Houston Personal Injury Blog - Denena Points, PC

7 Engineer Recommendations for Safe Deck Construction

The deck collapse injury attorneys at Denena Points, PC emphasize that deck failure accidents and the resulting injuries are 100% preventable. After a deck is built, thorough, twice-yearly inspections and regular maintenance can help prevent a collapse accident. But careful design and construction, with inspections during the building process, are essential elements in ensuring future deck […]

OSHA Fines Contractors for Texas A&M University Equine Center Collapse

Back in late June, we had written about a structural collapse at the under-construction equine center at Texas A&M, a world-renowned engineering school. 5 workers were reported injured by the collapse, and OSHA launched an investigation. Click the link to read more about the serious worker injuries that occurred in the collapse during erection of the steel […]

Promising Results from BMW and U.S. DOT Tests of V2V Safety Technology

Continued from Part 1. The U.S. NHTSA indicates that new V2V (vehicle to vehicle) technology could help drivers avoid or reduce the severity of 4 out of 5 crashes among unimpaired vehicles and drivers. (V2V won’t help you much if you suffer a blowout, an axle breaks, or a defect in the power train stalls […]

The Promise of Vehicle-to-Vehicle WiFi Crash Avoidance Technology

We occasionally write about the promise of new crash avoidance technologies that could help us avoid needless accidents and injuries. Our Pearland car accident injury attorneys also periodically write about the ongoing problem of drivers of larger vehicles who fail to perceive motorcyclists, particularly on turns, and cause them to crash, often fatally. Motorcycles represent […]

2 More Texas Workers Killed at Work, These in a Storage Tank Collapse

According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, the number of Texas workers killed on the job rose more than 20% in 2012 over the previous year. Tragically, 2013 has also seen a large number of deadly work accidents, including Sunday’s storage tank collapse near Corpus Christi. In Texas, the most dangerous occupation is driving an 18-wheeler […]

Know the Insurance Company Tricks that try to Minimize your Injury Claim

When you’ve been hit and injured by a careless driver, you deserve full compensation for the needless injuries and losses that are consequences of the accident. You probably expect that the insurance company will understand the severity of your injuries and compensate you accordingly. But you should know the insurance company trucks that try to […]

Injured by a Drunk Driver? Don’t be Fooled into a Quick Settlement

All drivers owe a legal duty to others to take precautions for their safety when they get behind the wheel. Drunken drivers disregard that duty and can be held liable for their negligence. When a drunk driver injures you, your options might include a civil lawsuit to hold the driver financially accountable for the full […]

Your High Risk of Severe Single Vehicle Crashes on Icy Texas Roads

Continued from Part 1. The pileups and multi-vehicle wrecks have taken the headlines since ice began to blanket Texas on Thursday, but our Harris County personal injury attorneys emphasize that the majority of the accidents, including the fatal ones, appeared to be single-vehicle crashes as drivers lost control of their vehicles in the icy conditions. Trucks […]

A closer look at the problem of drunk driving in the United States

Drunken driving is actually a huge problem throughout the United States. And our Houston DWI accident lawyers note that it’s an even greater problem in Texas. Texas leads the nation in drunken driving accidents. In 2011, the fatal toll in Texas was 1,213 DWI deaths. In Texas, the total cost of a drunken driving death […]