Houston Personal Injury Blog

18-Wheeler Crashes and Pins Woman Inside Car Against Wall on Highway 99 in Houston

Around 7:15 in the morning on August 6, 2020, emergency responders had to cut a woman free from a wrecked car. The truck accident happened on Highway 99 at West Road.  An 18-wheeler hit another vehicle and pinned the car against the side of the highway wall. The woman in the vehicle could not get… read more

Texas Uber Driver Killed In Crash With Police-Involved in High-Speed Chase

A high-speed police chase on the Katy Freeway in Houston led to the death of an Uber driver and a teenager charged with felony murder. It began when a deputy noticed a woman and a man arguing in a parking lot near Fry Road about 1:30 in the morning on August 2, 2020. The two… read more

Vehicle Flies Off Houston Freeway, Killing Passenger And Critically Injuring Driver

A tragic car accident on a Houston freeway leaves one person in critical injury and another person dead. The traffic accident occurred early in the morning on August 1, 2020, around 2:30 in the morning. A Dodge Charger was speeding along I-45 when the driver tried to exit off the freeway at 288 South. The… read more

7 Questions to Ask Before You Hire a Personal Injury Attorney

Hiring an experienced personal injury attorney can be one of the best things you can do after being injured in an accident. Even if the accident seems straightforward and relatively minor, a skilled personal injury lawyer may be able to obtain financial compensation from a number of sources.  However, not hiring the right personal injury… read more

Cross-Examination

A common tactic used by many defendants in motor vehicle accident cases is blaming the victim for the cause of the accident. The defendant creates a story that paints the defendant as being the innocent party. Even if the defendant can shift some of the blame to the victim, the defendant can avoid some liability… read more

Houston Man Among 3 Dead, 9 Injured in Motorcycle Collision in Texas Hill Country

In a tragic motorcycle accident on July 18, 2020, three members of the Thin Blue Line Law Enforcement Motorcycle Club lost their lives. The crash occurred in the Texas Hill Country near Kerrville. The three members who died were Jerry Wayne Harbour, Joseph Paglia, and Michael White. The crash occurred while some of the members… read more

Pastor Fatally Struck on Sherman Highway in Houston Texas While Helping Stranded Motorist

In a tragic accident on July 18, 2020, Houston-area pastor John Powell was struck and killed by a semi-truck as he tried to help another victim of a traffic crash. The accident happened at about 11:30 Saturday evening. A Dodge Charger and a Chevy truck pulling a trailer were involved in an accident on U.S…. read more

Covid 19 Business Interruption Insurance in Texas

Because of Covid-19, the entire world has been affected by an unprecedented event. As a result, we’ve seen domestic and international travel severely limited, trade diminished, schools closed, beaches deserted, businesses shut down, and unemployment rising to levels not seen since the Great Depression of the 1930s. In the U.S., businesses have been forced to… read more

Katy-area COVID-19 Cases Increase Day-over-day By 139, per July 8 Data

The Community Impact Newspaper for Katy has been tracking the COVID-19 cases reported in Katy. The City of Katy includes areas of Harris, Fort Bend, and Waller counties in Texas. Katy is located just west of Houston. According to reporting from the Community Impact Newspaper, the COVID-19 cases in the Katy area were increasing by… read more

Man Driving U-haul Dies in Crash After Speeding Away From Hit-and-run in SW Houston

Houston police said that a man who was fleeing from a hit-and-run crash died when he caused another crash. According to the police, the driver of a U-Haul truck collided with another truck in the 7100 block of Bissonnet Street in southwest Houston. The driver of the U-Haul was killed, and the driver of the… read more