Houston Personal Injury Blog - Denena Points, PC

Poor oversight of state inspection of commercial vehicles endangers your safety

Houston bus wreck lawyers note that Alam and Cesar Hernandez closed their state-certified bus inspection station after federal authorities cited the business for failing to notice defects in a bus involved in one of the worst bus crashes in U.S. history. The bus crash in North Texas killed 17 passengers. Alam and Cesar Hernandez have […]

Response to deadly DFW tornadoes managed from San Antonio Command Cntr

Texas injury attorneys report that Tuesday saw a cluster of powerful tornadoes devastate swaths of the DFW area as strong cold and warm fronts collided to create severe storms throughout the Metroplex. Roofs were stripped from buildings throughout the area. Homes and apartments were reduced to piles of sticks and rubble. And the Flying J […]

Fatal Rides: Can Amusement Park Roller Coasters Kill You?

Each year, there are a handful of fatal amusement park accidents and many of these incidents involve roller coasters. Still, deadly rollercoaster accidents are relatively rare occurrences. Here are a few of the most recent fatal rollercoaster accidents in the United States: • In July 2010, the family of 21-year-old Lindsay Zeno filed a wrongful […]

Carnival Cruise Liner Seized as Assets by U.S. Marshals in Galveston

Galveston maritime injury attorneys wonder whether passengers on a Carnival Cruise Lines ship were startled when U.S. Marshals seized the liner Triumph on Saturday. The Marshals seized the liner as a Carnival Cruise Line asset intended for relief in a $10 million lawsuit following the death of a German national on board the ill-fated Costa […]

Fatal I-10 drunken driving wreck may lead to felony murder charges

Last week our Texas injury lawyers reported a tragic drunken driving wreck on I-10 where Christopher Lamar, 25, driving while intoxicated, struck a car and killed Jessica Rodriguez, 28, and her daughter, Kaylee Flores, 10. Ms. Rodriguez and her daughter had the misfortune to be in the way of a repeat DWI offender at the wrong time. […]

Repeat DWI offenders: fatal accidents waiting to happen on U.S. roads

Houston DWI accident attorneys point out that statistics collected by MADD and other organizations show that first-time DWI offenders will almost certainly continue to drive drunk and commit other offenses. Federal authorities say that about two million three-times convicted drunk drivers remain free on our roads to endanger other motorists and pedestrians. Part of the […]

Anatomy of a Texas multi-vehicle injury accident

Harris County car accident lawyers examine a recent chain reaction wreck and break down its sequence of events and the group of sudden injuries it brought about. Let’s look at a 6-car chain reaction wreck that occurred on Saturday night in NW Harris County to see just how easy it is for a drive to […]

Definite dangers of debilitating drowsy driving wrecks on U.S. roads

Baytown accident lawyers note that studies of the topic of drowsy driving wrecks have concluded that between 20% and over 50% of accidents result from driver fatigue. Drowsy driving remains an under reported cause of wrecks, in part because there exists no objective, definitive test to measure driver fatigue after an accident occurs. Some studies […]

Weak structural connections and the dangers of building collapses

Structural collapse lawyers note that a 100-year-old Manhattan warehouse building collapsed this week in a fatal accident that left one experienced construction worker dead and two others fighting for their lives. Investigations following the accident have indicated that the causes were weaknesses in the connection of critical structural members and in old hardware connecting pieces […]