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Fatal Houston Car Accident

Posted by texastriallawyers on September 8th, 2010 under Auto Accidents, Wrongful Death  •  No Comments

A passenger in a car died this morning in northeast Harris County. A two-car collision happened on FM 2100 not far from FM 1960 about 6:40 AM according to reports. Harris County Sheriff’s office deputies were called to investigate the car accident and indicate that a 2002 Silver Pontiac was going south on FM 2100 [...]

Texas Crime Victims Compensation Program

Posted by texastriallawyers on August 30th, 2010 under Victims resources, Wrongful Death  •  No Comments

A crime victim’s movement had its grass root beginnings with the concerted efforts of several organizations in 1972 as violent crime was on the increase and national empathy fell on the side of innocent victims who seemed to have no legal recourse at that time. Throughout the 1970s and1980s the federal and state governments began [...]

Drunk Driver Receives 60-year sentence

Posted by texastriallawyers on August 9th, 2010 under Drunk Drivers, Wrongful Death  •  No Comments

A Houston area judge sentenced a convicted drunk driver to 60 years in prison for the death of three innocent victims in a drunk driving accident. The 46-year-old man in effect got a life sentence. The victims were a 25-year-old man, and two young boys age 10 and 3. Reports have the drunk drivers blood [...]

Houston Woman Killed in Car Accident On Beltway 8

Posted by texastriallawyers on August 7th, 2010 under Auto Accidents, Wrongful Death  •  No Comments

A Houston woman died within her car crashed with a suburban at an intersection on Beltway 8 in North Harris County. The woman had stopped at a red light and after the light turned green attempted a right turn onto the Beltway and was hit by a Chevy suburban, it was reported. Area residents report [...]

Are We Doing Enough to Prevent 18-Wheeler Accidents?

Posted by texastriallawyers on August 4th, 2010 under 18 Wheeler Accidents, Wrongful Death  •  No Comments

A short time ago in Kentucky an 18-wheeler killed 10 people and the truck driver himself. Sometime early in the morning the 18-wheeler crossed the median of the highway and ran head on into a van. Accident reconstructionists hired by 18-wheeler accident lawyers can piece together what happened in the truck wreck – but who [...]

18-Wheeler Accident on Interstate 59 kills two

Posted by texastriallawyers on August 3rd, 2010 under 18 Wheeler Accidents, Wrongful Death  •  No Comments

Two people perished in an 18-wheeler accident on US 59 Saturday. The truck accident happened when an 18-wheeler hauling a tractor struck an overpass knocking the tractor off the truck. Apparently, a passenger car behind the 18-wheeler struck the tractor and then was smashed by another 18 -wheeler. Reports indicate that both lanes of traffic [...]

Fatal Crash Closes Houston Highway

Posted by texastriallawyers on July 27th, 2010 under Auto Accidents, Drunk Drivers, Wrongful Death  •  No Comments

The Gulf Freeway was the site of a fatality accident Monday morning. According to police, a pickup truck was involved in an accident at the Gulf Freeway near Eldorado Blvd. shortly after noon. At least two vehicles were involved in the fatal accident and the driver of a pickup truck ended up in the median [...]

The history of wrongful death claims

Posted by texastriallawyers on July 6th, 2010 under Wrongful Death  •  No Comments

Wrongful death is defined as a death that results from a wrongful act or from negligence; a death that can serve as the basis for a civil action for damages on behalf of the dead person’s family or heirs. Under the aforementioned circumstances a wrongful death lawsuit is a civil action and the most common [...]

Woman polishing her nails found criminally responsible for accident

Posted by texastriallawyers on June 10th, 2010 under Auto Accidents, Punitive Damages, Wrongful Death  •  No Comments

A woman had been polishing her nails when she hit a motorcycle and killed the rider. Prosecutors charged the woman with criminal charges and tried the case to a jury. After three and half hours the jury found the woman guilty as criminally reckless in the fatal crash, according to reports. The family of the [...]

Tire blowout accident leads to death of child and 2 adults

Posted by texastriallawyers on June 8th, 2010 under Auto Accidents, Product Liability, Tire Blowout, Wrongful Death  •  No Comments

A tire blowout caused a SUV to overturn on Interstate 45 and resulted in the death of two adults and a three-year-old child. According to the Texas Department of public safety, a Chevy SUV was northbound on Interstate 45 when a tire failed. The truck flipped over several times, crashed through the median and struck [...]