Houston Personal Injury Blog - Denena Points, PC

Santa’s looking out for your safety this holiday season in Texas

You may already have seen the story that our Houston car crash attorneys passed along about the helpful Santa Claus who saved a man from a burning wreck up in DFW. Santa Claus is also on record this holiday season in a TxDOT commercial scolding his partying reindeer after they’ve indulged in a bit too […]

On New York City elevators & dangerous places you don’t want to be

Our Houston elevator accident attorneys have read of a recent spate of horrifying and deadly incidents in New York City elevators. These gruesome tales come at a time when many Texans traditionally head up to New York City to take in the holiday festivities, shopping, and decoration for which the city is noted. 1. You might have […]

Hold negligent truck drivers accountable for the losses they cause you

Our Texas truck accident lawyers want you to know that when a negligent truck driver causes an accident, and you have financial losses from that accident, you don’t need to be a helpless victim. Texas law provides remedies so that you can hold negligent drivers accountable for their actions and make them pay for the […]

Neglecting to maintain a truck’s tires can lead to fatal Texas wrecks

Our Conroe, TX truck crash lawyers noticed a story on Friday about a messy 18-wheeler wreck in Orange that the investigating officer clearly attributed to the truck’s bald tires and lack of maintenance. What happened in the truck crash is that a truck slowed down for a previous accident where a GMC pickup had run […]

Negligence in Cameron, TX Wrongful Death by 18-Wheeler

As Pearland injury lawyers, we have found that many people seem to believe that negligence is only present where a driver either meant to harm someone or just really didn’t care where they harmed someone or not. But that’s not the case. Negligence is simply that. Neglect. A driver might have had all the best […]

On dangerous drivers out on American roads with you & willing to kill

Our Houston wrongful death attorneys remain appalled by the many news reports containing disturbing accounts of reckless, intoxicated, and just plain hateful drivers who use their vehicles as weapons to kill innocent people. Generally speaking, the reports say that the killers never even met the victims of their crimes before they took their lives. You […]

Misdeclared Container Weights as a Factor in Deadly TX Cargo Accidents

Galveston maritime injury attorneys note that ships’ masters and cargo loaders have learned the hard way about the tendency of shippers to misdeclare the weights of their shipping containers on shipping manifests. Shippers hope to avoid the extra costs associated with higher weights of shipped goods. And they know that the lack of regulations mandating […]

Galveston Injury Lawyer asks: How Safe are School Buses for Your Child?

This Galveston injury lawyer was startled to see Blue Bird school buses on the list of the NHTSA’s latest recall alerts. The problem relates to a Blue Bird fuel line leak that could lead to fire. Not the sort of problem you want to have on your child’s school bus. School districts all over Texas […]

Good Samaritan struck by Texas drunk driver removed from life support

Luis Turcios, a Good Samaritan who owned a car repair shop off the Old Beaumont Highway, died on Saturday night after being removed from life support. Mr. Turcios responded to the scene of a fatal pedestrian accident on December 3, 2011. The accident occurred across the highway from his shop, and Mr. Turcios ran to […]