Monthly Archives: May 2012

Liability Insurance vs No Fault Insurance and The Unavoidable Accident Defense

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There are two basic systems of auto insurance in the United States: liability insurance and "no fault" insurance. It is up to each individual State to decide which insurance system to use.  Texas uses the liability insurance system. Liability insurance focuses on a driver's responsibility for injuring others whereas no fault insurance focuses on protecting the driver from perils.  No fault insurance is much simpler to understand in that, it does read more
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No More Going Jackson with Garnier Fructis?

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A class action lawsuit alleges that Garnier Fructis Sleek & Shine Anti-Frizz Serum contains flammable ingredients that can ignite when it is heated up.  A Federal Court Judge has now certified the class.   See Catherine Altamura v. L'Oreal, USA, Inc. and L'Oreal USA Products, Inc., Case No. 11-cv-05465 6W(CWX), U.S. District Court, Central District of California. The lawsuit alleges that the product contains two flammable ingredients--cyclopentasiloxane read more
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Greater Houston YMCA’s Drowning Awareness Program Coming As Pool Injuries Rise

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Expect to see a new series of Billboards around Houston this summer addressing a hazard that many Houstonians face on a regular basis in the Texas summertime.  The new YMCA Water Wise PSA billboards will be revealed on May 24th, 2012, at a press conference to take place at 10:30 a.m. at the Remington Apartment Complex, 5510 S. Rice, Houston. The Houston Apartment Association, whose representatives will also be participating int he conference, read more
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Four Month Old Child Dies After Truck Knocks Apartment Gate Into Mother and Hits Child

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There was a horrible truck-pedestrian accident on Wednesday, May 16th, 2012, at the Casa Del Sol Apartments located at 9501South Sam Houston Parkway.  The Houston Police report that a resident and her 4 month old daughter were walking out to the gate to let someone in when an idling truck waiting at the gate suddenly accelerated, striking the gate.  The gate swung open, hitting the approaching mother and causing the child to fall from her mother's read more
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The Truth About Personal Injury Claims Part I — The Tort Reform Lie

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Tort Reform was sold to the People of Texas as the solution to a 'frivolous lawsuit crisis' in our courts. Something had to be done because the courts were full of McDonald's coffee-like lawsuits threatening to destroy the very fabric of our society! The media jumped on the band wagon and publicized any story of a possible frivolous lawsuit they could find, investigative tv shows ran story after story (often funded by insurance companies) about read more
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Conroe Texas Wreck Leaves Three Dead Saturday May 12, 2012

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A wreck on a country road in Montgomery County claimed three lives and forever changed two more this morning.  David Mejia Bonilla, Jose Aurelio Cantareno Benitez and Alexander Moreno were all pronounced dead after a a fatal collision in Conroe around 7:00 a.m. Saturday, May 12, 2012. According to the Montgomery County Sheriff's Department, The Misael Esqibel was driving a 1995 Honda Civic eastbound on the Avenue M extension at FM 3083.  He pulled read more
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Google’s Street View Meets With Lawsuits Alleging Privacy Violations

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When Google decided it was time the entire world was viewable at the click of a button, no doubt their legal department recognized there would be some privacy issues to thrash out. They were right.  But they had no idea how oddly right they were. In order to create the Street View for their Google Earth and Maps programs, they have cars with mounted cameras that drive around recording images.  (Pictured to the right.)   Anything they capture read more
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