Our hearts and thoughts go out to the family and friends of Stephanie Michelle Donovan, 38, of Bell County. The woman of the Little-River Academy area died this past Friday night after a hit-and-run accident. The burial will follow at Reeds Lake Cemetery.The Texas...
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Month: February 2014
Cop injured, retired officer dies in Galveston motorcycle accident.
A 61-year-old retired Houston police officer died this Saturday night in Galveston, Texas when a drunken teenager crashed a motorcycle on Seawall Boulevard on the island, according to police. According to the Galveston Police Department, a former HPD Officer,...
Should a settlement agreement have a confidentiality clause?
What do confidentiality & mutual non-disparagement agreements look like in a settlement agreement? When there is a dispute and a claim for damages in a personal injury case or a real estate case, these matters often resolve with settlement agreements....
Less popular, but important personal injury settlement clauses.
When preparing or signing a personal injury settlement agreement, consider including an "inurement" section. The section may contain the following statement: "It is understood and agreed that this Settlement Agreement shall inure to the benefit of Plaintiffs and/or...
What do I do after being injured on the job in Texas or offshore?
Travelers insurance company reported that strains accounted for more workplace injuries than the next two largest causes combined. The second and third most popular of workplace injury complaints are sprains and fractures. They were often related to sudden injuries...
What do business and car accident settlement agreements look like?
There is no one form for a settlement agreement. There may be a drastic difference between personal injury settlement agreements and business litigation settlement agreements. A person injury settlement document may be short and simple while the commercial case may be...
What are common causes of wrongful death car accidents in Texas?
Here are some facts pertaining to Texas deadly car accidents:Texas is one of the most populated states in the country. It makes sense that there is a relatively high fatal auto accident rate, but the truth about these crashes is both unfortunate. According to figures...
What to do when someone files an invalid contractor’s lien on Texas property.
What do you do when someone or some company places an invalid or unenforceable lien on your Texas property? This is a situation where a person is not entitled to maintain a lien on the Property. This is a situation where the Texas property owner did not engage the...
Houston Whole Foods employee dies after bicycle hit and run accident.
Authorities believe a drinking and driving incident lead to the death of a young Houston woman. The Houston police arrested a Houston woman Wednesday on a charge of hit and run. The woman that died in the accident, Chelsea Norman, was riding her bike home from work at...
Texas Association of Realtors’ report shows boom in Houston, TX real estate.
The Texas real estate market finished 2013 with one if its best years. There was a steady increase in sales volume and prices for single-family homes. We attribute the information to the Texas Association of Realtors' Texas Quarterly Housing Report that was recently...