Many accident victims are reluctant to hire personal injury attorneys, figuring that they could easily settle their case themselves and avoid paying attorneys’ fees. Most personal injury attorneys try to settle cases out of court, which can save the victims time and money. Lawsuits can take years and can cost the accident victim more money than the eventual settlement or

A man in the Astros dugout during the AL Championship Series was hit by a foul ball and was harmed. The man was not in uniform. The ball he was hit by was a foul ball off the bat of Michael Brantley. It occurred during Game 2 of the AL Championship Series. Play was briefly halted after the accident. According

Whom you can sue depends on the lease between your friend and his or her landlord as well as the details of what occurred. If the accident occurred on the common grounds of the apartment complex – such as on a sidewalk, the pool area, or the clubhouse, the landlord will most likely be the responsible party. However, that does

A Huntsville school bus which was carrying a freshman football team rolled over on the way to a game, which sent players to the hospital. The crash occurred in rural northwest Montgomery County. The accident occurred when the driver of a bus lost control. The bus ended up on its side. Seven students and the driver were taken from the

Tragically, a bicyclist was struck and killed by a Houston police cruiser in the 6900 block of N. Wayside Drive earlier this month. The police officer was responding to a call about a suicide without lights and siren when he hit the biker. It’s believed that the bicyclist, who was a 29-year-old male, failed to yield the right of way

Two girls and one of their grandfathers were hurt in an electrical accident in Houston’s Moody Park. One of the girls was left in critical condition after the accident and had to have surgery to remove damaged skin tissue. The girls, ages 9 and 6, were in the park and came into contact with an electrical box in the grass

Two people were seriously injured last week when a Metro bus crashed into a bus stop in Bellaire. The accident occurred around 11 pm on a Thursday. The bus driver lost control of the bus and hit two pedestrians. At the time of the accident, there were 35 people on board the bus, but none of them suffered injuries. One

Normally, when a person signs up for a gym, he or she signs a waiver that attempts to deter the member from filing a lawsuit if he or she is ever hurt because of the gym’s negligence. Many victims of negligence at the gym do not pursue compensation for their injuries, feeling that they have no options because of the

When bicyclists are in an accident with motor vehicles, they can be seriously hurt. They have very little protective gear and are typically traveling at a much slower rate of speed than the automobile. When an automobile driver hits a bicyclist and then flees, the situation is made much worse. The bicyclist may feel that they have no recourse to

Thousands of gallons of a gasoline product have leaked into a shipping channel near Houston. The leakage occurred after a collision in the Houston Ship Channel. The collision occurred near Bayport. A 755-foot tanker collided with a tug boat that was pushing two barges, each of which contained 25,000 gallons of a gasoline product. The tanker punctured two of the