Monthly Archives: July 2016

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Hot Tub Safety Tips for Children and Adults

[caption id="attachment_5657" align="alignleft" width="354"] Familiar with the dangers posed by hot tubs?[/caption] At present, the U. S. Consumer Product and Safety Commission’s statistics concerning annual hot tub injuries and deaths can be difficult to interpret since they’re commonly grouped together with swimming pool[...]

Date: July 27, 2016 / Personal Injury / Premises Liability

Construction Site Dangers: Avoiding the Fatal Four Accidents

[caption id="attachment_5653" align="aligncenter" width="378"] Know your options after sustaining a work injury?[/caption] Every year, the United States Department of Labor (DOL) gathers statistics, so it can learn more about how many workers are being hurt on the job, including construction workplace injuries. Based on 2014 s[...]

Date: July 26, 2016 / Accident Attorney

Bounce House Dangers: Watch Out for Your Kids!

Bounce houses of one type or another have been around for a long time. In fact, some of us first saw smaller versions of them inside restaurants designed for kids and their parents years ago. Then they became freestanding devices often rented for children’s parties – or incorporated into outdoor festivals and other family[...]

Date: July 22, 2016 / Accident Attorney / Uncategorized

Pokemon Go: Personal Injuries & Game Addictions

Many people currently playing the smartphone free-to-play app “Pokémon Go” are finding it wildly addictive. In fact, media reports indicate that some are even endangering themselves and others by playing the game as they drive or walk through both rural and urban areas. Here’s a brief look at some of the recent injuri[...]

Date: July 21, 2016 / Accident Attorney / Personal Injury

Road Rage: An Epidemic Affecting All of Us

  [caption id="attachment_5624" align="alignleft" width="368"] Think you're immune from the road rage epidemic?[/caption] Whether you mainly travel down familiar Houston roads and freeways or often visit other parts of the country, chances are you’ve seen a number of road rage incidents. Yet while we all tend to thin[...]

Date: July 20, 2016 / Accident Attorney

Texas Boating Accidents

[caption id="attachment_5620" align="alignleft" width="356"] Boating safety is often overlooked[/caption] No matter how long you’ve been enjoying this big state’s many lakes and rivers, as well as the warm Gulf waters, you still need to be proactive about boating safety. That reality became clear again during the recent F[...]

Date: July 19, 2016 / Personal Injury

Taxotere Drug Manufacturer Sued Over Patient’s Permanent Hair Loss

[caption id="attachment_5607" align="alignright" width="233"] Suffering from Taxotere-induced permanent hair loss?[/caption] Like many cancer patients, Alina S. Gorniak probably knew that when her breast cancer was treated with a chemotherapy drug, she might temporarily lose her hair. However, in a case her lawyer has now file[...]

Date: July 18, 2016 / Drug Injury

Hoverboard Recalls & Preventing Future Injuries

[caption id="attachment_5576" align="alignleft" width="300"] How Dangerous Can a Hoverboard Really be?[/caption] Both young kids and adults enjoy the challenge of trying to balance themselves and move about on hoverboards. However, these motorized skateboards can pose serious injury hazards to riders, and in unfortunate cases,[...]

Date: July 13, 2016 / Personal Injury

What Is my Personal Injury Case Worth?

After hiring a personal injury attorney, the first question many clients have is "what is my case worth?" The classic answer to this question is “it depends.” Every case is different. Here, at the accident and injury law office of Terry Bryant, we handle every case differently based on facts specific to how you were injure[...]

Date: July 12, 2016 / Personal Injury

Higher Traffic Fatalities Reported for 2015

[caption id="attachment_5541" align="alignleft" width="300"] Can distracted driving in traffic cause more accidents?[/caption] Road safety officials are reporting that traffic deaths increased by nearly eight percent (8%) in 2015 – ending a lengthy period of decline in such numbers. In fact, the National Highway Traffic Safe[...]

Date: July 6, 2016 / Accident Attorney / Uncategorized