Texas Supreme Court Expands Appellate Review of New Trial Orders
In an 8-0 decision handed down last Friday, the Texas Supreme Court set aside a district court’s order granting a new trial in a Hurricane Ike insurance case. This opinion continues the high court’s...
View ArticleHarris County Attorney Ryan’s Team Members Named to Plaintiffs’ Steering...
Members of Harris County Attorney Vince Ryan’s litigation team, including Abraham Watkins’ own Benny Agosto, Jr., (working alongside firm partner Mo Aziz), has been named to the Plaintiffs’ Steering...
View ArticleDrivers at Risk Due to Concrete Bridge Posts
People on today’s roadways are constantly confronted with hazards. Whether it is a distracted driver, an improperly maintained vehicle or weather conditions, the danger of a serious accident is...
View ArticleStroller Injuries Result in More Head Injuries Than Previously Thought
According to a report published last Wednesday in the journal Academic Pediatrics, an average of 17,187 children a year wind up in emergency rooms because of stroller and baby carrier accidents. Sadly,...
View ArticleTwo Fatalities in the News
Two fatal motor vehicle collisions are in yesterday’s news. And one of them involves another hit-and-run. The hit-and-run occurred in the early morning hours of November 13, 2016. It happened in...
View ArticleAudi Recalls
Audi has issued recalls over issues in their vehicles that are affecting over half a million cars. One problem surrounding six different model Audis involves coolant pump failure, where the pump could...
View ArticleViolent 3-Car Pile Up Kills Driver Waiting to Pay Toll on Tollway
Last Friday evening, a speeding white Dodge Durango caused a deadly 3-car pile-up at a toll booth stand on the Sam Houston Tollway. Video surveillance shows a brown Buick sedan waiting in line to pay...
View ArticleHow To Protect Yourself Against Distracted Drivers
You probably consider yourself a safe driver: You obey traffic laws, you avoid excessive speeding, and try to keep your eyes on the road at all times. But even the safest driver has no control over...
View ArticleDriver Age Plays A Major Role In DUI Fatalities
Young drivers sometimes feel they are being “profiled” by insurance companies, and depicted as bad drivers. Unfortunately, there is a statistical basis for this stereotype – especially where...
View ArticleNo Truckers Left to Keep on Trucking
The current long-haul trucking industry is facing a severe crisis as an alarming number of long-haul truckers have grown tired of the low pay and poor working conditions. This is due to the fact that...
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