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Car Accident – Wreck – Crash | Insurance Company | Texas Attorney

Most personal injury lawyers make the insurance companies out to be the bad guys. While insurance adjusters are always on the opposing side of car accident victims in personal injury cases, understanding the motivations for their actions helps you better understand the strategy you must take to beat them at their own game. Car insurance […]

Texas Car Wreck | Foot & Ankle Injury | Galveston Car Accident Lawyer

When Texas car accidents happen, as they often do when negligent drivers get behind the wheel when they should not, there are many possible injuries that can occur. The long-term consequences of these injuries, for both you and your family, can be serious. One of the types of injuries you or a loved one can […]

Texas Truck Accidents | Distracted Driving | Houston Attorney – Lawyer

18-wheel tractor-trailer trucks carry many of our life’s necessities across the country from city to city. Given the highway speeds these big rigs travel at, serious wrecks that injure you or a loved one can happen in the blink of an eye. There are many possible causes of Houston truck wrecks. These include, but are […]

Inattentive Drivers | Houston Motorcycle Accident | TX Lawyer-Attorney

Almost all motorcycle accidents result in an injury. 98 percent of all multi-vehicle crashes involving a motorcycle lead to an injury to the rider, while 96 percent of all single-vehicle motorcycle wrecks lead to an injury to the rider. Many of these injuries are severe or life threatening. There are many possible causes for motorcycle […]

Low Rollover Resistance: a Houston Car Impact causes an SUV to Flip Over

Wednesday evening on Tidwell Road in northwest Houston, the driver of an SUV pulled out of a Wal-Mart parking lot in front of an oncoming car. The car plowed into the side of the SUV, flipping it over. Firefighters extracted the SUV driver who was trapped in the wreckage. The man received transport to the […]

Even more Recalls from GM as Company Reexamines its Safety Practices

Under intense scrutiny for its failure over more than 10 years to conduct a recall and warn buyers of a dangerous GM ignition switch problem as cars crashed and people died, General Motors currently seems to be acting more proactive regarding vehicle defects. Though not without some serious prodding from the federal government. For instance, […]

Safety Alert: Are Your Older Family Members Bed Rails Safe to Use?

The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), which a couple of years ago said it would be taking a harder look at bed rail safety after reports of hundreds of deaths over the prior decades, has just recalled more than 100,000 portable bed handles after reports of the deaths of an additional three women. Our […]

North Freeway Motorcyclist seriously injured by Speeding Car

Early on Saturday morning a motorcyclist was seriously injured on the North Freeway in Houston due to a speeding car. According to news accounts of the crash, a witness saw the car weaving at high speed through traffic just before the accident. The driver was going very fast when the car plowed into the back […]

Dekalb County Deck Collapse serves as Warning to Inspect Your Deck

For those who still neglect proper construction techniques in deck-building, or regular inspections and maintenance, an unfortunate deck collapse in Dekalb County, Georgia illustrates the types of injuries that can occur from a deck collapse accident. As with this collapse on Bridgewater Trace in Stone Mountain, most deck collapses wait to happen until large numbers […]