Law Office of Alan Tysinger

Downtown Developments Affect San Antonio's Law Practice Environment

A recent news report shows by illustration how the practice of law is changing in downtown San Antonio. It used to be that San Antonio was a big small town and lawyers (like me) could have an office right across the street from the courthouse. It wasn't far from the... Read more →

St. Mary's Law School Possible Downtown Move

Recent reports indicate St. Mary's Law School is eyeing a move to downtown San Antonio from its current home at the west side campus of St. Mary's University. I post this here because it's an important reminder that the legal profession is a growing force in the San Antonio community.... Read more →

Texas' most dangerous employers by incidents of severe injuries

OSHA, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration, tracks on the job injuries and records their severity. A recent report in the San Antonio news reflected this information for the last few years and found several notable employers with frequent severe injuries. The time period involved was 2015-2018. More than 6,000... Read more →

First Responder Cancer Claims: Judicial Review

First responders have an advantage-- if you want to call it that-- in cancer claims because of the "presumptive law" that requires the workers compensation division or a court to presume that a cancer is work related if the first responder meets certain requirements (in terms of responding to fires... Read more →

New Commissioner of Texas Division of Workers Compensation Appointed

Texas Governor Greg Abbott recently appointed Cassie Brown to serve the remaining unexpired term of former Commissioner Ryan Brannan. The Commissioner oversees the Texas Department of Insurance, Division of Workers Compensation. Governor Greg Abbott has appointed Cassie Brown as commissioner of Workers’ Compensation at the Texas Department of Insurance (TDI)... Read more →

Roundup of Legal News 6/26/18

Here is a roundup of recent court cases and legal decisions affecting litigation and injury law practice. Last Friday, the Texas Supreme Court denied a petition for review in the matter of CITY OF SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS v. SAN ANTONIO FIREFIGHTERS' ASSOCIATION LOCAL 624; from Bexar County; 4th Court of... Read more →

Supreme Court Ruling in Cell Location Data Case: Private Investigators, Surveillance, and Fraud in Injury Litigation

Today the Supreme Court issued a ruling in the case of Carpenter vs. United States, in which it decided that authorities generally need a warrant to obtain cell phone location data from service providers. It had been argued by prosecutors/governmental authorities that this information was a business record, kept and... Read more →

Third party claims and waiver of subrogation in workers' compensation cases

Recently the Texas Supreme Court issued an important decision in a matter that will affect workers' compensation claims throughout the state, especially in industrial, manufacturing, and oilfield contexts. It's about a legal concept called subrogation. Basically that means the right to get money back from someone else after you've paid... Read more →