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John Cummings Speaks at Continuing Legal Education Event

February 5, 2016

Presented by the Fort Work Paralegal Association, partner John Cummings was the guest speaker at a continuing legal education event on Feb. 4, 2016. He spoke on the recent changes to the federal rules of civil procedure and focused on electronically stored information. The...

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Affluenza Teen to Remain in Juvenile Court until Further Notice

February 5, 2016

On the night of June 15th, 2013, the town of Burleson, Texas became the scene of a grisly, heartbreaking series of car accidents that left four innocent people dead. Sixteen-year-old Ethan Couch, after hours of drinking beer and grain alcohol with friends at the...

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Affluenza Teen’s Case Moved to Adult Court

February 2, 2016

Ethan Couch, the Texas teenager who in 2013 was responsible for a drunk driving accident that killed four people, was informed by a judge last week that his case will soon be transferred from the juvenile court system to adult court. Couch gained national...

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FMCSA Regulations Could Get Dangerous Motor Carriers off the Road

January 29, 2016

The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration has proposed new legislation that will change the way it analyzes and reviews carrier safety performance. The FMCSA will replace an aging system that has been in place since 1982. Under the previous rules, commercial motor carriers were...

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Campaign Launched after Record Number of Cars Recalled in 2015

January 27, 2016

Out of the over 51 million cars recalled in 2015, 25 percent went without the required repairs. In efforts to raise public awareness of recall issues, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) has initiated the Safe Cars Save Lives campaign, urging vehicle owners...

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Child in Critical Condition after Being Hit by Pickup Truck

January 26, 2016

A nine-year-old boy is in critical condition after being hit by a truck on Huddleston Street around 7:30 p.m on Monday night. The truck driver was allegedly intoxicated. On the 5600 block of Huddleston Street, the boy was riding a yellow bike when he...

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Local Man Gets Life in Prison After 10th DWI Conviction

January 26, 2016

On Wednesday, a District Judge in Parker County, Texas, sentenced a 62-year-old Weatherford man to life behind bars after he was convicted of his tenth driving while intoxicated (DWI) offense. Texas is known for its stern laws pertaining to DWI and DUI (driving under...

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Vehicle Maintenance Tips to Prevent an Accident

January 20, 2016

Maintaining a vehicle is rarely at the top of drivers priority lists. But a few minutes of maintenance can save you money in the long run and help keep you safe. Extreme weather (including cold and heat) impacts and can potentially damage a vehicle....

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Law Student Honored with Scholarship for Academic Excellence

January 19, 2016

Anderson, Cummings & Drawhorn is pleased to have presented Abbey Coufal with our Scholarship of Academic Excellence. A Texas native, Coufal is 23-years-old and currently pursuing a law degree at Texas Tech University School of Law. She plans to graduate in May 2018 and...

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U.S. Workers Still at Risk for Job-Related Injuries

January 13, 2016

Every day, 13 Americans lose their lives due to on-the-job injuries. Although the number of workplace deaths in the U.S. is down from 38 deaths a day in 1970, it is still far too high. Despite this high number, however, the Occupational Safety and...

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Plan While You Can Preventing Super Bowl Drunk Driving

January 13, 2016

In response to increasing alcohol-related car accidents and fatalities on football game days, the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) has launched a campaign that seeks to reduce these numbers drastically for the upcoming Super Bowl. The campaign, Plan While You Can, asks that fans...

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Car Crashes into Lewisville Starbucks

January 7, 2016

Three people were injured Wednesday when a car crashed through the doors of a Starbucks at 721 Hebron Parkway in Lewisville. According to Lewisville police, a Subaru XV was traveling westbound on Hebron Parkway when it ran a red light and collided with a...

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An Eighth Death Now Linked to Takata Airbag Malfunctions

January 5, 2016

According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), an eighth U.S. death has been linked to faulty Takata airbags. This brings the total number of deaths world-wide to nine, in addition to more than 100 injuries. The majority of victims have been in...

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Electronic Logging Devices Now Required for Commercial Truckers

December 30, 2015

With the goal of improving the safety of the nations roadways, the U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) has issued a Final Rule requiring the use of electronic logging devices for commercial trucks and buses within the next two years....

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Arlington Bus Accident Kills One, Injures 17

December 28, 2015

One person was killed and seventeen others were injured in a bus accident early Sunday morning on Dec. 20 on Interstate 30 in Arlington, Texas. According to authorities, a Greyhound bus traveling from Dallas to Amarillo carrying 40 passengers and a driver crashed into...

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