A Halliburton employee died while servicing a well on an oil rig in January. There were unsafe work conditions present at the time of this death. As a result, the U.S. Department of Labor issued a $14,000 fine to Halliburton for two serious safety violations. Was this...
It has been a long-standing rule in Texas that a injured car accident plaintiff in lawsuits may only recover past medical expenses for their injuries if the medical treatment they received was necessary. The other requirement was that the amounts charged were...
A person with mild traumatic brain injury (TBI) loses consciousness anywhere between a few seconds and 10 minutes. Most people turn pale and have loss of memory. They do not remember what happened shortly before or after the injury. They often experience confusion,...
Do you have a wrongul death case? Let's take a look at the story below first to see if the elements of a wrongful death case appear for comparison purposes.A car accident in Texas led to the deaths of three people and serious injuries for two other individuals. The...
In Carrollton, a 46-year-old man was charged with intoxication manslaughter. He was later moved and was being held in the Dallas County Jail on $150,000 bail. Vehicular intoxication manslaughter, a second-degree felony, could carry as much as a 20-year prison term...
A potential wrongful death accident occurred on July 10, 2013 in Houston, Texas. The car accident occurred on 8200 Woodard at about 2:10 p.m. The deceased female was 22 years old. Harris County Institute of Forensic Sciences investigated the identity of the woman. The...
A brain injury can occur from a car accident. How many car accidents occur in Texas or its cities like San Antonio or Houston? And how many result in a head injury or spinal injury?A concussion is generally a moderate or mild form of traumatic brain injury (TBI). It...
Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) is a type of acquired injury to the brain, a severe head injury that causes damage to the brain and results in the disruption of the brains normal function. It is not congenital, hereditary, dysfunctional or induced by birth trauma. TBI is...
Texas residents may be interested to know that every year in the United States, between 3,000 and 4,000 people die in accidents involving trucks or buses. According to the Department of Transportation, 13 percent of those accidents are caused by truck and bus drivers...
In Houston, on July 8, 2013, a man was taken to the hospital in serious condition after he got into a car accident with a SUV Monday morning. Too often car accidents occur when a bicyclist is involved.Investigators said a man was riding his bicycle and had just...
