Category Archives: Safety Tips

Texas Legislature Passes Gangster Protection Act

Written On June 13, 2007 By Bob Kraft

The biennial session of the Texas Legislature is mercifully over, and our esteemed governor has a few more days to decide which bills he wants to sign into law, and which he will veto.
One of the laws he rushed to sign is Senate Bill 378, the so-called "castle doctrine" bill, which supposedly gives more protection [...]

Posted in Government, Political and/or Judicial, Safety Tips

Link of the Day – Teensurance Auto Insurance and “Locater” Service

Written On June 12, 2007 By Bob Kraft

I’m not endorsing Safeco insurance, but their new "Teensurance" program is intriguing. It combines auto insurance with a kind of Big-Brother approach to new teen drivers. Parents can log in to a computer and track where their kids are driving, or at least where the car is. The parents can also get alerts about roadside [...]

Posted in Link of the Day, Safety Tips, Vehicle Law or News

Link of the Day – ThoseWhoHost.org

Written On June 7, 2007 By Bob Kraft

ThoseWhoHost.org is the Web site of substance abuse coalitions in the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex. The purpose of the group is to raise awareness of dangers and legal ramifications of providing alcohol to individuals under the age of 21. Here is their summary of Texas underage drinking laws:
What adults and teens need to know:

As an adult, [...]

Posted in Consumer Information, Link of the Day, Safety Tips

It’s Convertible Season — Buy A Safe One

Written On May 31, 2007 By Bob Kraft

In Texas and other parts of the South and Southwest, it’s convertible season. Although in Dallas we’ve had 21 days of rain so far in May, so there hasn’t been much opportunity for top-down driving here.
If you’re considering buying a convertible, don’t let emotions control your purchase — think about safety also. The Insurance Institute [...]

Posted in Consumer Information, Safety Tips, Vehicle Law or News

Link of the Day – Small Law Firm Business Information

Written On May 8, 2007 By Bob Kraft

Law.com has good business information for solo lawyers and small firms at the Small Firm Business section of its Web site.

Posted in Link of the Day, Safety Tips

Link of the Day – About.com Drunk Driving Articles

Written On February 27, 2007 By Bob Kraft

About.com has a good resource page of articles about drunk driving. Lawyer who represent personal injury clients might find some ideas here for educational pamphlets for your clients. We all need to do what we can to inform the public about the dangers of drunk driving.

Posted in Link of the Day, Safety Tips, Vehicle Law or News

Is Someone Using Your Social Security Number?

Written On January 30, 2007 By Bob Kraft

The tech company Trusted ID, which launched IDFreeze last year to help protect people from identity theft, released their second product this month – Stolen ID Search.
At no cost, you type a social security or credit card number into the search box and Trusted ID will tell you if it is published on the Internet. [...]

Posted in Consumer Information, Link of the Day, Safety Tips, Social Security

Safety Alert — Lock Bumping And Bump Keys

Written On January 28, 2007 By Bob Kraft

"Lock Bumping" is the latest safety issue for homeowners. This video shows how burglars can break into many homes by using a "bump key" to open a door lock. This is a serious matter, and all homeowners should be aware of this potential problem. Click twice on the arrow to view the video.

Posted in Consumer Information, Safety Tips

Protect Against Holiday Theft In The Office

Written On December 19, 2006 By Bob Kraft

The management company at our office building issued a holiday alert to all the tenants. This is an edited version of their memo, and should be applicable to anyone who works in an office building.

The holiday season is an active time and requires extra vigilance to prevent theft. Your building management team takes many extra [...]

Posted in Consumer Information, Safety Tips

Link of the Day – Special Offers From Southwest Airlines

Written On December 14, 2006 By Bob Kraft

Whether your air travel is to represent personal injury clients and Social Security disability claimants, for other business reasons, or just for pleasure, if you live in Texas you probably fly Southwest Airlines. Now Southwest has a little program you download, and it will notify you of special deals at any ten airports you select. [...]

Posted in Link of the Day, Miscellaneous, Safety Tips

Thanksgiving Travelers Should Slow Down, Buckle Up And Drive Sober

Written On November 23, 2006 By Bob Kraft

The Texas Department of Public Safety has issued a travelers’ alert for the Thanksgiving holiday. This important information is reprinted here in full:
Thanksgiving Travelers Should Slow Down, Buckle Up and Drive Sober
Thanksgiving travelers should expect to see plenty of Highway Patrol troopers out on Texas roadways. Troopers will be looking for drivers who are speeding, [...]

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