Personal Injury

3 Reasons You Need An Attorney For Your Car Accident

You or a loved one has just been in a major car accident, and the damages are extensive. The first response is getting the medical help those involved will need. After the dust from the accident settles and you’re ready to move forward with your insurance claim, you may find resistance either from your insurance […]

Truck Accidents: The Long Haul

Can you imagine 10,000 pounds or greater coming towards you at over 60 miles per hour? That’s exactly what survivors of 18-wheeler accidents have felt. Damages from this type of accident range from fatalities, financial hardship, and stressful legal processes that may end unfairly. Nothing can prepare a family for this sort of tragedy and […]

Oil Industry Booming, but at What Cost?

Texas is a state that prospers largely thanks to the booming oil and gas industry. But this financial success comes at a brutal cost – the lives of hundreds of young men who look to the industry for its income and growth opportunities, only to be killed on the job. Too often, these deaths occur […]

31 Year Old Veteran Killed Working in Eagle Ford Shale

No amount of money can truly compensate for the death of a loved one. But when an innocent man loses his life while working to provide for his family, the family is at least entitled to the financial security that can come from a wrongful death lawsuit. Oilfield Worker Killed on Job One such family […]

Lawsuit Against Chrysler Group LLC Due To Defective Durango

Chrysler Group LLC finds them in the middle of a lawsuit filed against them in Galveston County District Court . In court papers filed Dec. 2, the family of the late Gabriell Kirst alleges the 2005 Dodge Durango they traveled in at the time of an accident that claimed the life of a female passenger […]

What You Need To Know About Uninsured Motorist Coverage

You’ve just been hit, and just as you’re getting ready to exchange insurance information, you quickly discover that the car that just hit you is without insurance. It’s a common scenario with 14% of car accidents per year caused by a motorist without insurance. But, what exactly do you need to watch out for? And […]

Filing a Wrongful Death Claim in Texas

Losing a loved one is an emotionally exhausting time for any individual. The workplace, including construction fields, refineries, and plants are among some of the most dangerous places to work considering the risky tasks these employees perform daily. Family members of a deceased individual will likely be interested in seeking legal compensation for damages inflicted […]

Winter Driving Safety

The new 2014 year has already built character bringing in something Texans are just not used to – frigid weather. People are calling the weather, “The Texas Freeze”. The National Weather Service issued a Hard Freeze Warning for the majority of Texas counties on January 5, 2014. This is the first hard Texas freeze to […]

Oilfield Fatalities

Houston has one of the most employees in the oilfield industry, especially in offshore jobs. The majority of Houston news is from the oil and gas industry. In September, the Houston Chronicle reported that while workplace deaths drop, the oilfield industry fatalities remain higher in Texas than in other profession from 2007-2011. Fatality statistics show […]

Asbestos Act

This year the House of Representatives passed The Furthering Asbestos Claim Transparency Act (H.R.982) and it is currently heading to the Senate. This bill is argued that it will make it harder for plaintiffs injured by asbestos to get fair compensation because it would allow asbestos companies to demand information from the trusts for virtually […]