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Posted on May 9, 2012 By Houston Personal Injury Attorney
According to a new report by the American Journal of Public Health female drivers are at greater risk of injury and death in the event of a car accident because of seat belt design. It seems as if the ...
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Posted on May 7, 2012 By Houston Personal Injury Lawyer
A car accident can be bad enough. This is why there are certain safety precautions that can be taken in order to avoid further accident and injury after you get into a crash. One of the most common ...
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Posted on May 6, 2012 By Houston Injury Lawyer
A university professor from Finland presented new evidence last week at the 2012 Childhood Cancer conference in London, explaining why an increase in cell phone usage could result in the development ...
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Posted on May 5, 2012 By Houston Injury Lawyer
When an unusual number of people, in a short period of time and in a small geographic area, experience adverse health events, the phenomenon is described by the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) as a ...
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Posted on May 4, 2012 By Houston Personal Injury Lawyer
AAA recently put texting drivers to the test by conducting simulations on a closed course. Distracted driving is rampant in the United States today. Despite many measures to reduce texting-related ...
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Posted on May 3, 2012 By Houston Personal Injury Attorney
Who would have thought that a little more shut-eye could have prevented so many fatal car accidents? Falling asleep at the wheel is a huge problem that affects every driver on the road. A new study ...
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Posted on Apr 27, 2012 By Houston Personal Injury Lawyer
It has been reported that on Friday, April 27 a school bus crashed near Seguin, Texas with ten people onboard. The collision occurred near 6:30 in the morning according to a Department of Public ...
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Posted on Apr 26, 2012 By Houston Personal Injury Attorney
The number is rising at such a steady pace, that it is difficult to state an exact number of plaintiffs who have recently filed suits against the NFL for their head injuries. Many high-profile players ...
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Posted on Apr 12, 2012 By Houston Personal Injury Lawyer
The state of Pennsylvania is quickly becoming a front runner of the natural-gas drilling surge, but many workers are already starting to protest. The dispute is over something called the Marcellus ...
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Posted on Mar 2, 2012 By Personal Injury Attorney
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration announced this week that they are introducing voluntary guidelines for car manufacturers that would limit the types of entertainment and navigation ...
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Posted on Feb 10, 2012 By Trial Lawyer
A recent concession by private equity giant Carlyle Group has called into question the ethics of other organizations. Carlyle Group has filed for an initial public offering (IPO), and as part of that ...
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Posted on Feb 6, 2012 By Houston Personal Injury Attorney
Texas residents can breathe a little easier thanks to a new oil company regulation that takes effect today. State law dictates that any company engaged in hydraulic fracturing -also known as ...
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Posted on Feb 2, 2012 By Houston Personal Injury Attorney
A new study published on January 20, 2012 has revealed that exposure to the organic solvent tetrachloroethylene (PCE) during pregnancy and early childhood may increase your risk of developing diseases ...
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Posted on Jan 26, 2012 By Houston Personal Injury Lawyer
With all the changes made to Facebook in the last few years, there has been a ton of talk about privacy settings. When adjusting privacy controls, Facebook users can decide who can see their pictures, ...
Continue reading "How Private Are You? Protecting Yourself from Legal Fallout on Social Media Websites" »