Pharmaceutical Litigation And Personal Injury Law Blog

When you suffered the sudden, unexpected loss of a beloved family member in a fatal Texas car accident, you may have felt like someone had knocked the ground out from underneath your feet. The grieving process for sudden death loss is unique for every person; however, many families find it helpful to attend community groups to share encouragement and support with others who have suffered similar experiences.  

Knowing that your loved one's death was preventable, had it not been for another person's negligent or reckless behavior, can definitely exacerbate your grief and may also spark an intense desire to seek justice on behalf of your deceased family member. Texas law provides recourse for you to do so by filing a wrongful death claim in a civil court. Those who do must substantiate their claims by providing evidence that convinces the court that the designated defendant's negligent or reckless actions directly caused the death.

Truck drivers often have to work non-standard hours, getting up early, staying up late or even driving all night long. They do have to follow regulations about sleep and breaks, though, which may mean they wind up having to sleep during the day to catch up on their rest.

This can be hard to do, but it is crucial to eliminate the risk of dangerous drowsy driving. Here are a few tips from the National Sleep Foundation that may help:

• Make sure family members know your schedule. It's hard to get to sleep, and it's nearly impossible to get back to sleep if someone wakes you up.
• Invest in blackout shades. Traditional blinds just do not get the room dark enough, but special blinds can make it as dark as night even at noon.
• Do not drink too much caffeine. You may feel like you need it during that long drive, but drinking it too close to the end of the shift can keep you awake even when your body is physically exhausted. If you do drink it, pay close attention to when you have it.
• Do not use a nightcap. Having a drink may help put you to sleep, but it can also disrupt your sleep cycle and make you feel more tired when you wake up. Falling asleep naturally is far more restful.
• Try to create a schedule so that you can make it a habit. Training your body takes time, but it can help.

Picture this: You're adventuring in a remote area of a national park, enjoying the scenery and fresh air, when an unsettling rattling sounds from directly behind you. You freeze for a moment. And then whip around just in time to see the fierce rattlesnake leap up at you. You jump back, but you're too late. The fangs sink into that small, exposed patch of skin between your sock and pants. You kick at it, and it slithers away, but the venom is working its way inside you. You start to feel dizzy as you pull out your phone and dial for help. Your consciousness fades in and out as you lay on the grass. You hear voices and people lift you. A deafening sound. You open your eyes long enough to see the wilderness fly by underneath you. You feel the jostling as you are moved from the helicopter onto a gurney. You finally regain full consciousness and realize you are in a hospital bed.

If you were asked why people die from taking prescription drugs, you'd likely say it's because they take them differently from how they're prescribed or take something that was for someone else. That's often not the case though. Many individuals either become injured or die by taking medications exactly as prescribed by their doctors. Those who do either become addicted or have an adverse side effect to them.

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