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Sunday, July 7, 2013

Texas Fatal Boat Accidents Can Occur When Drunk and Inexperienced People Operate Water Craft on Texas Lakes By Austin Texas Fatal Boat Accident Lawyer Jason S. Coomer

Texas Fatal Boat Accidents Can Occur When Drunk, Intoxicated, and Inexperienced People Operate Water Craft on Texas Lakes and Waterways By Austin Texas Fatal Boat Accident Lawyer Jason S. Coomer 

Every year negligent, careless, and drunk boat & water craft operators cause boating accidents that kill and seriously injure a large number of Texans.  In many of these boating accidents, alcohol, drugs, and untrained boat operators are the cause of the boating accidents.  A main cause of these Texas fatal boating accidents is that marinas, boat rental companies, and boat owners fail to warn inexperienced and untrained boat operators about the dangers of operating water craft while under the influence of drugs or alcohol.  In fact, some of these marinas, boat rental companies, and boat owners sell or give alcohol or drugs to inexperienced boat operators.

Under Texas law, it is illegal for drunk persons to operate motor vehicles, water craft, and air craft.  Further, if a drunk person causes an automobile accident or boating accident that causes serious injuries or death, they can be charged under Texas law with intoxication assault or intoxication manslaughter both serious felonies.  A person is considered drunk or under the influence if they do not have the normal use of mental or physical faculties by reason of the introduction of alcohol, a controlled substance, a drug, a dangerous drug, a combination of two or more of those substances, or any other substance into the body or if they have a blood alcohol concentration of over .08.

It is also possible under Texas law to hold boat owners, marinas, and boat rental companies accountable if they give a drunk boater a boat to use and that drunk boat operator causes a fatal boating accident.  These fatal boating accidents are all too common in many lakes throughout Texas including Lake Travis, Lake Austin, Lake LBJ, Lake Buchanan, Canyon Lake, Lake Conroe, Inks Lake, Town Lake, Medina Lake, and Granger Lake.

For more information on Texas Fatal Boat Accident Lawsuits, please feel free to contact Texas fatal boat accident lawyer Jason S. Coomer or go to the following web page: Texas Boat Accident Lawyer and Texas Boat Rental Accident Lawyer

Saturday, June 15, 2013

SEC Bounty Actions and Confidential Reviews: New SEC Bounty Action Laws Help Protect The Identity of SEC Whistleblowers by SEC Bounty Action Whistleblower Reward Lawyer Jason S. Coomer


SEC Bounty Action Whistleblowers can work through a lawyer to have a potential bounty action confidentially reviewed prior to exposing their identity.  This protection of a whistleblower's identity combined with large potential rewards that a whistleblower may receive for properly exposing SEC violations are intended to encourage high end financial professionals and investors to step forward and expose significant securities and investment fraud schemes.

Persons with evidence of  securities fraud, insider trading, false information on SEC filings, insider trading; stock manipulation schemes, embezzlement by stockbrokers, or other securities fraud schemes, should contact a SEC Whistleblower lawyer to confidentially review their potential case.

SEC Fraud Whistleblower Bounty Actions Are Designed to Expose Significant SEC Violations and Provide Large Financial Rewards For People That Are The Original Source of Information That Expose The Fraud Against The SEC

SEC Fraud Whistleblower Lawsuits or SEC Bounty Actions are a product of the enactment of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act.  These laws were designed to create bounties that can be collected by whistleblowers that properly report SEC violations, financial fraud, securities fraud, commodities fraud, and stimulus fraud that result in monetary sanctions over one million dollars ($1,000,000.00).  The SEC can award the whistleblower up to 30% of the money collected.

By creating whistleblower bounties for investors and people with specific information of fraud, it is expected that hard to detect fraud will be exposed to help regulate the financial market and prevent large investment corporations, banks, hedge funds, and other large corporations from committing financial fraud of billions of dollars.

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and SEC Whistleblower Incentive Program

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (frequently abbreviated SEC) is a federal agency which holds primary responsibility for enforcing the federal securities laws and regulating the securities industry, the nation's stock and options exchanges, and other electronic securities markets in the United States. The mission of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission is to protect investors, maintain fair, orderly, and efficient markets, and facilitate capital formation.

In July 2010, the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act was signed into law which includes significant new financial fraud bounty whistleblower provisions.  These provisions create economic incentives for SEC violation whistleblowers and other financial fraud whistleblowers with "original information" of SEC violations and financial fraud to blow the on large scale financial fraud and SEC violations.

These SEC bounty claims must be brought voluntarily under the SEC Bounty Programs by one or more individuals.  The whistleblower or whistleblowers must be a natural person or natural persons, companies or other entity is not eligible to be financial fraud bounty whistleblowers.  Successful SEC violation bounty whistleblowers and financial fraud whistleblowers can collect financial rewards for whistleblower bounty actions that result in the imposition of monetary sanctions of greater than $1 million dollars.  This new financial fraud SEC bounty program is called the "Securities Whistleblower Incentives and Protection".

Through SEC Whistleblower Bounty Actions the SEC will award between ten percent and thirty percent of the money collected to a qualified whistleblower who voluntarily provides the SEC with original information about a violation of the securities laws that leads to a successful enforcement of an action brought by the SEC that results in monetary sanctions exceeding $1,000,000.00. 

So long as the financial fraud whistleblower or financial fraud whistleblowers base their claims on "original information", any person (not just an employee or insider) may file a SEC financial fraud bounty claim.  Further, if the financial fraud whistleblower is represented by an attorney, the whistleblower may file the financial fraud bounty claim anonymously.  However, before the financial fraud bounty award is paid, the whistleblower's identity shall be revealed to the SEC and SEC shall be provided information about the whistleblower that it requests.

Saturday, June 8, 2013

Texas Probate Litigation Lawyer: Several Factors Can Create a Contested Probate Lawsuit by Texas Probate Litigation Lawyer Jason S. Coomer

Texas Probate Litigation Lawyer:  Several Factors Can Create a Contested Probate Situation Where Family Members and Beneficiaries Are Drawn into a Texas Probate Litigation Lawsuit  by Texas Probate Litigation Lawyer Jason S. Coomer
Several situations can create an environment for contested probate litigation between family members or between family members and beneficiaries.  These factors can include a communication failure or lack of estate planning by a decedent (failure to wishes prior to death), "do it yourself" Wills, discovery of new family wealth including mineral interests, unreasonable family members, greedy opportunists, and the proximity of families living in different locations.  These factors often can create an environment where a contested probate lawsuit is necessary.

For questions on a Texas probate litigation matter including Texas contested and uncontested probate lawsuits, inheritance, and estate matters, please feel free to send an e-mail to Texas Probate Litigation Lawyer Jason S. Coomer.

The Most Common Scenario For Contested Probate Litigation

The most common contested probate scenario occurs when an aging or elderly person with limited capacity signs a new Will during the last year of their life and the new Will drastically changes the disposition of inheritance.  This can shift of disposition can sometimes be the result of elderly person appreciating the help and companionship of those taking care of them and providing support during their later years.  However, in other situations, the elderly person was forced, coerced, or fraudulently tricked into signing a Will by someone who is close to them or wants to take advantage of them.  In the later situation, the person exerting undue influence on the elderly person can be a family member or an outsider that has access to the elderly person and is taking advantage of a person with limited memory or capacity.

For family members that live in different cities, states, or countries, it is often difficult to determine if the change of disposition was intended.  From a legal perspective, the key issue in these situations is to determine if the testamentary disposition is the result of undue influence or incompetence, and if so should the Will be held to be invalid?  
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 many families, gone is the time where several generations live with in a few miles of each other in the same town, city, or county. This lack of proximity can make it difficult, when a family member becomes incapacitated or passes away. This can be especially true when a new Will pops up that disinherits relatives living in other states or other parts of the World in favor of someone that has had access and influence over the decedent. 
In these situations, the family members that live out of state are often caught off guard and need help from a Texas probate litigation lawyer that is familiar with the Texas probate process, Texas probate law, Texas guardianship issues, and Texas probate courts.  For these family members, it can be extremely important to act quickly and hire a Texas probate litigation lawyer that can help expose an invalid or fraudulent Will.
With The Growing Popularity of "Do It Yourself" Wills Texas Will Contests, Fraudulent Wills, Forged Wills, and other Texas Contested Probate Lawsuits will become More Common

As "do it yourself" Wills and other "do it yourself" estate planning packages become more popular, many Texas families are opting to save money in the short term by using these cheap Will packages.  However, some of these "do it yourself" Wills are not compliant under Texas probate law and do not come with a Texas probate lawyer that can make sure that a valid Texas will has been created.  In some of these situations, the "do it yourself" Will can be determined to be an invalid Will and can result in the Will being thrown out and a prior Will or no Will being able to be probated.  In both instances, the wishes of the decedent will not be adhered to and either earlier testate dispositions will be used or Texas intestate dispositions will be used.
Both earlier testate dispositions and Texas intestate dispositions can cause a huge change in inheritance and can cause some beneficiaries and heirs to lose a significant amount of inheritance.  These shifts in inheritance can often result in Texas contested probate lawsuits.

Failure to Communicate and An Unexpected Death Can Often Result In Texas Contested Probate Litigation


All too often a loved dies unexpectedly and does not leave a Will or any directions on what needs to be done if they die.  In these situations, a Texas Probate Court will apply intestate statutes to determine the rightful heirs of the decedent's property.  For more information on Texas intestate law distribution feel free to go to the following web page Texas intestate law.  In these situations where the decedent has substantial wealth and real property, the decedent's estate will often have to go through the Texas Probate Courts to determine who the proper heirs are, to settle the decedent's estate, and transfer wealth to the rightful heirs.  For more information on this process, feel free to go to this web page on Texas Suits to Determine Heirs.

On other occasions the death of a loved one brings in estranged family, fraudulent claims of inheritance, and opportunists that prey on the elderly and disabled or those left behind.   In these cases, it can be difficult to gather up information on what property is in their estate or to fight off aggressive family members from wrongfully taking inheritance.  In these situations, it is often best to have an experienced Texas Contested Probate Lawyer help you through the probate process and explain your rights and what needs to be done to protect the rightful heirs and beneficiaries of an estate.

Sunday, June 2, 2013

Texas Shareholder Suppression Lawsuits: Majority Shareholders and Directors That Commit Corporate Malfeasance, Fraud, and Breach of Fiduciary Duty Can Often Be Held Liable Through Texas Shareholder Lawsuits by Texas Shareholder Suppression Lawyer Jason S. Coomer

Texas Shareholder Suppression Lawsuits: Majority Shareholders and Directors That Commit Corporate Malfeasance, Fraud, and Breach of Fiduciary Duty Can Often Be Held Liable Through Texas Shareholder Actions by Texas Shareholder Suppression Lawyer Jason S. Coomer

Majority shareholders sometimes wrongfully and fraudulently use their controlling interest in a company for their own benefit at the expense of minority shareholders.  When a majority shareholder commits corporate malfeasance, fraud, or breach of fiduciary duty, minority shareholders may have a viable shareholder suppression lawsuit against the majority shareholder. 

If you have a questions about a Texas shareholder suppression lawsuit or other Texas business fraud lawsuit, please feel free to send an e-mail to Texas Shareholder Suppression Lawyer Jason Coomer or go to the following web pages: Texas Shareholder Suppression Lawsuit Information and Texas Business Tort Lawsuit Information.    

Texas Business Litigation Understanding Rights, Duties, and The Importance of Evidence

In any Texas shareholder suppression lawsuit, corporate malfeasance lawsuit, or breach of fiduciary duty lawsuit, it is important to understand the rights, fiduciary duties, and responsibilities of the majority shareholders, board of directors, managing partners, corporate officers, corporate counsel, chief financial officers, and managers.  It is also important to obtain as much evidence of the malfeasance, self dealing, fraud against shareholders, wrongful suppression, embezzlement, or other bad acts as possible prior to the start of litigation.  In many of these cases, once litigation has begun, obtaining evidence of the unlawful and bad acts are difficult and heated battles as many documents begin to disappear and proving spoliation becomes a key issue.  The term spoliation broadly refers to the intentional, reckless, or negligent destruction, loss, material alteration or obstruction of evidence that is relevant to litigation.

Texas Business Torts and Unfair Competition

Unfortunately, some businesses face illegal challenges from businesses that commit unfair and illegal actions to steal business, trade secrets, intellectual property, and customers for the purpose of increasing their own profits and putting their competitors out of business.  This illegal competition, unfair competition, or corporate malfeasance can include theft of trade secrets, release of false press releases, use of short term predatory pricing, making demands of exclusive contracts from suppliers, forcing lenders to call in loans, stealing business & customers, hacking computers, infringing on intellectual property, and spreading false information in the business community.

If you are a Texas business owner and have been unfairly harmed by illegal and unfair business actions and are looking for a Texas Business Litigation Lawyer, feel free to send an e-mail message to Texas Illegal and Unfair Business Competition Lawyer Jason Coomer or use our online submission form.  As a Texas Illegal Business Competition Lawyer, he provides advice to Texas business owners concerning business torts including unfair competition lawsuits, intentional interference with business contracts, theft of trade secrets, and breach of contract claims.

Tuesday, May 28, 2013

Diabetes Drugs and Pancreatic Cancer: Incretin Mimetic Class Drugs May Cause An Increased Risk of Pancreatic Cancer by Diabetes Drug Cancer Lawyer Jason S. Coomer

Diabetes Drugs and Pancreatic Cancer: Incretin Mimetic Class Drugs May Cause An Increased Risk of Pancreatic Cancer by Diabetes Drug Cancer Lawyer Jason S. Coomer
 
Recent scientific studies have shown that some diabetes drugs in the incretin mimetic class may cause an increased health risk of pancreatic cancer and pancreatitis.  These incretin diabetes drugs include exenatide (Byetta, Bydureon), liraglutide (Victoza), sitagliptin (Januvia, Janumet, Janumet XR, Juvisync), saxagliptin (Onglyza, Kombiglyze XR), alogliptin (Nesina, Kazano, Oseni), and linagliptin (Tradjenta, Jentadueto). These drugs work by mimicking the incretin hormones that the body usually produces naturally to stimulate the release of insulin in response to a meal. They are used along with diet and exercise to lower blood sugar in adults with type 2 diabetes.  Many of these incretin diabetes drugs already include a black box warning regarding thyroid cancer risk, but evidence is growing that these drugs may also create an increased risk of pancreatic cancer.
 
If you have been taking a diabetes drug and have been diagnosed with Pancreatic Cancer or you have lost a loved one who was taking a diabetes drug and was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer, please report the adverse action to the prescribing medical doctor and FDA as soon as possible.   For more information on diabetes drug pancreatic cancer lawsuits, please feel free to send an e-mail message to Pancreatic Cancer Lawyer Jason Coomer or go to the following pages: Januvia, Janument, Victoza, Byetta, Onglyza, Bydureon, and diabetes drugs.  
 
 Diabetics Should Be Aware of Incretin Drug Pancreatic Cancer Health Risk
 
Diabetics who are taking incretin diabetes drugs including: Januvia, Janument, Victoza, Byetta, Onglyza, Tradjenta,  Oseni, and other diabetes drugs should be aware of the cancer health risks and discuss these potential health risks with their physicians.

Sunday, May 12, 2013

Bastrop Fire Lawsuits: Persons That Suffered Damages in the Bastrop Fire of 2011 Should be Aware of Upcoming Statutes of Limitations by Bastrop Fire Lawyer Jason Coomer

Bastrop Fire Lawyer: Persons That Suffered Damages Including Loss of Property Should Be Aware That The Statutes of Limitations For Some Bastrop Fire Lawsuit Claims Will Run in September 2013 by Bastrop Fire Lawyer Jason Coomer

In September 2011, the devastating Bastrop Fire caused about $250 million in damages destroying homes, businesses, and other property.  Under Texas law, persons that have suffered damages from a company's negligence typically have two years from the date of their loss to file a lawsuit or their claims are lost forever.  As such, many potential negligence claims will need to be filed by September 2013 or will be lost.  

If you have suffered damages from the Bastrop Fire and have specific questions, please feel free to  send an e-mail message to Austin Texas Bastrop Fire Lawyer Jason Coomer or go to the following web page on Bastrop Fire Lawsuit Information.

 
Residential Fires Can Cause Devastating Loss Including Loss of Life, Serious Injuries, Loss of Home, Loss of Business, Damage to Property, and Loss of Possesions

Recovering from a home fire, can be difficult.  Not only can there be the loss of life or serious injuries to deal with, but dealing with the loss of a home and a life time of possessions can be destabilizing resulting in delays in rebuilding.  It is often extremely difficult to clean up the charred remains of your home, then deal with the process of rebuilding and replacing everything. 

From the fire damage to smoke and fire suppression damage, residential fires typically require significant resources to clean up and rebuild the home.  As such, it can be extremely difficult to deal not only with the loss of life, injuries, and damages, but to also deal with the contractors, builders, insurance company, and other large companies to rebuild what they have lost and replace their losses.  For some, it is not until several months or years later that they are ready to deal with a potential lawsuit to seek compensation for their losses.    However, for those that wait too long, they can be barred from any recovery at all.

If you or a loved one have suffered serious injuries, lost a loved one in a residential fire, or have lost property from a fire, and have questions about seeking compensation, please feel free to send an e-mail message to Texas Residential Fire Lawyer, Jason S. Coomer or please go to the following web pages:

Thursday, May 2, 2013

Onglyza Pancreatic Cancer Risk: Persons Taking the Diabetes Drug Onglyza Should Be Aware of Increased Risk of Pancreatic Cancer by Onglyza Pancreatic Cancer Lawyer Jason S. Coomer

Onglyza Pancreatic Cancer Risk: Persons Taking the Diabetes Drug Onglyza Should Be Aware of the Increased Health Risk of Pancreatic Cancer That They May Face From Onglyza by Onglyza Pancreatic Cancer Lawyer Jason S. Coomer

Recent scientific studies have shown that several diabetes drugs including Onglyza may cause an increased risk of pancreatic cancer.  Persons taking Onglyza or saxagliptin should be aware of the potential danger of pancreatic cancer that they face and discuss the risks of this drug with their health care provider. If you have been taking the diabetes drug Onglyza and have been diagnosed with Pancreatic Cancer or you have lost a loved one from pancreatic cancer that was taking Onglyza, please report the adverse action to the prescribing medical doctor and FDA as soon as possible.  

For persons that have been diagnosed with pancreatic cancer or families that have a loved one that has been diagnosed with pancreatic cancer, please feel free to send an e-mail message to Onglyza Pancreatic Cancer Lawyer Jason Coomer.

 Onglyza (Saxagliptin) Is An Oral Diabetes Medication

Onglyza (saxagliptin) is a relatively new oral diabetes drug that is manufactured by Bristol-Myers Squibb and has been aggressively marketed and sold throughout the World.  This agressive marketing and sales has been extremely successful and Onglyza (saxagliptin) sales are one of the fastest growing diabetes drug sales in the World.  

Onglyza (saxagliptin) is an oral diabetes medicine that helps control blood sugar levels. It works by regulating the levels of insulin your body produces after eating.  Onglyza (saxagliptin) is for people with type 2 diabetes. Onglyza (saxagliptin) is sometimes used in combination with other diabetes medications.

For more information about Onglyza (saxagliptin) Pancreatic Cancer Lawsuits and reporting adverse events of Onglyza, please go to the following web page: Onglyza Pancreatic Cancer Lawsuit Information and Saxagliptin Pancreatic Cancer Lawsuit Information.

Monday, April 29, 2013

Whistleblower Reward Lawyer: International Whistleblower Rewards by Whistleblower Reward Lawyer Jason S. Coomer

Whistleblower Reward Lawyer: Whistleblowers that Expose International Bribes, Illegal Kickbacks, False SEC Reportings, Foreign Corrupt Practices Act Violations, and SEC Violations Can Receive Large Rewards by International Whistleblower Reward Lawyer Jason Coomer

Under the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act and the new SEC Whistleblower Incentive Program, whistleblowers with original and specialized knowledge and evidence of corporate bribery, illegal kickbacks, and other SEC violations are eligible to recover large economic awards.  By gathering this evidence and going through a lawyer, these whistleblowers can protect their identity through the process and potentially collect large rewards of 10% to 30% of the monetary sanctions imposed including disgorged funds.  If you are aware of an illegal bribe or illegal kickback that was used to secure a large contract or other FCPA or SEC violations and are interested in obtaining confidential information on a potential whistleblower reward lawsuit, please feel free to contact International Whistleblower Reward Lawyer Jason Coomer via e-mail message or use our submission form


Foreign Corrupt Practices Act Whistleblowers Can Obtain Large Rewards for Exposing International Bribes, Illegal Kickbacks, Slush Funds, and other Illegal Activities

 The Foreign Corrupt Practices Act and the new SEC Whistleblower Incentive Program work together to reward whistleblowers with original and specialized knowledge and evidence of international business corporate bribery and illegal kickbacks.  These new international business whistleblower reward laws are part of a worldwide movement to expose and punish government corruption such as contract bribes, illegal kickbacks, and large scale international fraud.  These Foreign Corrupt Practices Act should help prevent government corruption in many countries including Russia, China, Mexico, and Brazil.
For more information on this topic, please feel free to go to the following web page: International Business Bribery Whistleblower Reward Lawsuit Information.

Thursday, April 18, 2013

Texas Plant Explosion Lawyer Represents Families of Those Killed in Industrial Accidents by Texas Plant Explosion Lawyer Jason S. Coomer

Texas Fatal Plant Explosion Lawyer Represents Families of Those Killed in Plant Explosions, Refinery Explosions and Other Industrial Accidents by Texas Fatal Plant Explosion Lawyer and Texas Refinery Explosion Lawyer Jason S. Coomer

Plant explosions and other industrial accidents can cause catastrophic damages, severe injuries and even death.  A number of safety violations can cause a plant explosion including chemical releases, failure to provide proper maintenance, combustible dust, improperly trained staff, and old equipment.  After any fatal plant explosion, fatal refinery explosion, or other deadly industrial accident, a thorough investigation should be done to determine the cause and make sure that similar accidents do not occur in the future.

It should also be understood that people injured in or families that lose a loved one in a plant explosion, refinery explosion, or other industrial accident may have a claim against those responsible for the accident.  For more information on this topic, please feel free to contact Texas Plant Explosion Lawyer Jason S. Coomer via e-mail message or use this submission form.

Texas Plant Explosion Lawsuits, Texas Refinery Explosion Lawsuits, and Texas Industrial Accident Lawsuits Can Include Plant Explosions That Occurred in Texas or Plant Explosions That Occurred Elsewhere, But Were Caused By Negligence In Texas or by Texas Corporations

Industrial accidents and other mass tort claims including chemical plant explosions, chemical releases, refinery explosions, large warehouse fires, and pipeline explosions cause mass destruction including death, personal injuries, and significant damage.  Because of our global economy, these industrial accidents can take place any place in the United States or in the World, but be caused by greedy corporations and negligent people in Texas or other parts of the United States.  In many instances following a large industrial accident the families of the victims have a difficult time locating a Texas Industrial Accident Lawyer or United States Industrial Accident Lawyer to handle accidental death claims, personal injury claims, or property damage claims against Texas corporations or United States corporations that made negligent safety decisions.  By working with other Texas Industrial Accident Lawyers and United States Industrial Accident Lawyers, Jason Coomer is often able to assist people that have suffered the loss of family members, serious personal injuries, and significant property damage from large industrial accidents. 

Under Texas law those that make money and control heavy industries have a duty to be aware of potential dangers.  They also have a duty to actively work to minimize dangers that they are aware of that could kill, poison, burn, or injure people or cause significant damage to property.  Further, careless people or businesses that have made decisions to save money and these decisions have resulted in a catastrophic industrial accident should be held responsible for there actions.  Families, businesses, and communities that have suffered significant damages from large explosions, chemical spills, fires, train derailment, flooding, or other large industrial accident need to be compensated.  In some circumstances injured people, the family of a lost loved one, or a businesses can recover damages under Texas law.  

Texas Fatal Plant Explosion Lawsuits, Texas Fatal Refinery Explosion Lawsuits, and other Texas Deadly Industrial Accident Lawsuits

Texas Fatal Plant Explosion Lawsuits, Texas Fatal Refinery Explosion Lawsuits, and other Texas Fatal Industrial Accident Lawsuits include different types of potential death claims and different types of compensation that can be obtained through the Texas legal system.  It is important to properly investigate all potential death claims under Texas law.  

Under Texas law there are two main types of death actions, there is the wrongful death claim that is available to the spouse, parents, and children of a person that has been wrongfully killed by the negligent actions of another. There is also a survival action that  passes through the decedent's estate and allows the heirs or beneficiaries of a decedent to seek compensation. 

Texas Wrongful Death Claims Are a Type of Legal Claim That Can Be Filed In An Texas Accident Death Lawsuit by the Family of A Person Wrongfully Killed

The Texas Wrongful Death Claim seeks money compensation for the parents, spouse and children of the decedent based on a variety of factors including:

 - Loss of love, companionship, comfort, assistance, protection, affection or care 
 - Loss of financial support
 - Lost benefits, such as insurance, from the death
 - Loss of inheritance from an untimely death

Texas Wrongful Death Claims are created by Texas law for the intentional or negligent killing of a person.  These claims are usually sought through filing a Texas Wrongful Death Lawsuit.

Texas Survival Actions or Texas Estate Claims Are a Type of Legal Claim That Can Be Filed In An Texas Accident Death Lawsuit by the Heirs or Beneficiaries of a Person Wrongfully Killed

Texas survival actions or Texas Estate claims are claims for what the decedent would have recovered had the person survived the accident.  These claims travel through the decedent's estate and either go to their heirs or beneficiaries depending if the person had done any estate planning.  These damages include:

- Expenses associated with the death including funeral costs
- Medical expenses prior to the death
- Pain and suffering associated with the untimely death
To obtain survival accident damages, it is typically necessary to file a probate lawsuit to establish an estate administrator or executor and to determine who a person's lawful heirs or beneficiaries were at the time they were wrongfully killed.

Texas Plant Explosion Lawsuit Information, Texas Refinery Explosion Lawsuit Information, and other Texas Industrial Accident Lawsuit Information
 
For more information on Texas Explosion Lawsuits, Texas Refinery Explosion Lawsuits, and Texas Industrial Accident Lawsuits, please feel free to send an e-mail message to Texas Plant Explosion Lawyer Jason Coomer or use this ubmission form.

Saturday, April 6, 2013

Texas Unclaimed Property Lawyer Represents Families, Heirs, and Beneficiaries Claim Unclaimed Property by Texas Unclaimed Property Lawyer Jason S. Coomer

Texas Estate Unclaimed Property Lawyer Represents Families, Heirs, and Beneficiaries Claim Life Insurance, Estate Property, Inheritance, Bank Accounts, Retirement Funds, and Other Unclaimed Property by Texas Unclaimed Property Lawyer Jason Coomer

The State of Texas is currently safekeeping over $2 billion in unclaimed property.  These assets include a vast amount of family inheritance that has been lost or unclaimed because of a person's death or incapacity.  This property often will require a probate administration and the assistance of a Texas probate lawyer to free help free the unclaimed property.

For more information on collection of unclaimed property, please feel free to send an e-mail message to Texas Unclaimed Property Lawyer, Jason Coomer.


Families Living Outside of Texas Can Often Hire a Texas Texas Estate Unclaimed Property Lawyer to Handle Most of the Probate Process to Claim Inheritance and Texas Unclaimed Property


It is becoming more common for family members not living close in proximity to a recently deceased relative to not know what is in the decedent's estate and not know how to clear title to their family members assets.  This distance and lack of knowledge will often result in inheritance including mineral interests, life insurance, bank accounts, retirement funds, houses, and royalties being lost to unclaimed property.  In instances where there are significant assets in a person's estate, it can often be a good idea to locate a local Texas probate attorney that can assist in collecting the estate assets and moving the estate including real estate, mineral interests, bank accounts, and houses through the probate process. 

Communication Can Often Help Prevent the Loss Of Inheritance

In our modern society when families can be spread out throughout the World and significant wealth can be lost, stolen, or forgotten.  It is often a good idea to keep a safety deposit box with an inventory of all your assets and have a person or people that you trust that can get access to your safety deposit box should something happen to you.  Though many people prefer to avoid envisioning a time when their may die or become incapacitated, it is often important to make plans prior to a crisis arises for you or your family.

Texas Estate Unclaimed Property Lawyer Represents Families, Heirs, and Beneficiaries Claim Life Insurance, Estate Property, Inheritance, Bank Accounts, Retirement Funds, and Other Unclaimed Property by Texas Unclaimed Property Lawyer Jason Coomer

For more information on collection of unclaimed property including Texas mineral interests, Texas royalty income, Texas unclaimed property, Texas bank accounts, Texas life insurance policies, and other Texas estate property, please feel free to follow this link to Claiming Texas Estate and Probate Unclaimed Property, Mineral Interests, and Royalty Information.