Wrongful Death

• Swimming Pool Toddler and Child Death Awareness

  Jeff Weinstein | May 22, 2012 12:16 PM | 0 CommentsAthens, TX

  Every year at this time we read of deaths of toddlers and children associated with falling into pools or lakes and drowning. I just read about a 3 year old that died in Laredo from an incident...

• Prom is Great But Not Worth Dying Over - Don't Use Your Cell Phone and Drive

  Jeff Weinstein | May 08, 2012 2:35 PM | 6 CommentsAthens, TX

  My thoughts and prayers are with all of the families who are struggling today to understand and cope with the loss of Colerain High School juniors Miranda Lane, 17, and her passenger, Mathilde...

• KidsandCars.org

  Jeff Weinstein | May 06, 2012 10:34 AM | 1 CommentAthens, TX

  I was fortunate to attend an Injury Board conference this past week and hear Janette Fennell, President and Founder of KidsandCars.org speak. It goes without saying that she is a tremendous...

• National Highway Safety Administration Says 416,000 Injuries From Distracted Driving in 2010

  Jeff Weinstein | May 04, 2012 2:00 PM | 1 CommentAthens, TX

  I see our mission to educate teenagers on the dangers of distracted driving moving forward everyday. I think we all know that using a cell phone and driving is dangerous. I'm pretty sure we...

• Distracted Driving Deaths and Injuries a Global Problem

  Jeff Weinstein | May 03, 2012 11:15 AM | 2 CommentsAthens, TX

  An accident in South Korea has resulted in three professional cyclists being killed. The cause of the crash appears to be a tractor trailer driver who was watching TV at the time of the accident,...

• If Your Child Is Hurt From An Accident - How do People Think?

  Jeff Weinstein | April 28, 2012 11:18 AM | 1 CommentAthens, TX

  Very few of my clients ever fully realize how the world views their harms. Let's say someone is injured in a car wreck and losses their eyesight. When we sit down to discuss how the community...

• ATV Wrongful Death Accidents Are Preventable

  Jeff Weinstein | April 28, 2012 9:36 AM | 1 CommentAthens, TX

  Our thoughts and prayers go out to the family of Christopher Bard, 14 years of age, of Terryville, Connecticut. He died from an ATV accident in Wolcott this past Sunday. The reported facts...

• Should Drunk Driving Equal Murder When an Accident Kills?

  Jeff Weinstein | April 20, 2012 6:15 PM | 0 CommentsAthens, TX

  Texas is known by MADD as the deadliest state in the United States when it comes to drunk driving deaths from car accidents. This case isn't from Texas but it happened in Texas Township in...

• Fort Worth Texas Dog Bite Update

  Shezad Malik MD JD | March 20, 2012 3:29 PM | 0 CommentsFort Worth, TX

  Almost 75 million dogs live in the United States, and many victims of dog bites don't report the attack. According to the U.S. Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) the estimate of...

• First Lawsuits Filed Over Stage Collapse at Indiana State Fair

  Scott Kappes | August 23, 2011 2:16 PM | 3 CommentsHouston, TX

  The first two of what will surely be many lawsuits over the tragedy that occurred at the Indiana State Fair have been filed. Six people died and another is still on life support due to injuries...