Dog attacks can be a traumatic experience for anyone. The key is to know what to do after an accident to ensure your safety and have a higher chance of claiming damages. 1. Immediately After the Bite Obviously, the bite victim’s needs should come first. If necessary, call 911 for emergency assistance. You should also get [...]
A violent and fatal road collision involving 3 cars has killed a driver waiting to pay at a Houston toll booth. According to Houston police officials, a white Dodge Durango was driving at high speeds when it smashed into a Buick, whose driver was waiting to pay a toll. The impact of the crash caused the [...]
According to the Centers for Disease Control (CDC), "Approximately 4.5 million dog bites occur each year in the United States." About 1 in every 5 bites lead to infection. The most susceptible to complications are children and postal workers. It’s no surprise then why there are so many personal injury cases involving dog attacks. If you're [...]
It’s a rare occasion when a relatively minor San Antonio car accident leads to death – except in cases such as the one which occurred last Friday involving an ambulance. The ambulance was transporting a critically injured patient to a hospital when the ambulance was t-boned by a driver who failed to yield the right of [...]
Spring Break came to a tragic end for 18-year-old Justin Walker, who, days after going missing after a spring break party at the Schlitterbahn Beach Waterpark in South Padre Island, was found dead at a beach near Matamoros, a Mexican border city. His parents identified Walker after being notified that a body matching their son’s description [...]
In a rare plaintiff-friendly decision out of the Texas Supreme Court, the Court considered the validity of the Unlawful Acts Doctrine as an affirmative defense in a personal injury or wrongful death lawsuit, and held that the doctrine does not bar a plaintiff’s recovery. If the Unlawful Acts Doctrine applied, a victim in a personal injury [...]
A recent report compiled by the Dallas Morning News looked at certain safety indicators in order to determine which indicators led to deterioration of safety within hospitals. The report also studied the consequences of hospital privatization on patient health. What did the report find? Public Hospitals in Texas May Not Be As Safe. The report found [...]
While 21st century medical technology has advanced to a point where a variety of life-saving treatments and surgeries are performed by machines, hundreds of thousands of patients still die during the process of receiving treatment due to medical malpractice. Why does this happen, and more importantly, what can you do when faced with this problem? Negligence [...]
As summer approaches, we would like to take this time to remind parents and teens of the increased risk of danger associated with drinking and driving, which is the cause of many fatal car accidents in San Antonio each year. In fact, high school and college graduation ceremonies carry with them an increased risk of injury [...]
A San Antonio teenager died in a single vehicle accident in he Stone Oak area of San Antonio in the early morning hours of Saturday June 1, 2014. It's been reported that the teenage driver, age 19, appeared to be driving at a high rate of speed, and was apparently under the influence of alcohol. Police [...]
