Recently a Dallas man was convicted of charges stemming from a car accident in March 2011 that left a woman dead. He was sentenced to four to eight years in prison. Wickham was sentenced by Judge Joseph Sklarsky on charges of homicide by motor vehicle and two counts of driving under the influence. He was convicted of the charges after …
Texas City Endures Refinery Accidents and Chemical Spills
Refinery accidents are kept as quiet as possible by the responsible party — especially when the responsible party is oil and gas giant BP. Two weeks before the catastrophic 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico, a BP refinery in Texas City quietly released over 500,000 pounds of gases into the air via a tall flare used …
Drunk Driving Suspected in Fatal Dallas Crash
Drunk driving is suspected in last night’s devastating accident in Dallas, which killed two adults and critically injured an 8-year-old girl. Witnesses say a driver sped through a red light and plowed into 3 vehicles. One of the vehicles slammed into a utility pole, instantly killing two adults inside and ejecting the girl onto the street. It is unknown if …
Fungal Meningitis Outbreak in Texas
The risk of developing meningitis in Texas is very real. Fungal meningitis cases in Texas are among the 331 non-fatal cases now confirmed in 18 states. Meningitis-related deaths now total 25, with Tennessee reporting the most illnesses and deaths. The fungal meningitis outbreak currently spreading across the nation has been linked to a contaminated steroid injection developed by a specialty …
Is Drunk Driving Criminal Law or Civil Law?
There are two areas of law in our legal system — civil law and criminal law. Civil law and criminal law are controlled by different sets of courts, but there the two areas can share a lot of similarities. Sometimes, a case may be handled in both civil and criminal courts. One example is an accident involving drunk driving. Drunk …
Product Liability Lawyers
When a manufacturer puts its stamp on a product, that manufacturer is liable for the safety of that product. Product liability covers a wide spectrum. Automobile brakes, truck tires, baby strollers, curling irons, lawn fertilizer, windows blinds and surge protectors are all products for which a manufacturer is liable. If a toaster oven makes claim that it will turn off …
Nursing Home Abuse and Elder Care Abuse
Nursing homes are facilities that provide long-term care for a person when they are no longer able to care for themself. Most patients in a nursing care facility are elderly and rely on a stranger for their care and protection. Families place their trust in nursing homes, confident their loved one will receive superior care. That is often not the …
Financial Abuse of Senior Citizens on the Rise in Texas
Cases of elderly financial abuse are on the rise here in Texas. Last year, Texas Adult Protective Services reported 1,700 confirmed cases of financial abuse; 258 of them were from North Texas. In June of this year, 154 cases of elder financial abuse in North Texas were filed, up from 126 the year before. According to Texas Adult Protective Services, …
Liability in Texas Car Accidents
The law in Texas dictates that drivers will pay for accidents that they cause. This is why all Texas drivers are required by law to have liability insurance: accident injuries are often very expensive, and most people can’t afford to pay them out of pocket. But first, before anyone pays any damages for a given accident, it must be determined …
4 Injured in Oklahoma City Collision
A recent Oklahoma City accident involving a rear-end collision left 4 people injured. The accident occurred on Interstate 240 at Santa Fe in south Oklahoma City. A 24-year-old Oklahoma City resident crashed his car into the back of a pickup carrying four people. Both the car and the truck careened out of control and smashed into barrier walls. The pickup …
