is not…

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What is the Department of Transportation and What Are its Powers?

  • Post author:James Amaro
  • Post published:December 27, 2016
  • Post category:Trucking Accidents

The United States Department of Transportation is a federal cabinet department created in 1966.  The Department of Transportation is in charge of keeping the traveling public safe and secure, increasing…

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Hail Claims: Is The Appraisal Process Fair?

  • Post author:James Amaro
  • Post published:December 22, 2016
  • Post category:Blog

The appraisal process is found in most homeowners’ insurance policies and it is commonly invoked to address disputed property damages. The appraisal process is used to determine the amount of…

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What is a U.S. DOT Number Used For?

  • Post author:James Amaro
  • Post published:December 20, 2016
  • Post category:Blog

Chances are high that when you see a commercial motor vehicle on the highway, such as an 18-wheeler, you will have noticed a U.S. DOT number on the cab's doors. …

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Truck Wreck Liability: Company, Driver, or Both?

  • Post author:James Amaro
  • Post published:December 19, 2016
  • Post category:Trucking Accidents

When you get in a wreck with a truck, you may think the truck driver is solely responsible for the accident.  After all, it was the truck driver's negligence (bad…

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5 Most Common Bad Faith Insurance Practices Used to Deny or Underpay Hail Claims

  • Post author:James Amaro
  • Post published:December 16, 2016
  • Post category:Insurance Claims

Insurance companies owe a duty of good faith and fair dealing with their insureds.  These duties are usually codified into state insurance laws.  Simply put, bad faith is when an…

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TRUCK DRIVER CANNOT READ OR SPEAK ENGLISH: IS THIS NEGLIGENT HIRING?

  • Post author:James Amaro
  • Post published:December 15, 2016
  • Post category:Trucking Accidents

In Texas, employers can be negligent if they hire someone who is not competent to perform the job they for which they were hired.  An employer cannot just hire anyone…

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*R. James Amaro:

  • Top 100 Super Lawyers Houston – Thomson Reuters (2020-2025)
  • Super Lawyers – Thomson Reuters (2016-2025)
  • Rising Star – Thomson Reuters (2014-2016)
  • National Trial Lawyer Top 100 – National Trial Lawyer (2011-present)
  • AV rated preeminent – Martindale-Hubbell
  • Lifetime Member – The Multi-Million Dollar Advocates Forum

*Matthew A. Elwell:

  • Super Lawyers Rising Star – Thomson Reuters (2018 – 2025)
  • Up-and-Coming 100: Texas Rising Stars (2022)
  • Top 40 under 40 – Civil Plaintiff – National Trial Lawyers (2022)
  • Top 40 under 40 – National Trial Lawyers (2021)
  • Top Houston Personal Injury Attorney – Houstonia Magazine (2018-2020)

*Anna J. McMullen:

  • Top 40 under 40 Injury Lawyers – National Trial Lawyers (2020)
  • Super Lawyers – Rising Stars by Thomson Reuters (2021-2025)
  • Top 40 under 40 – Civil Plaintiff – National Trial Lawyers (2022)
  • Top Women Attorneys Rising Stars – Texas Monthly Magazine (2022)

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