By: Stefanie Thomas Residents of all ages and first responders of various agencies lined the streets Wednesday afternoon when the body of Capt. Neal Smith of the Atascocita Fire Department returned home. The procession originated in Beaumont, where Smith spent his last hours on life support at an area hospital following heat exhaustion he suffered […]
By Colin McDonald BASTROP — Michael Hritz lives in a FEMA trailer parked in his driveway, surrounded by the blackened trunks of stout loblolly pines. He’s still at least a year from moving into his house, where a tree trunk with one burned spot serves as a support beam in his new living room, as […]
The Leon Law Firm www.theleonlawfirm.com wants to share the following article by Eric Pfeiffer to highlight how social media is finding its way into our judicial system. Judge jails woman who refused to delete Facebook account By: Eric Pfeiffer Yahoo! News A Kentucky woman who was issued a DUI after she caused a car accident with four […]
Blitz USA…the innocent victim of unwarranted litigation? Big businesses love to complain about trial lawyers and how we’re supposedly driving the cost up on everything from health care to gas cans. People don’t often get to see the truth behind these stories. Big businesses love to make themselves out to be the victim. Often the […]
Now for a bit of good news…. Harris County Sheriff’s Office touts decrease in alcohol-related deaths By Erin Mulvaney Houston Chronicle Drunk driving-related fatalities are down in the first half of this year in Harris County, the county that typically leads the nation in such deaths. In the first six months of 2012, there […]
By Yang Wang and John Tedesco Houston Chronicle From fender benders to fatalities, from fists flying to guns blazing, enraged drivers in the greater Houston area have caused more than 900 motor vehicle accidents that injured hundreds and killed five over the last five years, according to crash data from the Texas Department of Transportation. […]
Under Texas State law bar owners, restaurants, liquor stores, and others can be held liable for auto accidents and deaths that result from their illegal sale of alcohol. Commonly referred to as “dram shop laws,” those who knowingly or negligently serve alcohol to intoxicated or under age persons can be held liable for accidents they […]
In a disturbing turn of events, five people died in a span of less than 48 hours on Interstate 45 near The Woodlands, Texas, which is just north of Houston. All of the fatalities were the result of car accidents caused by wrong-way drivers. In the first accident, a 19-year-old female and an 18-year-old male […]
By Brian Rogers Houston Chronicle Jurors Monday returned to court to hear witnesses defend Raul Rodriguez, who was convicted of murder in the shooting death of Kelly Danaher, a neighbor who was having a loud party. Rodriguez videotaped his encounter with Danaher and a group of his friends just after midnight on May 2, 2010. […]
By: Melissa McNamara CBS News What is a wildfire? Wildfire is one of the most destructive natural forces known to mankind. While sometimes caused by lightning, nine out of ten wildfires are human-caused. “Wildfire” is applied to any unwanted and unplanned fire burning in forest, shrub or grass. More than 900 homes are destroyed by […]
