Category Archives: Personal Injury
Top Five Negligent Security Hazards
In Texas. property owners have a legal responsibility to create safe and secure environments for their invited commercial or noncommercial guests. In criminal court, individuals are legally responsible for assaults, robberies, and other such incidents. The “society is to blame” defense usually doesn’t hold up in court. However, if they were negligent, property owners… Read More »
Teenage Boy Killed in High-Speed Chase
Five 12- and 13-year-old boys fled from police in a stolen car in West Houston. Only two of them walked away, and only four of them survived. Police said this started with a stolen car speeding first off Richmond before ending up on Westheimer Road in the Westchase District. A chase followed from there… Read More »
New Developments in Dog Bite Cases
The number of dog bite attack claims has increased significantly since 2019. Pandemic puppies are responsible for much of this increase. Many people bought cute puppies to comfort themselves during pandemic lockdowns. Those cute puppies are now full-grown dogs that aren’t used to strangers. Pandemic puppies aren’t entirely responsible for the increase. Dog bite… Read More »
Reckless Police Chase Kills Two People
HPD vowed to investigate a high-speed chase in southeast Houston that killed two people and seriously injured two others. Houston police said officers tried to pull over a driver for running a red light on Broadway and almost hitting another car but the driver refused to stop. Police said they weren’t sure how fast… Read More »
Available Car Crash-Related PTSD Medical Treatments
According to popular myth, Post Traumatic Stress Disorder is a combat-related condition which randomly affects some people who “can’t take it.” Reality is different. Any extremely stressful situation, like a car crash, could cause PTSD. In fact, this condition affects about 50 percent of car crash victims. Furthermore, PTSD is a physical brain injury,… Read More »
Proving Foreseeability in a Negligent Security Claim
Foreseeability is a legal word that basically means possibility. Foreseeability is an element in all negligence claims, and it’s a key element in negligent security claims. The duty of care, which applies to property owners, requires them to make the premises reasonably safe. If a lack of care caused a foreseeable injury, perhaps an… Read More »
Basic Elements of a Slip-and-Fall Claim
Falls are the leading source of ER admissions in the United States. Falls send more than eight million Americans to hospital emergency rooms every year. These victims usually sustain serious injuries, such as head injuries, that are normally permanent. In fact, most adults over 65 who slip and fall cannot ever live independently again…. Read More »
The Genetics of Post Traumatic Stress Disorder
Scientists believe they’ve linked PTSD with ninety-five hotspots in the genome, including eighty that were previously unknown. In what may be the largest PTSD study to date, a consortium of scientists from around the world combined multiple collections of genetic data from more than one million people. The researchers used this huge data collection… Read More »
Deadly Fireball Collision in West Houston
Investigators believe that a man was speeding when he recklessly tried to pass another vehicle and caused a head-on collision that killed two people. Responding officers with the Houston Police Department and the Houston Fire Department found two vehicles on fire with drivers trapped in both respective cars. Investigators said the unidentified drivers died… Read More »
The Nuts and Bolts of a Pedestrian Injury Claim
Memorial Day Weekend begins the annual 100 deadliest days for pedestrians. During the summer, more people, especially more children, are out and about. Vehicle traffic usually increases as well. Many of these drivers are in unfamiliar parts of town, visiting tourist attractions, friends or relatives. So, they over-rely on distracting GPS navigation devices. This… Read More »
