Archive for January, 2010
Toyota Recalls More Vehicles over Floor Mat Entrapment Issues-Texas Personal Injury Lawyers
Houston product liability lawyers have been very frustrated with Toyota’s kneejerk responses to proven episodes of unintended acceleration in several of its vehicles. The company last week announced that it was extending its earlier recall of 4.3 million vehicles by adding another million vehicles to the list.
In October last year, the company had recalled 4.3 [...]
How to Drive Safely with Kids in the Car-Texas Child Injury Lawyers
As Houston auto accident lawyers, we know that distracted driving is one of the biggest contributing factors to motor vehicle accidents. But as parents, we also know that our days are filled with some of the noisiest distractions in our cars. You can restrict the use of cell phones and text messaging devices while driving. [...]
Advanced DNA Testing Helping Solve Sexual Assault Cases in Texas-Texas Sexual Assault Lawyers
Texas authorities are seeing more success with solving sexual assault crimes using advanced DNA testing. The testing increases evidence collection time to up to 120 hours from the current 48 hours. It works by separating male DNA profile from the female DNA, and is sophisticated enough to zero in on minute specks of saliva, semen, [...]
Increase in Motorcycle Accident Fatalities in Texas after Repeal of Helmet Laws-Houston Injury Attorneys
The repeal of a motorcycle helmet law in Texas more than a decade ago, has contributed to a sharp increase in the number of motorcycle accident fatalities in the state. That information comes to us via a study published in Southern Medical Journal.
The researchers analyzed motorcycle fatality data between 1994 [...]
Texas Mom Faces Charges of Assault of Under Aged Boy – Houston Criminal Defense Lawyers
Texas sexual assault lawyers often see that sex crime cases are often built on a weak foundation. A mother in Houston has been charged with online solicitation of a minor and enticing a child because she allegedly pursued a sexual relationship with an under-aged boy in Canada.
Lauri Price is a substitute teacher and mother of four. Prosecutors [...]
Houston Child Injured in Power Window Accident – Texas Child Injury Lawyers
Accidents involving power windows are much more frequent than people know. However, most of these don’t get reported because they don’t result in serious injuries. One Texas family however, had a rude wake up call to the very real dangers posed by power windows. The family’s two-year-old son was playing in the van when he [...]
Houston Truck-Bus Accident Leaves Three Injured-Texas Accident Lawyers
Harris County officials are investigating the cause of a truck accident last week that involved a school bus and left three people injured.
According to news reports, the school bus had stopped to pick up a student when a freight truck crashed into the back of the bus. At the time of the crash, there was [...]
Houston Resident Killed in Motorcycle Accident – Houston Personal Injury Lawyers
A 55-year-old Houston resident was killed last week in a head-on accident involving a motorist who veered into oncoming traffic. According to Waller County police, a Honda Civic crossed into eastbound traffic, colliding head-on with Thomas Meagher who was riding the motorcycle. Meagher was declared dead at the scene.
Our thoughts are with the Meagher family as [...]
Houston Personal Injury Lawyer Alert – Potential Toy Injuries Lurk in Every Corner of your Home
A report by the CPSC indicates that child injuries from toys don’t necessarily have to involve sharp objects, lead content or choking hazards. There may be more number of ways that your child may be injured through toys, many of these ways that you probably never thought of. This information comes via a study on [...]
Houston Auto Accident Lawyers Warn of Teen Safety Post Street Racing Accident
An accident earlier this week in West Harris County should be a wake-up call to Houston parents and personal injury lawyers. Two teen motorists were seriously injured in what seems to have been a street racing accident. The two teens both aged 15 years old, were racing a Chevy sedan and a Lincoln Navigator. The [...]
