Can you sue a school over a dangerous school bus driver that causes an accident, injuring you or a family member? Absolutely—as long as you make sure you follow the rules.Suing a school district in Texas is always a bit complicated because the Texas Tort Claims...
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Setting a value on someone’s life when it had barely begun
Wrongful death claims require the jury to do something that's very hard to do: set a value on someone's life.That's not an easy task, but it's one that has to be done in order to accurately compensate the survivors for the loss of the person they loved.When the person...
How to prevent Houston vehicle rollovers
Vehicle rollovers are some of the scariest types of accidents on the roads of Houston, Texas. According to statistics, they are not as common as most people think. This type of crash accounts for just 3 percent of all serious crashes, but it accounts for 30 percent of...
Safety tips for school bus drivers and passengers
The National Safety Council has noted that school bus transportation is safer than walking to school or riding in a family vehicle to school, but accidents still happen. Each day, 23 million children are taken to and from school in a school bus. Here are some safety...
Vehicle rollovers: Understanding the reasons they occur
Motor vehicle accidents, in general, can be quite dangerous and often result in injury or death. When it comes to vehicle rollovers, though, they are known to be particularly dangerous due to their violent nature.Rollover cases tend to be complex namely because a...
Put down that cell phone! Distracted driving kills.
Distracted driving, especially in the form of texting while driving, has gained a lot of media attention here in Texas and elsewhere in recent years. There is ample justification for this. According to data compiled from 2014, 3,179 people across the country lost...
2 SUVs collide, injuring 6 and killing one
A car accident in Houston recently involved a pair of SUVs, one of which was a Toyota RAV4. The make and model of the other SUV were not released, but pictures show that it's a dark-colored, full-size vehicle.It's that vehicle that allegedly caused the accident as it...
Tailgating: One of the top causes of car accidents
Most drivers have experienced the apprehension that goes along with having someone ride too close to their bumper. Knowing that there's no possible way that the other driver could avoid slamming into you if you're forced to stop can set your teeth on edge and cause...
How can pressure sores lead to death?
How does a simple sore spot, caused by the pressure of a patient's own body against the bed he or she is in or some other object, end up resulting in death?Unfortunately, it's fairly easy for a small pressure sore, also known as bedsore or pressure ulcer, to rapidly...
Truck safety and medical conditions
Many people would be horrified to have to share their medical conditions with the public. The reality is, however, that some professions are not compatible with certain medical problems. Truck drivers face medical restrictions because the consequences of a blackout or...
