text: People ask me all the time "what is the difference between DWI and DUI?" The short answer is: DWI stands for Driving While Intoxicated and DUI stands for Driving Under the Influence. It would appear that these terms are interchangeable. DWI vs DWI: just phrasing right? Not in Texas. In Texas, there is actually a meaningful distinction between the two terms.…Read More
  For the most part, personal injury attorneys consider rear-ending collisions – collisions where a driver fails to stop and collides into the back-end of a car in front of them – as "clear liability" accident cases. In most rear-end collisions, the cause is a driver not paying attention, a driver going too fast, or a combination of the two. With…Read More
  A 2019 report suggests roughly 300 drivers under the age of 21 have been arrested for DUI so far in Harris County. Researchers hope these numbers will inspire local leaders to step up preventative campaigns throughout Houston. Harris County District Attorney Kim Ogg led the investigation into this issue. For their study, analysts looked into 2019 statistics of drivers aged…Read More
  In the past year, both the NFL and the NCAA have settled multimillion-dollar lawsuits over concussions and football-related trauma, and complaints have even trickled down to the high school level. Next up in the legal crosshairs? Youth football. On Thursday, Debra Pyka, the mother of Joseph Chernach, a 25-year-old Wisconsin man who committed suicide in 2012, filed a wrongful death…Read More
  Anan Syed, the incarcerated subject of the popular podcast "Serial," will get another shot at overturning his murder conviction and life sentence after a court granted his request to reopen his appeal. The Maryland Court of Special Appeals on Friday agreed to hear his case after two unsuccessful attempts to appeal his convictionover the past 12 years. Syed's main argument…Read More
  Honda: Houston Fatal Accident May Be Lin
  Honda Motor Co. (HMC: Quote) has said that the January 18 death of 35-year-old Carlos Solis IV in Houston could be linked to faulty airbags manufactured by Takata Corp. (TKTDF.PK) used in its vehicles. The Honda Accord bought in April was not repaired as required by a recall on the airbag issued in 2011. Honda said it had not inspected the vehicle involved in…Read More