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Causes of Major Road Accidents and the Most Common Types

Posted on July 12, 2021 by Schuyler Donaldson

While technological advances such as the three-point seat belt and airbags have helped reduce vehicular safety issues, road accidents still regularly occur, negatively impacting many aspects of modern society. Taking the lives of approximately 1.35 million people per year and injuring another 20-50 million across the world, road accidents cause significant physical, emotional, and financial distress.[1] According to the World Health Organization, most nations even lose approximately 3% of their gross domestic product (GDP) due to traffic crashes, as individuals must take off time to recover and tend to injured family or otherwise lower their economic contributions.[2] Common demographic risk factors for accident exposure include age, gender, and socioeconomic status, with young adults, men, and members of lower-income households having a greater likelihood of road crashes.[3]

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Guerra LLP Fiesta Night Parade 2021

Posted on June 28, 2021December 10, 2024 by Schuyler Donaldson

Fiesta is a 10-day celebration that includes more than 100 events that feature music, food, sports, pageantry, military and patriotic observances, exhibits, and parades. The Texas Cavaliers River Parade is one of the events where King Antonio, selected by the Texas Cavaliers, arrives by float to Fiesta.¹

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Empowering Your Trial Team

Posted on June 15, 2021 by Schuyler Donaldson

Frank Guerra TTLA Presentation 2021

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The Difference Between Filing a Personal Injury Suit in State Versus Federal Court

Posted on April 5, 2021 by Schuyler Donaldson

When filing a personal injury lawsuit, attorneys are sometimes, depending on the state citizenship of the parties, presented with the question of whether filing in state or federal court is more advantageous for their client. While state and federal courts have many similarities, the distinctions between the two may become the difference between winning or losing a case. Prior to filing a suit, an attorney should consider the structure of both court systems, the similarities, and differences between the two, and the perceived advantages and disadvantages of filing your personal injury case in either.

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The Female Law Clerks of Guerra LLP

Posted on March 15, 2021December 10, 2024 by Schuyler Donaldson

The first known female law clerk in the United States was in 1944 at the United States Supreme Court. Lucile Lomen clerked for Justice William O. Douglas from 1944-1945. She graduated first in her class and was one of the three women in her male-dominated class at the University of Washington Law School.

Lucile managed to obtain her clerkship due to circumstances. The US was fighting in World War II which reduced the number of men in law school. Justice Douglas had four previous law clerks from UWLS and told the Dean he would accept a woman only if she was “first-rate”. Once hired, she provided the Judge with the fastest legal research he had ever seen and worked 16-hour days where she would sometimes sleep on her couch in her office to maximize her time at work. Upon her departure, it would take another 22 years before another female clerked at the United States Supreme Court level.

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