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What to do after a Fatal Rosenberg TX Industrial Explosion Accident

Feliciano Ramirez Puerta, 49, died on Saturday in a tragic industrial explosion accident in Rosenberg, Texas. Reportedly he was using a cutting torch on barrels around SCR Construction. The barrels were marked as containing some type of cleanser when the substance possibly ignited from the torch and exploded. An employee of SCR Construction that had […]

Police Inaction on Street Racing could be a Problem For Houston, Texas

You may know that Houston draws street racers from all over the country for these illicit and dangerous thrills. In recent years, Houston has been the national capital for street racing activity. And Houston police haven’t done much to stop it. Though recently our Houston car accident lawyers have read that the Harris County Sheriff’s […]

How Vicarious Employer Liability affects Your TX Personal Injury Case

Vicarious liability is the doctrine that an employer, under the theory of respondeat superior (or in other words, the master answers for the servant), bears the financial responsibility for the actions of employees acting within the scope of their employment. This is because the employer has the right and the duty to control the employee’s […]

MAP 21 Safety Enforcement, State Incentive Grants, and Your Crash Risk

Continued from Part 1. MAP-21 State Incentive Grants: For the enactment of comprehensive graduated driver’s license (GDL) regulations for teen drivers. Our Houston automobile recall attorneys note that some Texas cities and counties already have such programs, and the available data suggest that they are working to reduce the number of teen crashes in those […]

MAP 21 Moving Ahead for Progress and What it means for U.S. Road Safety

This past year, Congress passed the comprehensive law called the Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century Act (MAP-21). Our Houston automobile recall attorneys mention that the law covers two years of appropriations for surface transportation and includes provisions relating to: Teen driving, Seatbelt safety, Child passenger safety, Safety standards for passenger buses, More […]

10 Important Facts you need to know on Texas and U.S. Roadway Safety

In Texas, we have to drive every day to get anywhere. We often take roadway safety for granted without realizing the danger this everyday act of driving presents. Our Pearland injury lawyers present a few startling facts as a wakeup call: Teen driving crashes in the U.S. take 4,767 lives in a single year and […]

Manufacturers claim Energy Drinks linked to 18 Deaths in U.S. are Safe

Continued from Part 1. Manufacturers of the drinks maintain that they are safe. These companies want you to believe that since the survey doesn’t always have the details on the overall medical conditions of the individuals involved or which of the symptoms made people seek emergency treatment, the survey can’t be taken seriously. Our Houston […]

Concern growing over Energy Drink Safety as Emergency Room Visits Rise

You may remember the recalls issued on Monster Energy drinks and 5-Hour Energy shots after they were linked to 18 deaths and some serious medical emergencies. Including cardiac arrests and a spontaneous abortion. Our Houston product recall attorneys had mentioned the alarming rise in medical emergencies, emergency room visits, and deaths linked to these drinks […]

Tire Defect Lawyer Houston wins Aging Tire Tread Separation Case

Did the manufacturer of your tires warn you about the dangers of driving on aging tires? Probably not. The manufacturers want you to believe that a tire’s age means nothing. But studies have shown how age-related wear weakens a tire, greatly increasing the risk of blowouts, tread separations, and other tire failures. Especially in hot […]