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People ride bicycles for several reasons. It’s cheaper than gasoline-powered vehicles. It helps reduce air pollution. Cycling is good exercise. For many, it offers a fun way to enjoy a city or the great outdoors. Unfortunately for many cyclists in Houston, it’s also extremely dangerous. Houston has many things to be proud o[...]

Commercial vehicle drivers adhere to “Hours of Service” laws that dictate how many hours they can legally drive in a day. These laws were enacted to make sure that drivers aren’t fatigued when behind the wheel. They are important because driving while fatigued can make a driver more prone to error; some studies suggest that[...]

For years, regulators and some members of the medical community have known that a certain procedure performed on women with uterine fibroids carries the risk of spreading cancerous tissue. Despite the warning signs presented to manufacturers and regulators, the procedure was common practice and is still used in some facilities. I[...]

We all know that distraction is one of the biggest hazards on our roads. There are constant debates by lawmakers and safety advocates over texting-while-driving laws. But we should remember that texting represents only one form of distracted driving. For example, AAA estimates that around 60% of moderate-to-severe teen crashes [...]

PLEASE NOTE: TERRY BRYANT IS NO LONGER ACCEPTING NEW ESSURE CASES. Women are constantly being offered new forms of birth control that are supposedly improvements on older, more traditional types of contraception. Unfortunately, many of these methods also come with risks for serious health complications. One of the most notori[...]

Maternal death rates are higher in the United States than in any other developed country. A recent report from NPR and ProPrublica found some troubling realities facing expectant families in our nation, including the fact that American women are three times as likely to die during pregnancy than Canadian mothers and six times mor[...]

Pacemakers are devices installed in patients to regulate heartbeat. These devices, which are a type of defibrillator, often use electrical shocks or pacing to speed up or slow down a heartbeat. Pacemakers have been used in patients for decades to help extend and improve the quality of life for those with serious heart problems. [...]

Brain injuries carry the potential to have dramatic impact on our lives. Unlike other types of injuries, a traumatic brain injury (TBI) can change how we think, behave, speak, and process language. These injuries are also unique because they are not always easily detectable. After an accident, a brain injury victim might appea[...]

We Helped Seamen on the Maersk Attacked by Somali Pirates The accident and injury law office of Terry Bryant has a team of attorneys that is experienced in handling claims to help injured seamen and their families. Our attorneys were part of the legal team that secured a successful outcome in the claims of the nine seamen attacked[...]

Last July, a 62-year-old woman, Patricia Dowdell, went to Oriole Park at Camden Yards to watch the Baltimore Orioles host the Cleveland Indians. When Orioles’ first baseman Chris Davis took the plate, Dowdell had no way of knowing that her life was about to dramatically change for the worse. While swinging at a pitch, Davis [...]

At the accident and injury law office of Terry Bryant, we care deeply about delivering exemplary service to everyone in our community needing help with a serious injury. We are delighted to announce the launch of our new website. For years we have invested in our website by creating and sharing useful content to keep peopl[...]

Whether you realize it or not, your life has been affected by herbicides. Herbicides have been used for decades to kill weeds, and they are used in our gardens, on our foods, and in many other settings, such as vineyards. While herbicides can provide several benefits to growers of crops, gardens, or lawns, they can also cause sev[...]

If you’ve ever had a hernia, then you know how excruciating it can be. You’ll do whatever is necessary to relieve the incredible pain you’re experiencing. Whatever a doctor suggests, a patient with a hernia is likely to agree to. In many cases, that means agreeing to a surgery, which then means agreeing to the use of surgic[...]

Morgan Harrod loves race cars, so celebrating his 13th birthday at the Gator Motorplex in Willis should have been the perfect experience. Instead, Morgan spent that night and the next several nights in the Children’s Memorial Hermann Intensive Care Unit after being struck by a race car at the track. It was a Thursday evening.[...]

Patients assume that there are safeguards to protect us from medical error. Surely, when we seek medical treatment there are systems in place to catch mistakes before they reach the patient. Unfortunately, a large number of medical errors occur every day in the United States, some of which are fatal or cause significant harm. One [...]

Sometimes, the unexpected turns in life cause us the greatest harm. The things that we take most for granted are the ones that pounce when we are at our most vulnerable. Unfortunately, many Americans learn this lesson when they get sick and seek medical treatment. We trust that medical professionals will do everything in their po[...]

It can be difficult to keep track of the many awareness weeks and observances that we have in the United States. Some are certainly more memorable than others. For example, you probably haven’t marked your calendar for “Fill Your Staplers Day” or the equally forgettable “Canadian Bacon Day.” But there are other desig[...]

In late 2016, Houston police indicated that pedestrian fatalities in Houston jumped 31% from the year before. The dramatic increase left many safety advocates and government officials bewildered. "The numbers are just dramatically going up, and it's been really hard for us to explain why," said Houston Police Department Sgt. D[...]