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Police Chases Ending in Accidents Show Why Drivers Need to Carry Uninsured Motorist Coverage
When you buy insurance in Texas, you have the option to purchase Uninsured Motorist Coverage, or you can sign a waiver and opt not to carry it. All drivers need to realize that this is coverage that protects them not only when the other driver has no insurance but also…
Traffic Alert: Major Accident at Hwy 249 and Spring-Cypress in Tomball, Texas
May 7th, 2013, your ride home may be extra long if you live in Tomball but work in Houston today. There has been a major traffic accident on Highway 249 at Spring-Cypress. Multiple lanes are closed and emergency responders are working to clear the scene.
This wreck adds even more…
Posted in Auto Injury
Tagged breaking news, local news, tomball news, traffic, traffic accident, traffic alert
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Three Pit Bulls Run Wild in Cypress; One Hit By Car
May 5, 2013. This morning three pit bulls were spotted running loose in Cypress near the Buc-ees along Highway 290. Apparently, the dogs got loose and were roaming the area unwatched.
One of the pit bulls was stuck and killed by a car. It is not clear whether the pit…
Fertilizer Plant Explosion Rocks West, Texas, Showing Magnitude of Industrial Accidents
On April 17th, 2012, shortly before 8:00 p.m., a huge explosion at the West Fertilizer Plant in West, Texas, destroyed surrounding homes and buildings leaving over 130 injured. A fire broke out at the plant earlier and emergency responders were trying to put the fire out when the explosion occurred. Seven…
Fall at Texas Apartment Complex Leaves Unanswered Questions
Many questions remain to be answered after A man and woman fell from an apartment balcony in Carrollton, Texas on Sunday, April 14th, 2013. The fall left the young woman dead and the man with several broken bones and other injuries. The incident occurred at The Mansions at Sunset Ridge…
Texas Supreme Court Says: “No Mental Anguish for Fallen Pets”
On April 5th, 2013, the Texas Supreme Court handed down a less-than-surprising opinion that no matter how much you may love your dog, you cannot recover mental anguish damages when someone else negligently kills or injures them. Cause No. 12-0047, Strickland v. Medlen was the first case since…
Houston Hero: Laurenzo’s Prime Rib Waiter, Michael Garcia, Exercises Right to Refuse Service
Want to know what a local Houston hero looks like? Its easy. Just go to Laurenzo’s Prime Rib located at 4412 Washington.
Laurenzo’s Prime Rib is the employer of a waiter named Michael Garcia. On Wednesday, January 16, 2013, one of the restaurant’s regular customers, Milo Castillo (age 5) and…
U.S.S. Ronald Reagan Sailors Filing Suit Over Radiation Exposure by Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant Hit By Tsunami
A lawsuit has been filed in California Federal Court, arising from the aftermath of the 8.9 earthquake and tsunami strike on the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant on March 11, 2011. Following the Fukushima disaster, The U.S.S. Ronald Reagan, hailing from San Diego, California, with approximately 5,500 crew members responded…
Posted in Firm News, Industrial Accident, Maritime Law, Premises Liability
Tagged cancer, industrial accident, maritime, maritime law, mass torts, Sailors, U.S. Navy
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Update On the Christina Lopez Case In Galveston County, Texas
Hector A. Pena, age 45, the driver of the 18 wheeler truck that ran over Christina Marie Lopez, age 11, has been indicted for manslaughter by a Galveston County Grand Jury. Lopez was run over while waiting on a school bus at a bus stop on September 24, 2012 near…
Posted in 18 Wheeler Accidents, Auto Injury, General News
Tagged 18 wheelers, auto accidents, bus stop accidents, galveston
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Sandy Hook Elementary School Shooting Brings Need For Prayer
Numerous news channels have reported on the horrible mass murder that took place this morning at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Connecticut, where a gunman (whom I will not give the dignity of a name too for that sick recognition could only be his goal of all this) entered…
