Blog Posts in July, 2011
Posted on Jul 29, 2011 By Motorcycle Accident Attorney
On July 15, 2011, Port Arthur police say a 35 year-old man was involved in a collision with a vehicle as he was riding his motorcycle in Port Arthur, Texas. Reportedly, the man’s motorcycle ...
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Posted on Jul 27, 2011 By Insurance Claim Attorney
According to reports, a number of homeowners insured by The Texas Windstorm Insurance Association (TWIA) will receive additional payments for their Hurricane Ike claims. Sources say the two insurers ...
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Posted on Jul 21, 2011 By Car Accident Attorney
A jury awarded $1.1 million to the family of an elderly woman who died following a highway crash. The family sued the Texas Department of Transportation for high grass in a median on Highway 347 that ...
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Posted on Jul 21, 2011 By Work Injury Attorney
The families of three workers who fell 11 floors to their death and another worker who survived by clinging to the building were awarded $10.5 million. The three men were doing stucco work on the ...
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Posted on Jul 20, 2011 By Traffic Law Attorney
According to Houston’s mayor, red-light cameras will once again be issuing citation in the “very near future.” The red-light cameras were once prevalent throughout the city before ...
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Posted on Jul 18, 2011 By Insurance Claim Attorney
According to reports, the Texas legislature has passed a new law which will restrict lawsuits against the Texas Windstorm Insurance Association (TWIA). Texas Governor Rick Perry signed the bill into ...
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Posted on Jul 17, 2011 By Personal Injury Attorney
On July 17, 2011, Houston police say an overnight hit and run accident took place on Gulfton Street at Renwick Drive. Reportedly, a blue car traveling southbound on Renwick Drive ran a red-light and ...
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Posted on Jul 14, 2011 By admin in Fracking
According to reports, the state of Texas is in the midst of the driest eight-month period in the recorded history of the state. As west Texas reservoirs run dry, communities of the region are ...
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Posted on Jul 3, 2011 By Motorcycle Accident Attorney
On July 3, 2011, Texas DPS reports that a Houston man is being held responsible after his Mustang swerved into oncoming traffic on a highway and killed four people near Canton, Texas. Sources say the ...
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Posted on Jul 2, 2011 By Car Accident Attorney
On July 2, 2011, Houston police say a fatal rollover accident took place on the Katy Freeway near T.C. Jester Boulevard. Sources say a driver of a pickup truck was speeding eastbound on Katy Freeway ...
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Posted on Jul 1, 2011 By Car Accident Lawyer
On June 27, 2011, DPS officials say four people, including two 12-year old children, were killed in a head-on collision in East Texas. Sources say the children were riding with an adult inside a SUV ...
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Posted on Jul 1, 2011 By Insurance Claim Attorney
Despite the fact that Texas law requires every motorist to carry some type of auto insurance, the reality is that thousands of drivers on Texas roads are not insured at all. Oftentimes, motorists who ...
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