Personal Injury Articles

How safe are residents of Texas compared to residents of other states in the nation? As it turns out, Texas is not among the safest states, according to data compiled by WalletHub. The popular personal finance website analyzed data and ranked the 50 states in order from safest to most dangerous. Data from 37 key…

On February 18, 2017, tragedy struck the parents of 10-year-old boy, Aiden. The young boy had been visiting his friend’s home in Central Austin when he was killed by the home’s security gate. The metal mesh between the gate and the stone wall had been removed, creating a gap just wide enough for the size…

Most people will go through their whole lives without being sued. Sometimes it happens, however, and the experience can be stressful and frightening. They probably didn’t teach you in school what to do if you or your business are sued, and it can be easy to panic when you’ve been served with a lawsuit seeking…

Most people have had some experience with food poisoning. It is never a pleasant experience ingesting tainted food or dealing with the vomiting, diarrhea, and aching that usually follows as the body attempts to rid itself of harmful bacteria. All food poisoning is bad, but some forms are worse than others. The pathogens that result…

Family members with a loved one in a nursing home want to know that their loved one is safe, happy, and well attended. Unfortunately, not all experiences within nursing homes and retirement homes are positive. Sometimes, patients suffer from neglect and abuse by nursing home staff. When these establishments provide substandard care and elderly residents…

In Amarillo Texas, on the second day of 2017, four children died after being exposed to a poisonous gas. The father of the family tried to wash away a pesticide that had been sprayed under a Texas home that resulted in the deaths of their four children and left six other people hospitalized, officials said…

The parents of 20-year-old Michela Gregory and 23-year-old Griffin Madden filed suit against the owner and operators of a converted warehouse that caught fire on December 2, 2016. Ms. Gregory and Mr. Madden died, along with several others. The warehouse, known as the Oakland Ghost Ship, caught fire during an electronic music event. The U.S….

Although we have virtually completed 2016, two more residential fires are in the news. One occurred last night in the Klein area. The blaze consumed the house. Thankfully, no people were reportedly injured, though a family’s pets are missing. The second occurred about dawn today, and three individuals are deceased. Authorities are investigating to determine…