Loewy Law Firm Blog

How badly you were hurt is the biggest factor in whether you need a lawyer after a car accident. If you weren’t injured or injuries were minor, or you were checked out once and no treatment followed, you may be able to settle a car accident claim yourself. Settlements You May Be Able to Handle Yourself Handling it yourself may… Read More

TxDOT attributes 86,384 crashes on Texas roads in 2025 to distracted driving, with 299 people killed and more than 2,437 seriously injured. Whether you are trying to work out which phone rule applies to your drive or trying to prove that another driver broke one before hitting you, Texas gives you several separate statutes rather than one distracted driving law. Every… Read More

An adjuster’s first call usually comes within a day or two of the crash. They may sound friendly and ask easy questions at first, and then, a few minutes in, they may ask something with the intent of establishing fault or minimizing your injuries, such as whether you saw the other driver coming or how bad the pain really is. Talking… Read More

Texas has a rule that can hold a property owner responsible when a child gets hurt on land the child was never invited onto. The “attractive nuisance” doctrine in Texas covers a young child who was enticed onto a property by something dangerous a person built or placed there, and Texas has used the rule for more than seventy-five years. A… Read More

Faced with an entire highway of billboards and pages of search results, deciding on a personal injury lawyer to represent you can be intimidating. Fortunately, almost everything about an attorney can be checked against public records, and what you’ll pay has to be written into an agreement you get to read before you sign it. Knowing what to look for in advance… Read More

When a driver on the highway sees lights flashing in the shoulder up ahead, what does the law require them to do? According to the move over law in Texas (§545.157 of the Texas Transportation Code), when approaching stopped vehicles with activated emergency lights at the side of the highway, you are required to either change lanes when it is… Read More

For the tenth year in a row, personal injury attorney Adam Loewy of Austin, TX, has been named a Texas “Super Lawyer.” The team at the Loewy Law Firm is extremely proud of this achievement, one of many that the firm has received for its work helping accident victims both in Austin and throughout Texas. Being named a Super Lawyer is an honor… Read More

A fully loaded tractor-trailer can weigh up to 80,000 pounds, so when one collides with a passenger vehicle, the injuries can be catastrophic. The trucking company’s insurance provider works in the company’s interest and usually has a claims adjuster assigned to the case within hours of the crash. The following steps provide a clear account of exactly what to do at the… Read More

If you or someone in your family was badly hurt in an accident, you may have heard the injury called catastrophic and wondered what sets it apart from any other serious one. The word points to harm that changes how you live and work for years to come, or for the rest of your life. No single rulebook defines it the same… Read More

Personal injury protection in Texas is a default coverage that pays regardless of fault and, in most cases, cannot be recovered from your settlement by your own insurance company. Texas Insurance Code § 1952.152 builds PIP into every auto liability policy unless the named insured rejected it in writing, and coverage pays as soon as treatment begins without any fault determination. Read More