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News and Updates from the Fort Worth Law Firm of Steven C. Laird, P.C.

Over the years, attorneys Steve Laird and Wade Barrow have become trusted sources for many reporters and editors in the news media based on their involvement in some of the area's most notable cases, and for their expertise in various areas of law. We invite you to check our "News" page for regular updates when firm attorneys are called on as expert sources by members of the press.

Texas Injury Attorney Steve Laird on NBC: Discusses the Recommendations made by the NTSB in regards to cell phone use while driving

Texas Injury Attorney Steve Laird: Tips for Finding a Safe Day Care Facility

Texas Trucking Accident Attorney Steve Laird:Higher Speed Limits Increase Peril to Texas Drivers

Fort Worth personal injury and trucking accident attorney Steven C. Laird of the Law Offices of Steven C. Laird tells The 33’s Dawn Tongish that new laws that increase speed limits in Texas will imperil drivers. “It takes about 250 feet for an 18-wheeler traveling at 55 mph to come to a stop,”Laird says. “We can only anticipate that there will be more danger to the traveling public when these speed limits are raised because the amount of visibility that 18-wheeler drivers have at night, due to their headlights, will not increase even though their speeds are going to be increasing.” Laird says that it’s likely the number of fatal accidents involving 18-wheelers will increase beyond the average of 400 per year in Texas when nighttime speed limits are eliminated and a new maximum speed limit of 85 mph is instituted in Texas starting in September.

Laird is Board Certified in Personal Injury Trial Law and Civil Trial Law by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization. He also is certified as a Civil Trial Law Specialist by the National Board of Trial Advocacy. Fewer than 1 percent of Texas’ lawyers are triple-board certified.

Steve Laird interviewed by the Fort Worth-Star Telegram for a story about the Family of a Burleson man killed in DWI crash gets $1 million from a country club.

Steve Laird interviewed by the Fort Worth-Star Telegram for a story about an employee who was terminated for serving on a jury.

Steve Laird's article on Texas judicial pay increases in the Austin American Statesman.

Steve Laird interviewed by The Fort Worth Star-Telegram (Adobe PDF File) for a story about three separate cases handled by the firm on behalf of individuals and families who lost loved ones in wrecks involving tractor trailers and other heavy trucks.

Steve Laird interviewed by the Dallas Business Journal about the dangers of increasing fuel prices on highway safety. Mr. Laird says some truck drivers - particularly independent truckers - are working too many hours to compensate for the money spent on fuel. He also says some truckers are avoiding needed repairs to their trucks so they can keep up with fuel costs.

Steve Laird interviewed by The Dallas Morning News for a special report on trucking safety. In this story, Mr. Laird discusses one of his trucking cases where a 23-year-old second lieutenant in the U.S. Army was killed in a big rig wreck. During the wrongful death trial that resulted in a multimillion-dollar verdict for the young man's family, Mr. Laird showed jurors how the tractor trailer's driver caused the fatal crash by using a toothpick and electrical tape to fix a hole in the truck's brake lines.

The Law Offices of Steven C. Laird, P.C., issues Holiday Product Safety Reminder.

The Law Offices of Steven C. Laird, P.C., issues Holiday Travel Safety Reminder.

The Law Offices of Steven C. Laird, P.C., Partners Honored Among Top Texas Attorneys.

A natural gas line explosion sent a towering plume of smoke into the Parker County sky in rural Texas. The gout of flame melted a nearby power line, and some 5,000 residents and businesses were without power.

Steven C. Laird and Wade A. Barrow were recently featured as Texas Super Lawyers.

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