According to the Florida Times Union, the estate of a 19-year-old woman slain in the crossfire of a drug-related attack last year has received a $1 million settlement from the apartment complex property owner for a wrongful death claim. The beneficiaries include her 2-year-old twin toddlers. The pre-lawsuit settlement finalized last week said that Danielle…
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The Houston Chronicle recently reported that there has been a significant increase in traffic deaths and injuries in the Eagle Ford Shale areas. In an article published Monday, July 9, 2012, it was noted that in the last six months alone in Karnes County there have been 12 people killed in traffic accidents. This is…
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Six months, 12 traffic fatalities. That’s 12 times the number of motor vehicle deaths in Karnes County that were reported a mere four years ago. It is no wonder, then, that Texas Route 239 – near Eagle Ford Shale – has been dubbed “the death trap.” And it is not because of a particularly dangerous…
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On what would have normally been a happy Independence Day holiday spent with family, July 4, 2012 proved to be a fateful day for Zorine and Burton Lindner. A train hauling coal from Wyoming to Milwaukee hit a kink in the tracks that afternoon, causing a derailment that left 28 rail cars piled up on…
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In the case of Texas West Oaks Hospital v. Williams, ___ S.W.3d ___ (Tex. 2012), the Texas Supreme Court ruled last month against a hospital worker who was injured on the job. The Court determined that he failed to comply with the extensive and expensive procedures for medical malpractice cases, dismissed his claim, and permitted…
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Is your car helping you avoid car accidents? If it is a newer model of certain manufacturers it may be. According to a recent study by the Highway Loss Data Institute (part of the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety), vehicles with forward collision warning systems have lower reported instances of insurance claims. This means that…
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A crane operator recently died at a construction site while working to rebuild the Garden Ridge on I-45 and Highway 242 in the Woodlands. According to the reports, the crane was lifting a wall piece for a new store when the crane collapsed pinning the operator in the cab under the weight of the crane….
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On June 20, 2012, a Harris County jury returned a $2.26 million verdict against a drunk driver that caused a 2010 crash that killed one and severely injured another. Houstonian, Angela Maxwell, was driving home with a friend from church on August 25, 2010 when her vehicle was hit by a SUV driving by Gina…
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