The state of Texas does not require employers in most cases to purchase a workers compensation policy. Still, many Houston employers do purchase the coverage because if the policy is in place when an accident occurs there will be benefits to the employee and to them. The employee will have coverage for medical bills related […]
Read MoreDog bite accidents are fairly common to say the least. The CDC estimates the number bites per year at about 4.5 million a year. That may be too low as these statistics are based on people going to the hospital for medical care for bites which is 900,000 people in a given year. Since many […]
Read MoreThe saddest statistics about swimming pool accidents are those that the CDC includes in their statistics about unintentional drownings. They show that children 14 years old and younger are one in five or 20% of the people who accidently drown each year. Some of these drownings take place in bathtubs and they are not including […]
Read MoreThe person physically injured in an auto accident through no fault of their own can bring legal action against the person that caused the accident. Many auto accidents may be the source of this kind of tort claim by an injured party. The auto accident attorney in this case will need to prove that the […]
Read MoreThe spinal cord is the pathway of nerves that connects your brain to the rest of your body. It carries the signals from your brain down your back where nerves leave the cord and help you move your muscles and feel. Spinal cord injuries due to sports and auto accidents are the most common and […]
Read MoreNegligence that can lead to an injury – physically or emotionally – should be compensated for and a personal injury attorney in Houston who is expert in tort law should be consulted when this injury occurs. Tort Law is in place to impose liability on those who cause harm by negligence to a person or […]
Read MoreThe term catastrophic injury is used to describe an injury that may happen during a catastrophe and the consequences of that injury usually place a long-term effect on the person suffering the injury. So, it can be said both the cause of the injury and its effects are catastrophic. The American Medical Association says that […]
Read MoreThe lithium-ion battery is once again involved in a product recall. This time, Amazon that sells a portable lithium-ion battery charger/power bank has issued a recall for six versions of their AmazonBasics product due to overheating in 53 cases and chemical burns in one case due to contact by the victim with battery acid that […]
Read MoreCatastrophic injuries are related to a catastrophe or traumatic event that results in a long period of incapacity that can lead to high treatment costs. The American Medical Association’s definition of catastrophic injuries includes injuries to the brain – Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI), of course, can come under this heading. But some TBIs, though not […]
Read MoreWhen an accident happens, it sometimes can go under the heading of “well some things can’t be helped”. That is not always the case, of course, and one area that has grown in accident injury lawsuits in Houston are those involving defective products. These are products that have not been properly designed to protect those […]
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