Part II: What Does “Negligence” Mean? – Breach By Armstrong Lee Savage LLP December 6, 2018 This blog post is the second in a four-part series regarding the meaning of Negligence under the law. Recall that the four necessary elements of Negligence include the following: Duty Breach Causation Damages This article focuses on the second element…
Part I: What Does “Negligence” Mean? – Duty of Care By Armstrong Lee Savage LLP November 29, 2018 When it comes to personal injury claims, there is one word that is used over and over again: Negligence. But what does “negligence” mean, legally speaking? Under the law, negligence has a very specific four-part definition. These…
What to Do After an 18-Wheeler or Trucking Accident By Armstrong Lee Savage LLP September 13, 2018 Any car accident can have serious or even life-changing effects on a person, but when an accident involves a semi-trailer truck or 18-wheeler, the chances of being severely injured increase substantially because of the truck’s massive size and…
Personal Injury Protection (PIP) vs. Medical Payments (Med Pay): What’s the Difference? By Armstrong Lee Savage LLP August 2, 2018 When purchasing insurance, it is easy to become confused by the litany of different coverage options that are offered by the insurance company. This blog post will explain the difference between two important, but quite…
Offshore Passenger Injuries: Cruises, Yachts, and More By Armstrong Lee Savage July 20, 2018 Injuries can happen to anyone especially while at sea. General maritime law covers injuries that occur on a vessel, the high seas, offshore, or at a port to anyone not employed in the admiralty industry including passengers, guests, and visitors. This…
Do you have a Maritime Injury Case? By Armstrong Lee Savage LLP July 10, 2018 All vessel owners or operators have a duty imposed by law to provide a safe and seaworthy vessel to any party involved with their boat. The owner or operator of a ship breaches its duty when something causes its ship…
Basics of Offshore Injury Cases Under the Jones Act By Armstrong Lee Savage LLP July 2, 2018 What is the Jones Act? Congress enacted the Merchant Marine Act, better known as the Jones Act, in 1920. The Act gives a right of personal injury recovery for any illness or injury that a seaman suffers as…
What Is the Difference Between a Third-Party and First-Party Insurance Claim? By Armstrong Lee Savage LLP June 26, 2018 Your insurance policy contains a set of promises that your insurer makes to you about what it will pay for if a “covered” event happens. The insurance policy also contains a set of rules that you,…
What is Maritime Law? By Armstrong Lee Savage LLP June 22, 2018 Maritime Law, also known as admiralty law, is its own fundamental branch of law which regulates commerce and navigation on the high seas and other navigable waters. The United States Constitution grants authority to the federal courts to exercise admiralty jurisdiction since maritime…
Determining Who Is “At-Fault” for an Accident By Armstrong Lee Savage LLP June 19, 2018 The period after an accident can be a stressful, overwhelming, and confusing time. There are a few things that you should do immediately after an accident, that you can read about at our blog post: Five Things to Do After…
Armstrong Lee Savage LLP Welcomes Summer Associates By Armstrong Lee Savage LLP May 31, 2018 The attorneys at Armstrong Lee Savage LLP are excited and pleased to welcome their two law clerks for the summer of 2018: Teri Russell (Class of 2019) and Adam Grable (Class of 2020). Teri and Adam are currently law students…
Armstrong Lee Savage Partner Recognized as ‘Rising Star’ by Super Lawyers By Armstrong Lee Savage LLP March 15, 2018 Texas Super Lawyers Magazine has once again named Armstrong Lee Savage attorney Scott Armstrong to the 2018 Texas Rising Stars list for Personal Injury – General: Plaintiff, “an honor reserved for those lawyers who exhibit excellence…
Three Types of Property Damage You Can Recover After an Accident By Armstrong Lee Savage LLP February 19, 2018 The most important consideration after a car accident is your health. If you are injured or think you are injured, call 9-1-1. Remember that, because of the effects of shock and adrenaline, injuries can manifest themselves…
Four Benefits of Uninsured/Underinsured Motorist Bodily Injury Insurance By Armstrong Lee Savage LLP January 2, 2018 Texas law requires that car owners purchase insurance to pay for any damages resulting from accidents that they cause. Currently, the minimum amount of liability insurance that noncommercial drivers are required to carry for bodily injury resulting from an…
Armstrong Lee Savage Volunteers at Kennedy Elementary Holiday Party By Armstrong Lee Savage LLP December 22, 2017 Armstrong Lee Savage partners, Megan Savage and Joshua Lee, participated in the Houston Trial Lawyers Foundation’s annual Holiday Party at Kennedy Elementary School. The Foundation sponsors the event to provide an opportunity for over 700 elementary students to…
Two Powerful Remedies for Injured Longshoremen and Harbor Workers By Armstrong Lee Savage LLP November 27, 2017 Accidents involving injured seamen are governed by federal law, such as the Jones Act, general maritime law, state law, and sometimes international law as well. But, when non-seamen are injured, a different set of laws normally applies, which…
Five Things to Do After a Car Accident By Armstrong Lee Savage LLP November 8, 2017 Anyone who has been in a motor vehicle accident knows that it is a traumatizing and jarring event. Unless you have thought about it ahead of time, it can be difficult to try to figure out in the heat…
The History Behind Armstrong Lee Savage LLP By Armstrong Lee Savage LLP October 26, 2017 Armstrong Lee Savage LLP informally began in a small study room at the University of Houston Law Center in 2011. After realizing that the whole is greater than the sum of its parts, Scott Armstrong, Josh Lee and Megan Savage…
Contacting Insurance Companies By Armstrong Lee Savage LLP October 12, 2017 If you are seriously injured in a car accident, you will have to deal with your own insurance as well as the other driver’s insurance. One of the most important things to know is that it is a large misconception that insurance companies are…
Armstrong Lee Savage Helps at Houston Food Bank By Armstrong Lee Savage LLP October 9, 2017 Over the weekend, Armstrong Lee Savage lawyer, Joshua Lee, and his wife, Julie, participated in the Asian American Bar Association of Houston’s (AABA’s) Day of Service at the Houston Food Bank. The group of volunteers was cumulatively responsible for packing…
Contingency Fees in Personal Injury Litigation By Armstrong Lee Savage LLP September 27, 2017 Armstrong Lee Savage LLP works on a contingency fee basis for personal injury claims. A contingency fee arrangement is one where a client pays a law firm a portion of the recovery—but only if the law firm wins money on his…
How to Prove a Slip-and-Fall Case By Armstrong Lee Savage LLP September 19, 2017 When businesses open their doors to the public, they have a duty to make sure they keep their facilities reasonably safe. This means that spills, trip hazards, and slip hazards must be promptly cleaned up and remedied, and any other unsafe…
False Advertising and Price Gouging The Texas Deceptive Trade Practices Act Protects Consumers from Opportunists By Armstrong Lee Savage LLP September 11, 2017 Major disasters like Hurricane Harvey reveal the great potential of ordinary people to help each other and do good. The outpouring of support both from inside and outside our community to help…
HB 1774 Should Upset You New Law Unlikely to Apply to Home Flood Damage Claims, but Will Impede Meritorious Wrongful Denial and Delay Claims By Armstrong Lee Savage LLP August 31, 2017 We hope that you and your family are safe. Today, we are back in the office working. We were lucky. We sadly recognize…
Hurricane Harvey Insurance Claims: The New Texas Insurance Law What You Need to Know About HB 1774, Effective September 1, 2017 By Armstrong Lee Savage LLP August 28, 2017 Introduction In the face of the worst flooding event in Houston’s history, countless social media rumors have appeared regarding House Bill 1774, a new law in…