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FORT WORTH, Texas – The Law Offices of Laird & McCloskey has again been recognized as one of the Best Law Firms in the U.S. The firm earned top-tier honors in the Dallas-Fort Worth area for its representation of plaintiffs in personal injury litigation.  …
Veteran personal injury trial attorneys honored for outstanding plaintiffs work  FORT WORTH, Texas – The Best Lawyers in America has once again recognized veteran truck wreck trial attorneys Steven C. Laird and Seth McCloskey of Laird & McCloskey for exceptional plaintiffs work in personal injury litigation.  The 2025 edition marks Mr. Laird’s 13th consecutive year on the list, and…
Surgeon, neurosurgical center found negligent in medical malpractice lawsuit    FORT WORTH, Texas – The trial lawyers of the Law Offices of Laird & McCloskey secured a unanimous $9,245,429 verdict on behalf of a 52-year-old patient left a paraplegic following a botched 2017 surgery.  The jury in Tarrant County District Judge Megan Fahey’s court heard testimony that the actions and…
Steve Laird delivered his talk, Whether and When to Hire Experts, at the Academy of Truck Accident Attorneys (ATAA) at its 2022 Annual Symposium which took place October 6-8, 2022, at the Austin Marriott Downtown. The 2022 Symposium brought together the nuts and bolts of trucking litigation combined with intermediate and advanced topics, presented by premier trial lawyers in…
5 Must-Know Facts About Truck Accidents  Texas is a large state with a tremendous amount of commercial activity. Texas has seaports on the Gulf of Mexico and ports of entry from Mexico. It also touches four other states and accounts for almost 9% of the U.S. population.    All these statistics mean that Texas generates a lot of truck…
9 Biggest Mistakes After an Accident    From never-ending construction on Interstate 35 to commuters streaming into the DFW metroplex every day, the Dallas-Fort Worth area poses numerous conditions that can make a serious accident more likely.  Several other interstates run through the city as well — major shipping lanes that are full of semi-trucks careening along the roadways —…
Seth McCloskey was recently featured on the Keep It Legal podcast to discuss what some trucking companies are doing wrong to contribute to the national increase in truck wrecks and supply chain issues. Studies show there has been a steady increase in truck wrecks each year since 2009. Texas is a huge hub for 18-wheeler crashes due to the major…