Houston Personal Injury Attorney News

The one thing that can truly determine whether a case is won or lost is the number and quality of the witnesses who are questioned. The problem with gathering witnesses is that many people simply forget to do this unless they know the witnesses personally. The stress and anxiety created during many events, such as injuries, often clouds a person’s judgment and results in them not remembering to...

Skyhawk, an amusement park ride in Cedar Point in Ohio, injured two riders when a cable snapped at around 10pm Sunday. Skyhawk is one of the world’s tallest swing rides. It swings riders back and forth in a scissor motion as high as 125 feet and at speeds of about 60 mph. While in operation, one of the cables for one the carriages broke. The ride did not stop. Instead, power to the ride was cu...

Bounce houses are viewed as fun devices that children can enjoy for hours on end, but what few people know is that bounce houses are also the cause of thousands of injuries every year. One of the most interesting facts about bounce house injuries is that although the injuries sustained can vary greatly, there are a few that are the most common. 1) Broken Bones One of the m...

Playgrounds are intended to be places of fun, but every year thousands of children are injured on playgrounds. While a child’s injury may seem like an open and shut case of liability, there are some circumstances that parents and caretakers should be aware of before they enter the court room to prove their case. Expectation of Supervision When a parent leaves their child in the care...

When an injury occurs at an amusement park, the victim may simply assume this is the risk they take when visiting one of these locations. What many victims don’t realize is that their injury likely could have been avoided, and it is often the actions of park employees that create dangerous conditions in the first place. As medical bills begin to arrive, victims often begin to realize the&n...

A day of fun turned into a tragedy when 14-year-old Kierstin Eaddy failed to stop after crossing the finish line in a go-karting event, went through a fence, and died. Kiersten is an experienced autocross racer with the Sports Car Club of America (SCCA). She was racing in a Formula Junior solo race event outside Texas Motor Speedway in Fort Worth on Sunday. After she crossed the finish line, sh...