Terry & Kelly PLLC

Electric scooters have become increasingly popular in the downtown Austin area , but the rise of this dockless form of transportation has led to serious safety concerns. Even though city officials have made it clear that it’s illegal to ride these scooters on most trials and through parks, individuals can ride these powered scooters in most vehicle and bike lanes. It’s also legal to ride electric scooters on the sidewalk in many parts of Austin, which has made many citizens concerned about the potential for collisions between pedestrians and scooter riders. In fact, between May 7th and September 6th of 2018, there were 1.5 serious scooter accidents per week in Austin. While none of these accidents resulted in fatalities, scooter injuries are becoming disturbingly common in the downtown Austin area. Rules of the Road Practically overnight, hundreds of scooters appeared on the streets of Austin. Most of these scooters were deployed before the city could run its own pilot progra...

Thousands of injury accidents happen in Texas every year. According to the  2018 Annual Statistical Report  from the Texas Judicial Branch, 50,623 new motor vehicle injury and damages cases were filed in the state between Sept. 1, 2017, and Aug. 31, 2018. In addition to the newly filed car accident lawsuits, there were 1,098 newly filed medical malpractice cases, 404 products liability cases, and 10,804 newly filed lawsuits that involved other types of personal injury claims. Many personal injury claims are settled before formal lawsuits are filed, meaning that the number of newly filed tort claims in the state last year represented a fraction of the total. However, formal complaints may be filed when injury victims are unable to reach favorable settlements so that they can litigate their matters through the court process. The experienced attorneys at Terry & Kelly, including Trent Kelly and Jim Terry, have helped hundreds of clients to reach favorable outcomes to their...