Helicopter Crash Underscores Risks of Personal Injury

The risk for personal injury is all around us. In Ellis County this week, a helicopter crashed unexpectedly, putting the lives of the copter’s two pilots in jeopardy. Incredibly, both walked away from the horrifying accident without injury.

This week’s pilots were unexpectedly fortunate. However, the reality is that in homes, apartments, job sites, and public areas throughout North Texas, the potential for injury is as real as it is unpredictable. When it happens, it’s important to know what to do.

Whether you’re in an automobile accident, boating crash, house fire, motorcycle wreck, or any number of other situations that cause personal injury or property damage, you should contact the attorneys at the Dallas law firm of Fears | Nachawati. With years of experience and dedicated expertise, we know how to advise you. For your free consultation, call 1.866.322.6898 or email us at http://www.fnlawfirm.com/contact.cfm.

Important Legal Doctrine at Issue in Accident near Apartments?

The phrase “respondeat superior” may sound Greek to you, but this Latin word can have important legal consequences. In short, the doctrine of respondeat superior means that an employer may be held responsible for the careless or reckless decisions of its employee.

Is this legal doctrine at work in the recent accident that occurred near Dallas’s Oasis Apartments? It could be. According to reports, last week a resident of the complex ran after a tow truck that was carrying away his car, presumably for committing a parking infraction. Whatever the reason, what happened next was horrifying: the tow truck driver ran over the man chasing after him – and drove away from the accident scene.

Two questions are particularly important in this case: first, did the tow truck driver act with reasonable care and second, was he acting with the scope of his employment? If the first answer is “No” and the second answer is “Yes,” the facts may be sufficient to trigger the doctrine of respondeat superior – and the employer’s liability.

Have you been in an accident with a commercial driver, such as a delivery person, tow truck driver, or 18-wheeler driver? The doctrine of respondeat superior may be at work in your case, too. Find out what that means for your potential recovery by contacting the attorneys and professionals at Fears | Nachawati. For your free consultation, call us at 1.866.322.6898 or email us at http://www.fnlawfirm.com/contact.cfm. We can help!