Law Office of Alan Tysinger

Oilfield Boom Brings Injury and Accident Increase

It has recently made headlines when politicians have announced the US as now essentially energy independent. With the fracking oil boom occurring across the country in various locations and specifically in the Permian basin in West Texas and the eagle Ford shell in South Texas, the state of Texas is... Read more →

"Nuclear" verdicts in trucking accident cases

Safety in the trucking industry truly has not kept pace with the volume of commercial trucking activity now on the roadways. With NAFTA and the tremendous trade between the US and Mexico, and the oil boom in west Texas Permian basin and south Texas Eagle Ford shale regions, the number... Read more →

Trucking Accident Cases: False Logs and Excessive Hours

An accident recently reported illustrates how severe the problem of excessive driving hours for commercial truckers can get. The investigation following a fatality accident revealed that the truck driver had been on the road for 38 of the 48 hours previous to the accident. Not only is that a violation... Read more →

Trucking Accident Case Settlements

A recent article gave a good summary of the elements that go into settling a commercial vehicle trucking accident case. In south Texas, between the Eagle Ford shale region trucking operations and the traffic along I-35 and I-10 coming up from Mexico and going back down between Laredo and San... Read more →