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Sunday, June 4, 2017

Texas Life Insurance Beneficiary Lawyer Helps Families and Beneficiaries Collect Life Insurance Proceeds by Texas Life Insurance Beneficiary Lawyer

Texas Life Insurance Beneficiary Lawyer Helps Families and Beneficiaries Collect Life Insurance Proceeds and Inheritance After The Death of A Loved One by Texas Life Insurance Beneficiary Lawyer Jason S. Coomer

Life Insurance Companies do not always properly pay beneficiaries pursuant to life insurance policies.  In fact, 25 life insurance companies recently agreed to pay $7.5 Billion in back death benefits that they had failed to pay.  Moreover, 35 additional life insurance companies are currently under investigation for failure to properly pay life insurance benefits.  Many of these companies look for any reason not to pay life insurance benefits and make large profits by avoiding paying life insurance benefits.  Families and friends of recently deceased loved one should make sure to check for life insurance polices as well as payments made to life insurance companies.

Further, it can also be extremely helpful to hire a Texas Life Insurance Beneficiary Lawyer who also handles other inheritance issues to help collect all insurance proceeds as well as to help properly transfer wealth.  For more information on this topic, please go to the following web page: Texas Life Insurance Lawyer and Texas Beneficiary Lawyer.

Families Often Lose Significant Amounts of Wealth When A Loved One Die

There is a significant amount of unclaimed assets and family wealth that is lost every year.  In the State of Texas alone billions of dollars in bank accounts, oil royalties, insurance money, safety deposit box contents, stocks, retirement funds, real estate, and other wealth is forgotten about, becomes lost, or is unclaimed.  This unclaimed property often occurs when someone unexpectedly dies or becomes incompetent.  When this person is the head of a household or controls a family's wealth, records can often be lost and assets can often go unclaimed.  This loss of wealth is more common when families do not live close to each other and/or do not communicated about financial issues.  Much of this lost or unclaimed wealth is collected by the states and held for rightful owners including heirs and beneficiaries.  However, it is not uncommon for large corporations including oil companies, insurance companies, brokers, financial advisers, and banks to keep unclaimed assets. 

Wednesday, May 31, 2017

Button Battery Health Alert: Button Batteries in Toys and Other Products Can Create a Significant Health Risk to Infants and Small Children

Button Battery Health Alert: Button Batteries in Toys and Other Products Can Cause Significant Injuries to Infants and Young Children by Texas Button Battery Lawyer Jason S. Coomer

Parents and other caretakers of young children should be aware of that button batteries in toys and other products used by or around small children can create a significant health danger.  This danger is especially true if the product has an easily accessible battery compartment.  Several infants and small children swallow these button batteries each year causing serious injury or death.  For more information on this topic, please go to the following web page: Button Battery Health Risk: Defective Toy Button Battery Lawyer.

Button Batteries Are Used In Several Types of Products

Button batteries are being used as a power source in many products.  The small size and relatively inexpensive cost of these batteries make them extremely popular in toys and a variety of products used around small children.  However, when these batteries are used in products with easily accessible battery compartments, the products can create an increased health risk to infants and young children.  These defective toys, defective baby monitors, and other defective products allow the button batteries to be easily taken out of the battery compartment then swallowed by infants and young children.  Once an infant or young child ingests or inserts one or more button batteries into them, it can case significant injuries or even death.

Dangerous and Defective Products Including Defective Toys, Defective Baby Monitors, Defective Flashlights, Defective Cribs, and Defective Car Seats That Are Unreasonably Dangerous to Small Children Should be Reported to the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission

Dangerous and defective products including dangerous button battery toys, defective cribs, defective button battery children's products, and defective car seats should be properly reported to the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission.  Additionally, product recalls are listed on the Consumer Product Safety Commission's website and can be a useful resource in ensuring that your home or business is safe for young children.  It is also important to check the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission to make sure that the toys, car seats, food, and cribs that you are buying are safe and have no known safety defects.

Saturday, April 29, 2017

Texas Automobile Mechanic Mesothelioma Lawsuits Are On The Rise As Many Retired And Former Automobile Mechanics Were Exposed to Asbestos Brake and Clutch Components

Texas Automobile Mechanic Mesothelioma Lawsuits Are On The Rise As Many Retired And Former Automobile Mechanics Were Exposed to Asbestos Brake and Clutch Components Causing Mesothelioma Twenty to Fifty Years After Exposure by Texas Automobile Mechanic Mesothelioma Lawyer Jason S. Coomer

Automobile mechanics should be aware of the potential danger of asbestos exposure from asbestos brake components and asbestos clutch components which can cause Mesothelioma and other types of cancer.  Retired automobile mechanics should be aware that the danger of Mesothelioma can extend for 20 to 50 years after exposure.  Further, many of the worst asbestos brake and clutch components required repairs in the late 1980s and 1990s making the potential danger of Mesothelioma extend from 2010 to 2040.  For more regarding Mesothelioma including symptoms, diagnosis, and treatment information, please read below or go to the follow web page: Mechanic Mesothelioma Lawyer, Asbestos Brake Repair Cancer Lawyer, and Mechanic Asbestos Exposure Lawyer Information.

Retired and Former Automobile Mechanics Should Be Aware of Symptoms of Mesothelioma

Former mechanics who have worked with asbestos brake and clutch components should be aware of the danger of and symptoms of Mesothelioma as well as communicate the potential danger and any symptoms to their physician.  

Symptoms of mesothelioma can appear 20 to 50 years after exposure to asbestos. These symptoms include shortness of breath, chronic cough, coughing up blood, night sweats, and pain in the chest due to an accumulation of fluid in the pleural space are often symptoms of pleural mesothelioma.  Symptoms of peritoneal mesothelioma include weight loss and cachexia, abdominal swelling and pain due to ascites (a buildup of fluid in the abdominal cavity). Other symptoms of peritoneal mesothelioma may include bowel obstruction, blood clotting abnormalities, anemia, and fever. If the cancer has spread beyond the mesothelium to other parts of the body, symptoms may include pain, trouble swallowing, or swelling of the neck or face.

Mesothelioma can affect several areas of the body and can cause the following symptoms:

  • chest wall pain
  • pleural effusion, or fluid surrounding the lung
  • shortness of breath
  • fatigue or anemia
  • wheezing, hoarseness, or cough
  • blood in the sputum (fluid) coughed up
  • abdominal pain
  • ascites, or an abnormal buildup of fluid in the abdomen
  • a mass in the abdomen
  • problems with bowel function
  • weight loss
  • blood clots in the veins, which may cause thrombophlebitis
  • disseminated intravascular coagulation, a disorder causing severe bleeding in many body organs
  • jaundice, or yellowing of the eyes and skin
  • low blood sugar level
  • pleural effusion
  • pulmonary emboli, or blood clots in the arteries of the lungs
  • severe ascites
Shortness of breath and pain in the chest from accumulation of fluid in the pleura are often symptoms of pleural mesothelioma. Symptoms of peritoneal mesothelioma include weight loss and abdominal pain and swelling due to a buildup of fluid in the abdomen. Other symptoms of peritoneal mesothelioma may include bowel obstruction, blood clotting abnormalities, anemia, and fever. If the mesothelioma cancer has spread beyond the mesothelium to other parts of the body, symptoms may include pain, trouble swallowing, or swelling of the neck or face.

Many of the above symptoms may be caused by mesothelioma or by other, less serious conditions. It is important to see a doctor about any of these symptoms. Only a doctor can make a diagnosis.  But like all cancers, early detection is important. 

For more regarding Mesothelioma including symptoms, diagnosis, and treatment information, please read below or go to the follow web page: Mechanic Mesothelioma Lawyer, Asbestos Brake Repair Cancer Lawyer, and Mechanic Asbestos Exposure Lawyer Information.
 

Sunday, March 12, 2017

Texas Contingent Business Litigation Lawyer Represents Businesses, Inventors, and Investors on Contingent Contracts by Texas Contingent Business Litigation Lawyer

Texas Contingent Business Litigation Lawyer and Texas Patent Litigation Lawyer Represents Businesses, Inventors, and Investors on Contingent and Hybrid Contracts by Texas Contingent Business Litigation Lawyer Jason S. Coomer

It is extremely common for a business owner, inventor, or investor to suffer a significant loss from the theft of intellectual property, a breach of contract, a business tort, or other illegal act, but not have sufficient resources to seek proper legal recourse for the loss or damages that they have suffered.  In these situations, a lawyer that accepts contingent cases is typically needed to work on the case.  Sometimes, especially in business litigation situations, it can often be difficult to find a good lawyer or law firm to take a case on a contingent contract.  Many lawyers and law firms are risk adverse and prefer to only handle cases on an hourly basis.  This aversion to risk forces many damaged or injured clients to forgo legal action or have to accept the entire risk of litigation. 

However, some lawyers and law firms will review Texas Business Litigation Cases for potential contingent contracts or hybrid contracts.  In reviewing cases for a potential contingent contract, these lawyers and firms will have to review sufficient evidence to determine that the case has merit and has significant damages to justify taking the risk of a contingent or hybrid contract.

Texas Contingent Business Litigation Lawyer and Texas Patent Litigation Lawyer, Jason Coomer, has represented businesses, inventors, and investors on contingent and hybrid contracts.  He handles a variety of complex business litigation including Theft of Intellectual Property and Patent Infringement Lawsuits, Texas Business Tort Lawsuits, Texas Real Estate Investment Fraud LawsuitsTexas Investment Fraud Lawsuits, Texas Business Dissolution Lawsuits, Texas Inherited Business LawsuitsTexas Oil Investment Fraud Lawsuits, and Whistleblower Reward Actions.   


Sunday, January 29, 2017

Texas Farm Land Inheritance Lawyer and Texas Ranch Land Inheritance Lawyer Helps Families Claim, Clear Title To, and Transfer Texas Real Property by Texas Land Inheritance Lawyer

Texas Farm Land Inheritance Lawyer and Texas Ranch Land Inheritance Lawyer Helps Families Claim, Clear Title To, and Transfer Texas Real Property Including Farm Land, Ranch Land, and Mineral Interests by Texas Land Inheritance Lawyer Jason S. Coomer

Texas land inheritance lawyer, Jason Coomer, helps families claim, clear title to, transfer, and sell Texas real property including Texas farm land, Texas ranch land, and Texas mineral interests.   He represents heirs, family members, and beneficiaries who need assistance handling probate matters caused by the death of or incapacity of a loved one.  He handles probating Wills, determining heirs, partitioning real estate, contesting Wills and Trusts, fighting Will contests, preventing Will contests, protecting family inheritance, protecting the wishes of deceased loved ones, protecting family wealth from foreclosure and taxes, and other probate matters in Texas.

For more information on Texas land inheritance issues, please go to the following web pages: Texas Family Inheritance Lawyer, Texas Family Business Inheritance Lawyer, and Texas Contingent Probate Lawyer.

Many Families have Spread Out Across The United States and Throughout the World, Therefore it is Often Helpful to Hire a Texas Probate Lawyer to Assist with the Texas Probate Process and to Handle Estate Issues

Many families have spread out throughout the United States and around the World.  For the family member that lives out of state or abroad and has never been through the Texas probate process, it can often be challenging to understand what should be done under Texas probate law.  At a time when they want to grieve the loss of their loved one, they are often forced to deal with difficult issues including:

    1) Who should be in control of their loved ones' estate?
    2) What needs to be done to have an administrator or executor appointed?
    3) What are probate & non-probate property?
    4)  What should be done to protect estate property?
    5)  Is an Original Will or an Estate Administration necessary?
    6)  What can be done with Estate property?  Can it be sold?  Who runs the family business?


When faced with these decisions, it is often helpful to speak with and hire a Texas probate lawyer to help take care of probate issues.  A Texas probate lawyer can help "out of state" family members through the probate process and help move an estate through probate.  For more information on this topic please go to the following web page: Texas Probate for Out of State Heirs, Beneficiaries, and Executors.

Saturday, January 28, 2017

Texas Fire Accident Lawyer Represents Families Who Have Lost a Loved One In A Fire Accident and Persons Who Have Been Seriously Injured In A Fire Accident by Texas Fire Accident Lawyer

Texas Fire Accident Lawyer Represents Families Who Have Lost a Loved One In A Fire Accidents and Persons Who Have Been Seriously Injured In A Fire Accident by Texas Fire Accident Lawyer Jason S. Coomer

Each year over 30,000 people are killed or seriously injured by fire and smoke inhalation.  Many of these deaths and serious injuries are caused by preventable fire accidents where the negligence or carelessness of a landowner or business results in a devastating injury or loss.  In these situations, the person injured or the family of the person or people killed by the fire accident can often seek damages from the careless landowner or business.  For more information on Texas fire accident lawsuits, please go to the following web pages: Texas Smoke Inhalation Lawyer, Texas Serious Burn Lawyer, Texas Car Fire Lawyer, Texas Residential Fire Lawyer, and Texas Fatal House Fire Lawyer.   

The Destruction Accidental Fire Causes Each Year

In the United States alone, each year fire causes the death of approximately 4,300 people (more than all natural disasters combined) and seriously injures another almost 30,000. In addition to the serious burns, fatalities, respiratory problems, and other bodily injuries caused by fire, it is estimated that fire destroys  over $8,000,000,000 (eight billion dollars) in property damage each year.

Though fires occur in nature, many more accidental fires are caused by human error and negligence.  Negligence not only causes accidental fires, it can cause fire to spread more rapidly. From direct actions such as arson to more indirect actions such as faulty wiring, defective appliances, negligent storage, faulty construction, negligent maintenance, and lack of fire detection devices and/or prevention equipment, careless and negligent action cause far too many fires that wrongfully kill people, severely injure others, and destroy property.  Residential fires and home fires (apartment fire, duplex fire, and house fire) can be especially devastating as they can cause serious injury or death as well as destroy a life time worth of possessions.


The Dangerous Combination of an Older Home With Aluminum Wiring and Defective Smoke Detectors Can Result In A Fatal Home Fire

Many older homes including apartments, houses, and condominiums built in the 1960s and 1970s have aluminum wiring.  According to the United States Consumer Product Safety Commission, these homes have an increased risk of fire hazard as aluminum wiring can overheat and cause a fire.  This can turn into a fatal fire if the home does not have a working smoke detector.  This deadly combination can allow an accidental electrical fire in the wall of a home to spread undetected and cause smoke inhalation, serious burns, or even death.  Defective smoke detectors and smoke alarms are especially problematic because the hidden fire can rapidly spread while people are sleeping allowing smoke to fill up the home causing people and pets to pass out from smoke inhalation.  If you own or are thinking of buying or renting an older home it is important to know if you have aluminum wiring and if your home has working smoke detectors.  This knowledge can help avoid a fatal house fire or fire tragedy.  

For more information on this topic, please go to the following web page: Defective Smoke Detectors in Older Homes.

Sunday, January 15, 2017

Texas Vacation Property Inheritance Lawyer Represents Families Who Own Texas Real Property That Needs to Be Sold, Transferred, or Partitioned After the Death of a Loved One by Texas Vacation Property Inheritance Lawyer

Texas Vacation Property Inheritance Lawyer Represents Families Who Own Texas Real Property That Needs to Be Sold, Transferred, or Partitioned After the Death of a Loved One Including Texas Beach Houses, Texas Lake Houses, Condominiums, and other Vacation Property by Texas Vacation Property Inheritance Lawyer Jason S. Coomer 

Texas Vacation Property Inheritance Lawyer Jason Coomer helps families, heirs, beneficiaries, executors, and administrators transfer, sell, and partition Texas real estate including family vacation homes, beach houses, lake houses, and other Texas real estate through probate.  He helps the rightful heirs and beneficiaries of people who own real property in Texas transfer, sell, or partition Texas inherited property after the death of their loved one.  For more information about this topic, please go to the following web page: Texas Family Vacation Home Inheritance Lawyer.
 
 Many Families have Spread Out Across The United States and Throughout the World, Therefore it is Often Helpful to Hire a Texas Probate Lawyer to Assist with the Texas Probate Process and to Handle Estate Issues

Many families have spread out throughout the United States and around the World.  For the family member that lives out of state and has never been through the Texas probate process, it can often be challenging to understand what should be done under Texas probate law.  At a time when they want to grieve the loss of their loved one, they are often forced to deal with difficult issues including:

    1) Who should be in control of their loved ones' estate?
    2) What needs to be done to have an administrator or executor appointed?
    3) What are probate & non-probate property?
    4)  What should be done to protect estate property?
    5)  Is a Will necessary?
    6)  What can be done with Estate property?  Can it be sold or transferred?

When faced with these decisions, it is often helpful to speak with and hire a Texas probate lawyer to help take care of probate issues.  A Texas probate lawyer can help "out of state" family members through the probate process and help move an estate or Texas real property through probate.  Texas Probate and Inheritance Lawyer, Jason Coomer, commonly works with out of state family, heirs, lawyers, and beneficiaries through the Texas probate process.  In doing so, he works to protect the wishes of loved ones that have passed on, the best interests of his clients, and to coordinate efforts with out of state co-counsel.

Sunday, January 8, 2017

Texas Stressed Property Lawyer Helps Families Transfer Texas Real Estate Through Probate by Texas Stressed Property Lawyer and Texas Real Estate Inheritance Lawyer

Texas Stressed Property Lawyer Helps Families Determine How Real Estate Inheritance is Transferred to Beneficiaries and Heirs Upon The Death of A Loved One Texas Stressed Property Lawyer,Texas Real Estate Inheritance Lawyer, and Texas Family Inheritance Lawyer Jason S. Coomer

In a growing number of Texas families, family wealth and inheritance gets stuck or trapped before it can be transferred or collected by a loved one's rightful heirs or beneficiaries.  Several reasons can cause assets to become stuck during the inheritance process including lack of information regarding the assets or Texas probate process, missing heirs or beneficiaries, fighting heirs and beneficiaries, proximity of heirs and beneficiaries, and lack of resources to move inheritance through the Texas probate process. A good Texas inheritance lawyer can often help resolve many of these issues allowing inherited property to become unstuck and to be passed to rightful heirs and beneficiaries.  For more information on this topic, please go to the following web page on Texas Stressed Property Lawyer Information.

Lack of Information Regarding Inheritance and Probate Assets

The issue of lack of information regarding inheritance and probate assets can often cause inheritance to become stuck or even lost.  Communication, research, and obtaining possession of crucial documents are typically the best method of resolving this issue.  Communication by the decedent or the loved ones of the decedent can often prevent assets from becoming stuck or lost.  By leaving an inventory of assets or at least some documents with an inventory of assets, a person can often prevent the loss of their assets after they pass.  However, in some situations the person that has died was battling significant health problems prior to their death, died unexpectedly, or became incompetent prior to their passing.  In these situations, it is often necessary to piece together assets through collection of documents and research.

Lack of Resources and Contingent Contracts

In some situations, heirs and beneficiaries cannot afford the cost of probate and other transfer costs.  In these situations, a Texas Contingent Probate Lawyer who works on a percentage of the estate property can often help heirs and beneficiaries transfer estate property to rightful heirs and beneficiaries. In these situations, the Texas Contingent Probate Lawyer will typically need to see that there are actual significant assets in the estate and who the rightful heirs and beneficiaries are of the estate prior to agreeing to a contingent contract arrangement.  In these cases, bank statements, life insurance policies, royalty statements, mutual fund statements, retirement fund statements, real property deeds, property tax information, and other evidence of the estate assets can be useful in determining the approximate value of the estate and if a contingent contract for probating the estate can be viable.  For more information on a Texas Contingent Probate Lawsuit or Texas Contingent Non-Probate Matter, please feel free to go to the following web page:  Texas Contingent Probate Lawyer and Death Benefit Collection Lawyer.

Saturday, January 7, 2017

Texas Early Deployment Airbag Accident Lawyer Driver Safety Alert by Texas Defective Early and Unnecessary Deployment Airbag Accident Lawyer

Driver Early and Unnecessary Airbag Deployment Safety Alert: Defective Airbags That Can Cause Unnecessary and Early Deployment Have Been Installed in Millions of Vehicles Causing Airbag Early Deployment Accidents by Texas Early Deployment Airbag Accident Lawyer and Texas Unnecessary Deployment Airbag Crash Lawyer Jason S. Coomer

Drivers should be aware that millions of vehicles in the United States have defective airbags with an explosive compound that can cause unnecessary or early deployment of airbags.  These defective airbags are especially dangerous in Texas and other hot climates because the defective airbags degrade in hot and humid climates.  All drivers should be aware as to if their vehicle has defective airbags and if their vehicle is subject to a recall.  For more information on this topic please go to the following web page with information regarding effected vehicles and recalls: Driver Safety Exploding Airbag Alert: Texas Exploding Airbag Accident Lawyer.

Automobile Airbags Should be Designed to Protect Vehicle Passengers in Automobile Crashes, Collisions, Wrecks and other Accidents

An airbag is a vehicle safety device that is used to protect drivers and passengers in automobiles. Airbags are designed to be an occupant restraint that consists of a flexible envelope which has been designed to inflate rapidly in an automobile collision and to prevent vehicle occupants from striking interior objects such as the steering wheel or window.  Rapid and effective deployment of an airbag safety system can not only reduce injuries in a high impact vehicle collision, but can save lives.  Properly functioning and designed airbag systems are important for safe travel including protecting drivers, adult passengers, and children. 

Defective Airbag Lawsuits

However, defective airbags can cause accidents through early or unnecessary deployment resulting in serious injury or death.  Defective airbag product liability lawsuits are complicated product liability lawsuits that typically require catastrophic injuries or fatal injuries to pursue.  These defective airbag lawsuits often include a failure of the airbag to deploy or a defective deployment of the airbag.  In investigating these cases it is important to be able to obtain the crash vehicle and determine if there was a defective airbag that killed one or more of the occupants in the vehicle or cause unnecessary serious injuries to the driver or passenger.  For more information on fatal and serious injury defective airbag lawsuits, please go to the following web page: Texas Defective Airbag Fatal Accident Lawyer and Texas Defective Airbag Accident Serious Injury and Deadly Accident Lawyer.

Friday, January 6, 2017

Child Button Battery Lawsuits and Defective Toy Lawsuits by Texas Button Battery Lawyer and Defective Toy Lawyer

Child Button Battery Health Alert: Defective Button Battery Toys and Other Button Battery Products Can Cause Significant Injuries to Infants and Young Children by Texas Defective Toy Lawyer and Texas Button Battery Defective Product Lawyer Jason S. Coomer

With the increased use of button batteries in several types of products has come an increased health risk to infants and young children.  This risk is from defective toys, defective baby monitors, and other defective products that have easy accessible battery compartments with button batteries that allow infants and young children to access button batteries and potentially swallow the batteries.  Once an infant or young child ingests or inserts one or more button batteries into them, it can case significant injuries or even death. 

Parents and other caretakers of young children should be made aware of this potential button battery danger and makers of toys and other products used by or around young children should ensure that proper measures are taken to protect young children from this danger.  For more information on this topic, please go to the following web page: Button Battery Health Risk: Defective Toy Button Battery Lawyer.

Dangerous and Defective Products Including Defective Toys, Defective Baby Monitors, Defective Flashlights, Defective Cribs, and Defective Car Seats That Are Unreasonably Dangerous to Small Children Should be Reported to the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission

Dangerous and defective products including dangerous button battery toys, defective cribs, defective button battery children's products, and defective car seats should be properly reported to the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission.  Additionally, product recalls are listed on the Consumer Product Safety Commission's website and can be a useful resource in ensuring that your home or business is safe for young children.  It is also important to check the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission to make sure that the toys, car seats, food, and cribs that you are buying are safe and have no known safety defects.