Texas Injury Law Blog

Your rights when injured at Hobby Lobby depend upon what state you are in and whether you are an employee or a visitor. In all but one state they are in, injured employees must file through the worker’s compensation system if they are injured on the job at Hobby Lobby. If the... Read More >

Cypress area parents are up in arms about the increase in kids getting hit by cars as they walk or ride bicycles to school. The Cy-Fair ISD school board meeting a week ago was full of parents complaining after the district cut over 80 bus routes and parents saw three kids hit by... Read More >

This episode of Meet Houston Missions features Bill Nash, the co-founder of Building Bridges of Hope. Building Bridges of Hope was founded 43 years ago after Bill’s son was miraculously healed from cancer. It is a music-driven mission that seeks to help children overcome... Read More >

In the movie Kindergarten Cop, the scene where Arnold Schwarzenegger turns to the child and snaps “It's not a too-mah” is one of the most memorably funny scenes in the movie. But, some users of Depo-Provera a/k/a medroxyprogesterone acetate injectable suspension, as a form... Read More >

Several years ago, Amazon stormed onto the scene and changed the way consumers shop to a delivery model. Then came COVID to fuel people’s desire to limit their time spent in large shopping spaces. Now, direct-to-you shopping is the expected business model for many. With... Read More >

On October 10, 2024, a chemical leak occurred at the PEMEX Deer Park Refinery located at 5900 Highway 225, Deer Park, Texas. An hour and a half after the release, PEMEX released the following statement: "PEMEX Deer Park confirms that a gas release was reported at one of our... Read More >

Under Texas premises liability law, if you own property whether it is a store, a business, or a home, the duty that you owe to others entering your property is determined by their legal status. The ultimate duty that you owe is determined by whether the law sees the injured... Read More >

Anytime you are involved in a dispute and you reach an agreed-upon resolution, the customary practice of our society is to memorialize it in a settlement agreement in writing. Primarily, so the other party cannot back out. A settlement agreement can be as simple as an oral... Read More >

A hangman’s fracture is an injury to the second vertebrae (down from the skull) in your neck where the bone that connects the main base to the bony extensions extending from the main body of the vertebrae (lamina) is broken on both sides of your neck. Although it is named for... Read More >

Each year, approximately 75-95 people die and thousands are injured in industrial truck accidents in the United States, with the most common type being rollover forklift accidents. In addition, common industrial truck accidents include pedestrian accidents, dock separation... Read More >

In states where the common law One Bite Rule applies, the laws state that dog owners are generally not liable for their dog biting someone unless the owner knows or should know that the dog has “dangerous propensities that are abnormal to its class.” As Houston dog bite... Read More >

When you are injured in a car accident that is not your fault, the law gives you the right to file a claim for compensation for your injuries with the at-fault driver’s insurance or your own insurance (when the at-fault driver has no insurance or too little insurance). But the... Read More >

Forklifts, a type of “powered industrial truck," are heavy machines designed to lift loads that men simply cannot do for loading purposes. But anytime heavy machinery is involved, there is a risk of injury. Not just the operators, but coworkers, customers, contractors, and... Read More >

A Houston motorcyclist was killed on September 12, 2024, shortly before 9:00 p.m., when the driver of a Subaru Outback made a left turn across traffic in front of the motorcycle with too little space for the biker to lay the bike down or otherwise avoid the collision. The... Read More >

In May of 2018, a Houston, Texas jury slammed Werner Enterprises, Inc. with a verdict exceeding 90 million dollars in reaction to a truck wreck that took the life of an 8-year-old boy and left a 12-year-old girl with permanent traumatic brain injuries. The case was appealed but... Read More >