Safety regulators have issued citations in connection with the investigation of the safety practices of two Houston companies. The safety violation allegation by OSHA is part of an enhanced effort by OSHA to protect workers. One of the safety violation allegations was related to failing to provide adequate breathing protection for workers, according to reports. [...]
Houston personal injury lawyer Greg Baumgartner offers a free consultation for anyone who has been seriously injured or has lost a loved one in an accident. The free initial consultation is a chance for potential clients and their families to discuss liability, potential causes of action, legal options and any obstacles that relate to their [...]
While truck accidents create a lot of wrongful death lawsuits, wrongful deaths may occur elsewhere as well – and might even be considered to abound in some places. For instance, elderly patients who populate nursing homes across the country are inherently at risk for abuse and wrongful death. The elderly in retirement facilities are often [...]
A little research uncovered the fact that only a few states– have mandatory school bus seat belt laws! Texas passed one in 2007 that goes into effect September 1, 2010 and requires all new school busses to have 3 point seat belts when purchased. Certainly there is no end of debate –with heavy hitters coming [...]
Burn injuries result in victims being hospitalized more than 100,000 times each year and require a total of more than 2 million hospital bed days. Burn injury prognosis very depending on the severity of the burns and other factors such as patient age. We are fortunate to have some of the best medical personnel in [...]
A three-year-old boy drowned in an apartment complex pool in north Houston Monday. The tragedy happened at a local apartment complex. The boy age 3 was apparently playing in the near the pool with his sister and supervision nearby. Apparently, family members lost sight of the young boy for just a second and were unable [...]
The statistics of children and automobile accidents are alarming. According to the National Center for Statistics and Analysis (NCSA), nearly 250,000 (that’s right – a quarter million) children are injured every year in car accidents! This means that every day of the year approximately700 children are harmed in accidents on our roadways. That number translates [...]
