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Protect Yourself from Injury on Black Friday: Stay Home

Black Friday is the safest day to be at home. Your chances of injury or fatality from a house fire are the lowest in the year. But the minute you step out the door, your chances of injury or death increase precipitously. The roads are still filled with drunk drivers who celebrated the holiday with […]

Who Benefits from the 2003 Texas Medical Malpractice Tort Reform Law?

Personal injury lawyer for The Woodlands, TX explains the Texas medical malpractice tort reform law of 2003. The 2003 tort reform law set a cap on your recovery for non-economic damages from an injury caused by medical malpractice. Your non-economic damages include pain and suffering. The tort reform law’s cap limits your damages to $250,000 […]

The Shoulders of our Texas Roadways: Risky Places for You to Be

Deer Park accident lawyers see that annually hundreds of people suffer fatal injuries on the shoulders of U.S. roads. These fatalities include: 1. Accident first responders, 2. Reporters covering accidents from the shoulder of the road, 3. Pedestrians walking alongside the road, and 4. People with stalled, wrecked, or broken down vehicles. Around 12% of […]

Poly-Drugs in Impaired Drivers Represent a Growing TX Accident Hazard

Chemical tests conducted on the blood draws of impaired drivers around the Houston area find more traces of prescription drugs than in the past. The drugs are often used in conjunction with alcohol and/or illegal drugs. The poly-drug combinations increase the lethal effects of DUI impairment. Some of the prescription drugs most commonly found in […]

The Massive Destruction Wrought by a Galveston 18-Wheeler Accident

Galveston 18-wheeler accident lawyers have seen time and again that the structures of passenger vehicles can’t hold up to the onslaught of a massive 18-wheeler in a wreck. Even a stopped 18-wheeler presents no match for the mass and momentum of a moving 18-wheeler. The damage that Galveston 18-wheeler accident lawyers often see resulting from […]

Galveston Truck Crashes & the Truck Driver Fatigue that Causes Them

Galveston truck accident attorneys know that Title 49 of the Code of Federal Regulations limits the number of hours truck drivers may legally drive in a single day. These regulations provide that truckers may drive no more than 11 hours after a rest break of 10 consecutive hours. In an effort to prevent truck driver […]

Houston Accident Attorney on Speed as a Factor in Fatal Houston Wrecks

Houston accident attorney notes that speed kills. Now I know that many of the Houston commuters out there, who suffer endless delays and Houston traffic backups, are probably sardonically thinking: “Good to know. But when do I ever get to go above 9 mph?” Those annoying Houston traffic delays that we experience each day on […]

Controversial raising of the speed limit could raise the number of Texas accident fatalities

Houston accident lawyer notes that in September, a new Texas law brought the nighttime speed limit up to the level of the daytime speed limit. The Texas speed limit change law also raised the maximum speed you can travel on some rural Texas roads to 85 mph. Proponents say that the Texas speed limit change […]

Some Facts You’ll Want to Know about the ESC in Your U.S. Vehicle

Pearland, TX accident attorney discusses the rise of ESC systems as standard safety equipment in America. The U.S. government requires ESC systems in all SUVs, pickup trucks, and cars as of the 2012 model year. The new cars out on showroom floors in Pearland, TX right now should all contain ESC systems as standard equipment. […]