How Much Underinsured Motorist Coverage Do You Really Have? Texas law allows insurance companies to arbitrarily deny your underinsured motorist claim without fear of repercussion. Underinsured Motorist Coverage (UIM) is extra insurance you buy so that if you get seriously... Read More >
Speeding Drivers Kill Thousands Each Year
Speed kills: about 30% of traffic fatalities nationwide involve at least one driver who was speeding, according to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA). Still, a significant percentage of U.S. drivers speed on a regular basis. Nearly half of respondents to... Read More >
Preventing Forklift Trailer-Loading Dock Separation Accidents
Forklift accidents can result in very serious injuries if certain safety guidelines are not followed. One of the most preventable yet still very common forklift accidents our Houston forklift accident lawyers see involved the forklift falling off the dock while trying to unload... Read More >
Texas Leads the Nation in Dog Bite Fatalities
Texans love dogs. According to the American Veterinary Medical Association (AVMA), 44% of Texas households include a dog, placing the state in the top 10 nationally for dog ownership, just a few percentage points behind top-ranked Arkansas. But, there’s a downside to the... Read More >
High School Sports Injuries
High school sports are complicated, highly orchestrated sporting events with some school districts sinking millions into their sports budget and benefactors providing private Learjets to and from sporting events all across the state. Some stadiums cost several tens of millions... Read More >
Preventing Truck-Pedestrian and Truck-Cyclist Accidents with Truck Side Underride Guards
One of the greatest challenges a truck driver faces when driving in urban areas is keeping a proper lookout for pedestrians, bicycles, and motorcycles that may be in their blind spots when they stop at stoplights or prepare to turn at intersections. While blind spot mirrors are... Read More >
Using Social Media To Overcome the Safe Harbor Provision Of the Dram Shop Act
It was after 2:00 a.m. one Saturday morning when a young lady was returning home from her friend’s home. It was drizzling. Suddenly, an intoxicated driver in a large pick-up truck swerved and crossed four lanes of traffic resulting in a head-on collision. When the young... Read More >
Are Pre-injury Releases and Indemnity Agreements for Children Valid?
Kid's activity businesses are big business in Houston, Texas. Things like bouncy rooms, gymnastics centers, laser tag, go-karts, karate, and trampoline parks all cater to making your child's birthday party big and memorable. Whether your child is joining one as an ongoing... Read More >
Pit Bull Attacks Houston Woman
Woman Attacked in Her Street by Neighbor's Dog A Houston woman was attacked by a neighbor’s pit bull while it was roaming the streets of her neighborhood. Victim, Jennifer Jenkins had just attempted to inform her neighbors that their dogs were out, to no avail – her... Read More >
Is a City Liable for Defects in City-Owned Sidewalks?
Under the Texas Torts Claims Act, a municipality can be held liable for two types of defects in sidewalks--special defects and premise defects. However, the standard to prove these cases is very hard to meet. Texas Civil Practice and Remedies Code Section 102.022. The... Read More >
Texas Supreme Court Deals Another Blow to Justice in Texas
Haygood v. De Escobedo The Texas Supreme Court handed down the Haygood v. De Escobedo case this morning affirming the Appellate Court's decision to require the Plaintiff in a personal injury case to offer only the actual amount paid by any insurance carrier, person, etc. rather... Read More >
Routine Mental Anguish Claims and Psychiatric Records
Whether a routine allegation of mental anguish in a personal injury case opens the door to the defendants having the right to subpoena your records of past treatment for psychological and psychiatric issues depends upon the degree of mental injury you are claiming. A mere... Read More >