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  • 2024
    • December
      • How to Stay Safe on Holiday Road Trips
    • November
      • Why Truck Accidents Often Increase During Winter
    • October
      • The Importance of Hiring a Workers' Compensation Attorney If You Suffered an Injury While Being Forced to Work During the Holida
      • How to Receive Compensation for Property Damage Following a Natural Disaster
    • August
      • Celebrating Workers: What You Need to Know About Workers' Compensation Rights This Labor Day
      • The Toll of PTSD on Military Contractors
    • July
      • Be Careful on the Roads During the "100 Deadliest Days of Summer"
      • Tips to Stay Safe This 4th of July
    • June
      • How Can You Prove Your Back Injury Is Work-Related in a Workers' Compensation Claim?
    • May
      • Should I Accept a Settlement from the Insurance Company?
    • April
      • Common Reasons for Workers' Compensation Denials and How to Appeal Them Successfully
      • Can I Sue My Employer for a Work-Related Injury if I Receive Workers' Compensation Benefits?
    • March
      • Mistakes to Avoid After a Car Accident
    • February
      • Trucking Accidents: Causes & Liability
    • January
      • How Do Pre-Existing Conditions Affect Your Workers' Compensation Claim for a Back Injury?
      • Preventing Repetitive Strain Injuries in the Workplace: Ergonomics and Best Practices for Employers
  • 2023
    • December
      • Maximizing Your Compensation After a Holiday Travel Accident
    • November
      • Navigating Insurance Claims After a Ridesharing Accident
    • October
      • How Does Workers' Compensation Interact with Other Benefits, Such as Social Security Disability and Unemployment Insurance?
      • Comparative Negligence in Ridesharing Accidents: What You Need to Know
    • September
      • Injured As a Passenger: Your Rights in Rideshare Accidents
    • August
      • The Importance of Legal Representation in Rideshare Accidents
    • July
      • What Are the Common Injuries from a Car Accident?
      • Steps to Take After a Rideshare Accident
      • Pursuing a Personal Injury Claim After a Ridesharing Accident
    • June
      • Understanding the Key Differences Between Truck Accidents and Car Accidents
      • The Three Tiers of Ridesharing Accidents
    • May
      • What If I Am Involved in a Ridesharing Accident?
    • April
      • What Compensation Can I Seek If I Am Injured in an Oilfield Accident?
      • What Workplace Safety Protections Are There For Oil and Gas Workers?
    • March
      • Uncovering Common Causes for Injuries in the Oilfield
    • January
      • What Qualifies For Worker’s Compensation?
      • Top 5 Most Common Workplace Injuries
  • 2022
    • December
      • How To Tell If My Work Contract Is Invalid?
      • Filing For Workers Comp: Warehouse Injuries And The Holiday Season
    • October
      • Halloween Safety Tips For Pedestrians
      • Why Is It Important To Seek Medical Treatment After a Crash?
    • September
      • Why Do Truck Crashes Peak In September?
    • August
      • Back-To-School Driving Tips
    • July
      • Prepare Teens For The 100 Deadliest Days of Summer
      • How To Manage Driving Anxiety
    • June
      • What to Do When Filing a Defense Base Act Claim
      • Can I Get PTSD after a Car Accident?
    • May
      • Common Types of Car Accidents In Texas
    • April
      • Independent Contractors and Workers' Compensation
      • Mental Health Disorders Common in Oil and Gas Workers
    • March
      • Who is Liable for Delivery Driver Accidents?
    • February
      • Common Injuries Among Offshore Workers
  • 2021
    • December
      • Winter Safety for Oil and Gas Workers in Texas
      • What Training Is Needed to Become an Offshore Driller?
    • November
    • October
      • Who Assumes Liability for a Truck Tire Blowout?
    • September
      • What Can Be Used in a Truck Accident Claim?
    • August
      • Top 5 Causes of Trucking Accidents in Texas
      • Should We Be Concerned About Self-Driving Trucks?
    • July
      • George P. Escobedo Featured in Scene in S.A. Magazine
      • 5 Steps to Take After an Uber Accident
    • May
      • UPS Drivers Don’t Turn Left and You Shouldn’t Either
      • Sue the Company or Driver? Understanding Service Provider Accident Claims
      • What to Do After a Delivery Truck Accident
    • April
      • What Distance Should I Stay Back From a Large Truck?
    • February
      • Is There a Statute of Limitations for Truck Accident Claims?
      • Should We Expect Changes to the Defense Base Act in the Future?
  • 2020
    • August
      • 4 Dead & 6 Injured in Corpus Christi Pipeline Explosion
    • February
      • What Is a Blowout?
      • What Does DBA Do for Me?
      • Top 5 Causes of Offshore Oil Rig Accidents
    • January
      • Three Dead in Texas Oil Field Explosion, Oil Company Sued for Negligence
      • How to Handle a Workplace Auto Accident
  • 2019
    • December
      • How Toxic Chemical Exposure Affects Your Body
      • What to do After Being Fired for a Workplace Injury
    • November
      • Do I Need a Lawyer to File a Defense Base Act Claim?
      • Helping Kosovo & Albanian Citizens Injured on U.S. Military Bases in Afghanistan, Kuwait & Iraq
      • Can You Work While on Workers’ Compensation?
    • October
      • Defective 3M Earplugs Lawsuit: Everything You Need to Know
      • Common Questions: Construction Workers and Crystalline Silica Exposure
      • George Escobedo Recognized as 2019 Top Attorney
      • Staying Safe with OSHA’s Silica Standard
    • September
      • What Are the Symptoms of Silica Dust Exposure?
      • How to Win Your Defense Base Act Case
      • Mistakes to Avoid When Filing a Defense Base Act Claim
    • August
      • What Types of Psychological Injuries are Covered Under the Defense Base Act?
      • How Does the FSLA Affect My Workers' Comp Claim?
      • On the Clock for Workers' Comp
    • July
      • Are Occupational Diseases Covered by Workers' Comp?
      • What Does it Mean to Work on Contingency?
      • Is Depression Covered Under the Defense Base Act?
      • Does the Defense Base Act Cover Psychological Issues?
    • June
      • Filing a Defense Base Act Claim for Psychological Injuries
      • Workplace Fatigue Can Be Deadly
    • May
      • Am I Covered by the Defense Base Act as Foreign Citizen?
      • Military Contractors Face Complicated Healthcare Processes
      • After an Oil Field Accident: Do I Have a Claim?
      • Two Workers Die Due to Tanker Explosion Injuries
      • What Benefits Does the Defense Base Act Provide?
      • What Are the Requirements for Workers' Compensation?
    • April
      • Pursuing a Wrongful Death Claim After an Oil Field Fatality
      • Numerous Companies Say Offshore Drilling Is Making a Comeback
      • What is an LS-207 Form?
      • Chemical Explosions in Texas & North Carolina
      • What Occupations are Covered Under the Defense Base Act?
    • March
      • Who is Covered Under the Defense Base Act?
      • Defense Contractors Fined for Endangering Workers Continue Receiving Lucrative Government Contracts
      • What is the Defense Base Act?
      • Can Overseas Civilian Contractors File Defense Base Act Claims?
    • February
      • Oil & Gas Worker Safety Tips
      • Oil Rig Burn Injuries & Job Hazards
    • January
      • 13 Common Workers’ Compensation Abbreviations
      • Why the Doctor You Choose In Your Work Comp Claim is Critical
      • Repetitive Stress Injuries
  • 2018
    • December
      • 5 Common Workers’ Compensation Mistakes
      • Critical Steps to Take in Your Workers’ Comp Claim
      • Everything Injured Workers Need To Know About Workers’ Comp
      • Addressing Bystander Trauma in Workplace Accidents
      • 5 Tips for Collecting Your Workers’ Compensation Benefits
    • November
      • How to Prevent Cuts in the Workplace
      • Do I Need an Attorney to Appeal a Denied Work Comp Claim?
      • Can I Get Workers’ Comp if I Was Assaulted at Work?
    • October
      • Causes of Offshore Oil Rig Injuries
    • September
      • What is Maximum Medical Improvement?
      • Understanding Carpal Tunnel Injuries
    • August
      • What Are Future Medical Benefits?
      • Common Causes of Denied Workers’ Compensation Claims
      • How Convenience Packs Can Impact Your Workers’ Compensation
    • July
      • Why It’s Important to Document All of Your Injuries
      • Doctor Zamora's Patients Start Filing Claims Against Him for Medical Malpractice
      • What Happens To Uber Drivers Who Are Injured On The Job?
    • June
      • How to Maintain a Safe Work Environment
      • $7.9M Jury Award Granted to Wrongfully Terminated Chipotle Manager
      • How to Appeal a Worker's Compensation Decision
    • May
      • Why It's Important to Successfully File a Workers' Compensation Claim the First Time
      • Workers' Comp Claims for Truck Drivers: Things to Know
      • The Five Most Common Causes of Oilfield Accidents
    • April
      • Oil Field Accidents & Defective Equipment
    • March
      • What You Need to Know About Skin Disorders & Workers' Compensation
    • February
      • Top 3 Oil Field Accidents
      • The 20 Most Dangerous Occupations in America
    • January
      • What You Need to Know About Third Party Claims
      • 10 Common Workplace Accidents and Injuries
      • The Role of an Attorney in Your Workers' Comp Case
      • Oil Field Accidents: When to Involve a Lawyer
      • Texas is Responsible for 40% of U.S. Oil Field Fatalities
      • Oil Boom Leads to More Deaths
      • 5 Reasons Your Workers' Comp Claim May Have Been Denied
  • 2017
    • November
      • On-the-Job Car Accidents
    • October
      • Always Be Aware of Your Surroundings
    • September
      • Drug Use Common Among West Texas Oil Field Workers
      • Protections for Remote Oil and Gas Workers
    • August
      • Study Links Pollution & Earthquakes to Oil & Gas Drilling
      • Dangers of Oil Fields Increase When "Roughnecks" Work Solo
    • July
      • Injured on the Job? Here's What You Need to Know.
      • Texas & Louisiana Ranks High Among Deadliest States to Work
    • June
      • Truckers Often "Work for Free" Due to One-Sided Contracts, Investigation Says
      • Livestock Industries Hire Undocumented Immigrants to Dodge Responsibility
      • Oil Industry is Booming, but Workers Are Slow to Return
      • Flash Fires: What Oil & Gas Workers Need to Know
    • May
    • April
      • Texas Leads in Oil field Worker Fatalities
      • Fatigue a Contributing Cause of Oil Field Accidents
      • Oil Field Injuries Increase in Texas Shales
    • March
      • Feds Plan to Investigate Increasing Deaths & Working Conditions in Oil Fields
      • Oilfield Workers Face Hazardous Hot Working Conditions
    • February
      • What Dangers Do Oil Field Workers Face?
  • 2016
    • November
      • Oil Platform Company Blamed for Texas Oil Rigger's Injuries
    • September
      • 2 Workers Dead After Accident at West Texas Drilling Rig
      • Statistics Indicate Increased Dangers Motorcyclists Face on the Road
    • April
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  • 2015
    • June
      • Workers Shoulder Costs of Job Site Injuries According to OSHA Report
    • March
      • Workers' Compensation Roadblocks Contribute to Inequality
      • Vastly Different benefits for Living in Different States
      • Texas Supreme Court Helps Insurance Companies Avoid being Sued
    • January
      • Oil Field Crash in Southern Texas Kills Five & Injures Three