Monthly Archives: April 2024
Top Three Brain Injury Causes
Each year, traumatic brain injuries (TBIs) kill over 50,000 Americans. Vehicle collisions are, by far, the leading cause of non-combat TBIs, mostly because they combine all three major causes of brain injuries, as outlined below. Despite the prevalence of collision-related TBIs, doctors fail to accurately diagnose many of these injuries. Initial TBI symptoms mimic… Read More »
Two People Dead Following West Houston Vehicle Collision
Few details were available about a car crash that killed two adults and sent two children to a hospital with serious injuries. Authorities believe speeding played a role in the crash between a black Toyota sedan and a gray Scion SUV in the 6300 block of Richmond Avenue near Greenridge Drive. The black car… Read More »
Top Three Causes of Accidental Death
Vehicle collisions, falls, and unintentional poisonings (mostly drug overdoses) have been the top three causes of accidental death for decades. But recent events have shuffled the deck, in terms of wrongful death proportionality. Safety advances have somewhat reduced the number of motor vehicle crash deaths, although these incidents still kill or seriously injure millions… Read More »
Bicycle Accidents: Who is Responsible for Damages?
The at-fault party, which might be the bicyclist, the driver, or a third party, isn’t always the liable, or legally responsible, party. In fact, there’s almost always a difference between fault, which is like a halftime score, and liability, which is like a final score. The lead often changes hands in the second half…. Read More »
Uber Driver Crashes While Chasing Drunk Driver
Police aren’t sure who was responsible for a wild collision on the North Freeway. They are sure that a 3-year-old girl was critically injured. According to HPD, a white F-350 pickup truck, whose driver was possibly intoxicated, and a white minivan, which was operating as an Uber at the time, got into a crash… Read More »
A How-To Guide for Compensation in a Bicycle Accident Claim
In most cases, legal theories in bicycle accident claims center on the concept of negligence, which is basically a lack of care. Negligence, in turn, rests on two basic principles. One is the Golden Rule (do unto others as you would have them do unto you) which school children once memorized. The other is… Read More »