Texas police officers readily arrest anyone who they find in possession of a controlled substance. Prescription drugs that people possess without a valid recommendation from their doctor could lead to legal prosecution. So could possession of an assortment of drugs currently prohibited by Texas and federal laws. Many people assume [...]
When someone decides to file a personal injury lawsuit, they have likely experienced some kind of harmful incident that left them with substantial financial losses. Texas law permits personal injury lawsuits in scenarios involving both misconduct and negligence. When a person or a business harms someone else by doing something [...]
It is common for people to assume that insurance will take care of them if they end up involved in a major motor vehicle collision. After all, the big insurance carriers have massive marketing budgets and spend quite a bit developing their brands to appear helpful and even generous toward [...]
There are different rules that apply to different kinds of searches in Texas. For the police to legally search someone\’s vehicle or home, for example, an officer will usually need to have a warrant, get permission from the owner or have probable cause to believe that there is criminal activity [...]
Thanks to the Fourth Amendment of the U.S. Constitution, police can’t just appear at your home or office, push their way in and start looking around and taking things without your permission or a valid search warrant – with some limited exceptions. A warrant should list the specific areas police [...]
In a criminal investigation, police officers are often eager to secure any evidence they can connecting an individual to certain crimes. Officers will search people and get warrants to go through their homes and vehicles. They may also want to search an individual\’s mobile device. Some people, confident that they [...]
When lawmakers and news pundits talk about the opioid crisis, they usually reference the uptick in prescription drug abuse and overdose deaths in recent years. Medical researchers have expanded the number of opioids available, reducing the cost to manage chronic and severe pain for patients while also diminishing the pressure [...]
A car crash is both disruptive and expensive. It may lead to injuries and leave someone without a vehicle that can get them to work. Those who didn\’t cause the crash will typically expect that the other party involved will reimburse them for their losses and expenses. After all, that [...]
The United States Constitution gives people in this country some very specific rights. Some of those rights have to do with police interactions. For example, the Fifth Amendment gives people the right to avoid incriminating themselves. The rights of people to avoid self-incrimination were upheld by the United States Supreme [...]
Drivers cause fatal accidents that take roughly 40,000 lives every year in the United States. In recent years, these numbers have actually been going up. These accidents are caused by drivers of every age group. Human error is the main reason for accidents, after all, and anyone can make a [...]
