Personal Injury Articles

In less than a week, two fires broke out at local residences, claiming two lives. One fire occurred on Thursday evening in an apartment complex. The complex, named Asbury Park, is located at 6200 West Tidwell in northwest Houston. The fire occurred at about 11:15 and damaged two of the units in the complex. Fortunately,…

If you have been impacted by a personal injury, besides dealing with the medical bills, time lost at work, and general inconveniences, such injuries usually involve a substantial amount of pain and suffering. In Texas, a personal injury case is only worth what a jury is willing to award you. It is relatively easy to…

The value of your case is ultimately determined by what a jury is willing to award, but a jury can only award damages if you ask for them. That’s why it is important to have an experienced attorney who can help you identify and articulate the various types of damages you are entitled to. What…

About 100 local governments have filed suits related to the increasingly-recognized opioid crisis. Now, Harris County is one of them. On Wednesday, December 13, 2017, Harris County filed suit in Harris County District Court against twenty-one pharmaceutical makers, a pharmacist, and several doctors. And more defendants may be added to the case later. The suit…

According to studies conducted by the National Center for Child Traumatic Stress and the National Scientific Council on the Developing Child, traumatic events experienced by children, including injuries, can have long-term effects on a child’s physical and behavioral development. The old axiom is that trauma to young children has no lasting effects because they are…

In a brief per curiam opinion on November 22, the federal Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals made what, perhaps, should have been an obvious ruling: that where a Texas limitations tolling statute does not contain an exception, a federal judge cannot simply create one. However, in Clyce v. Butler, the trial judge decided otherwise, and…

In last two decades there has been a dramatic increase in the popularity of bounce houses. Although they may seem less dangerous than rollercoasters or carnival rides, they can ultimately be just as dangerous and have little to no regulations depending on the state. Between the years of 2003 and 2013 the number of injuries…

On November 5, 2017, 26-year-old Devin Patrick Kelley opened fire at the First Baptist Church in Sutherland Springs, Texas, about 30 miles outside of San Antonio. This mass shooting took place during the church’s Sunday service. The shooting killed 26 people and injured 20 others and is being called the deadliest mass shooting in Texas…