A toddler apparently got out of a yard through a doggy door and drowned in Lake Conroe north of Houston this week. The child was a two-year-old boy who wandered off in the early morning. The child’s grandfather discovered him and attempted rescue with CPR and calling 911. The child was taken to Conroe regional [...]
Every day I hear insurance adjusters and others talk about personal responsibility when trying to shift responsibility for the accident to another. Some major corporations have recently employed this age-old defense of responsibility shifting. In the BP oil spill the first words out of executives was pointing the finger at another. Instead of accepting responsibility [...]
A suspected drunk driver was charged with intoxicated manslaughter in connection with the death of a motorcyclist in Houston recently. The accident happened this weekend when a 41-year-old man was run into while riding his motorcycle. Police indicate that the victim of a suspected drunk driver was driving a Harley Davidson motorcycle on a Houston [...]
The Consumer Product Safety Commission indicates that GE is recalling over 900,000 coffeemakers described as 12 cup Digital coffeemaker sold at Wal-Mart stores in the US. The coffeemaker recalls stems from complaints and investigations and concerns about fires. Also reported was a kitchen fire linked to the recalled coffeemaker. Fire injuries and wrongful death cases [...]
When dealing with an adjuster they will want to take a recorded statement from you. Be wary of open ended questions and questions that assume a certain response. An example of a trick question is: “What did you do to prevent the accident?” This question assumes that there was something you could have done to [...]
First and most importantly, seek proper medical care as soon as you can. Delays in treatment and diagnosis not only make it harder to recover, but also diminish the value of your injury claim. Do not delay, get treatment. Second, do not make the mistake of believing that adjusters are on your side. Adjuster get [...]
Lightning struck a Houston area home this weekend and caused the house to burn completely. Fortunately, the family living in the home escaped harm. A neighbor described the thunder before the lightning strike as an explosion. The home appears to be a total loss. Let us hope that the insurance company for this family treats [...]
Houston police department officials indicated that alcohol might have been a factor in a fatal accident in Houston this weekend. One woman was killed and a man taking to the hospital for treatment of injuries. It was early in the morning, around 6:15 AM and police indicate a man was southbound on South Main when [...]
Jose Herrera is an active father and a husband. He had a good job working as a pipefitter at the Citgo refinery in Corpus Christi. One morning, he was going about his normal routine repairing a poorly maintained pipe when it ruptured, scalding his face, neck, hands, and legs with crude oil heated to 550-degrees. [...]
Another car accident turns fatal on Highway 105. A month ago, at almost the same site, another car wreck claimed another life. According to the Highway Patrol and 18-wheeler swerved to miss a car waiting to turn left and clipped the end of the vehicle which pushed that car into the oncoming lane of traffic. [...]
