Houston Personal Injury Blog - Denena Points, PC

3 Key Safety Tips when You’re Sharing Texas Roads with 18-Wheelers

In a crash between a passenger vehicle and a massive tractor-trailer, the passenger vehicle is bound to get the worst of the encounter. So it’s best to use caution when driving in the vicinity of the heavy 18-wheeled behemoths. The Pearland, Texas truck accident lawyers at Denena Points, PC offer these three important safety rules to […]

6 Critical Bicycling Safety Tips to Follow when Sharing U.S. Roadways

The Galveston cycling injury lawyers at Denena Points, PC relate these 6 safety insights from the U.S. NHTSA to help bicyclists and motor vehicle drivers safely share the roads together: Always wear a properly fitted bicycle helmet when you ride. Your helmet is the single most effective way to prevent head injury in case of a crash […]

New Texas Law Takes Aim at Work Zone Traffic Accidents with Hefty Fines

Our Pearland personal injury attorneys note that in Texas, traffic fines have always been doubled in work zones. But those fines haven’t been enough to deter drivers who speed by in the lanes next to workmen trying to maintain the roads. So as of September 1st, Texas has a new law, with fines that BEGIN at […]

ATV Flips, Critically Injures Kountze Child, Revealing ATV Safety Risks

Our Galveston ATV accident lawyers at Denena Points, PC have written a number of times about ATV safety risks. With their high centers of gravity, ATVs are particularly prone to rollovers. And since ATVs are not enclosed vehicles, and don’t always have safety features like roll bars, safety belts or harnesses, or even high-back seats, during a […]

Pedestrian Traffic Injuries and Fatalities Related to Vehicle Speeds

It might seem obvious that the danger of injury or death to a pedestrian struck by a motor vehicle is directly proportional to the vehicle’s speed. After all, that’s the premise on which the 20 mph “school zones” are based. Our Pearland pedestrian accident attorneys report that several formal studies have documented the relation of […]

Important Nova Max Diabetes Test Strip Recall Warning from the FDA

The Pearland recall attorneys at Denena Points, PC report that on Friday, Nova Diabetes Care announced the recall of around 62 million glucose test strips sold under the names Nova Max Blood Glucose Test Strips and Nova Max Plus Glucose Meter Kits. The recall is due to contamination by a chemical used in the manufacturing process that could […]

Update on Aftermath of Six Flags Arlington Roller Coaster Accident

On Friday, July 19th, Ms. Rosa Irene Ayala-Gaona, identified by her family as Rosy Esparza, fell more than 75 feet to her death from the Texas Giant roller coaster at Six Flags Arlington. Our Texas roller coaster accident attorneys mention that the Texas Giant is 14 stories high. And Ms. Esparza fell out of the […]

The Fox is guarding the Roller Coaster!

There is an investigation ongoing into how Rosy Esparza was ejected from the Texas Giant roller coaster. The problem is, the investigation is being conducted by two companies with very vested interests in what the investigation reveals. First, the owner of the roller coaster – Six Flags – is conducting an “internal investigation.” Second, Gerstlaur, the German designer […]

Cedar Point Shoot the Rapids Water Ride Capsizes, Injuring 7 Riders

On Friday, several amusement park guests were trapped in the water when their boat rolled backwards at the first hill on the Shoot the Rapids water ride at Cedar Point and overturned. Our water ride injury lawyers point out that the riders were belted into the boat, which trapped them underwater when the boat overturned. […]