Simmons and Fletcher Blog
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A blog covering all aspects of Texas personal injury law from dog bites, to truck accidents to work injury. Simmons and Fletcher, P.C. has been speaking up for the injured across the United States Since 1979. We fight exclusively for the injured victims.
Simmons and Fletcher Blog
3d ago
Your rights when injured at Hobby Lobby depend upon what state you are in and whether you are an employee or a visitor. In all but one state they are in, injured employees must file through the worker’s compensation system if they are injured on the job at Hobby Lobby. If the ..read more
Simmons and Fletcher Blog
3d ago
Several states have legalized marijuana use in recent years. Additionally, vaping has become a popular thing despite its dangers and the FDA's attempt to ban Juul. With uncertainty around what people and/or sellers may put in vape pods or homemade cigarettes, it is good to know ..read more
Simmons and Fletcher Blog
3d ago
Under Texas Transportation Code §550.062, a police officer who investigates a crash involving injury to or the death of a person or damage to the property of any one person to the apparent extent of $1,000 or more is required to submit a written report of the accident to TxDOT ..read more
Simmons and Fletcher Blog
1w ago
On October 10, 2024, a chemical leak occurred at the PEMEX Deer Park Refinery located at 5900 Highway 225, Deer Park, Texas. An hour and a half after the release, PEMEX released the following statement: "PEMEX Deer Park confirms that a gas release was reported at one of our ..read more
Simmons and Fletcher Blog
1w ago
In the movie Kindergarten Cop, the scene where Arnold Schwarzenegger turns to the child and snaps “It's not a too-mah” is one of the most memorably funny scenes in the movie. But, some users of Depo-Provera a/k/a medroxyprogesterone acetate injectable suspension, as a form ..read more
Simmons and Fletcher Blog
1w ago
This episode of Meet Houston Missions features Bill Nash, the co-founder of Building Bridges of Hope. Building Bridges of Hope was founded 43 years ago after Bill’s son was miraculously healed from cancer. It is a music-driven mission that seeks to help children overcome ..read more
Simmons and Fletcher Blog
1w ago
Cypress area parents are up in arms about the increase in kids getting hit by cars as they walk or ride bicycles to school. The Cy-Fair ISD school board meeting a week ago was full of parents complaining after the district cut over 80 bus routes and parents saw three kids hit by ..read more
Simmons and Fletcher Blog
3w ago
When you are injured in a car accident that is not your fault, the law gives you the right to file a claim for compensation for your injuries with the at-fault driver’s insurance or your own insurance (when the at-fault driver has no insurance or too little insurance). But the ..read more
Simmons and Fletcher Blog
3w ago
In states where the common law One Bite Rule applies, the laws state that dog owners are not liable for their dog biting someone unless the owner knows or should know that the dog has “dangerous propensities that are abnormal to its class.” As Houston dog bite attorneys, we ..read more
Simmons and Fletcher Blog
3w ago
Each year approximately 75-95 people die and thousands are injured in industrial truck accidents in the United States with the most common type being rollover forklift accidents. In addition, common industrial truck accidents include pedestrian accidents, dock separation ..read more