Author Archives: Jay Butchko
FDA Rejects MDMA for PTSD
Citing insufficient evidence, the Food and Drug Administration denied a permit to Lykos Therapeutics, which would allow it to manufacture and sell ecstasy as a PTSD drug. “The FDA request for another study is deeply disappointing, not just for all those who dedicated their lives to this pioneering effort, but principally for the millions… Read More »
Rollover Wreck Seriously Injures Three People
Few details were available after a rollover wreck on the East Freeway seriously injured two children and one adult. Harris County Sheriff’s deputies responded to a major crash on the main lanes of the East Freeway at Freeport. A two-car crash where one of the cars flipped over several times causing ejection. The car… Read More »
Kinds of Negligence in Wrongful Death Claims
Any way you slice it, negligence is basically a lack of care. That duty of care varies in different situations, as outlined below. Basically, legal claims compel tortfeasors (negligent actors) to accept responsibility for the mistakes they make. In a perfect world, we’d all step up to the plate and accept the consequences of… Read More »
Who is Usually at Fault if a Bicycle is Involved in an Accident?
The rider or driver is almost always at fault if a bicycle is involved in an accident. Operator error causes over 98 percent of the vehicle collisions in Texas. Operator impairment, like alcohol impairment, and aggressive driving, like failing to maintain a proper lookout, are the two most common forms of driver error. The… Read More »
Top Five Causes of Motorcycle Crashes
Sylvester H. Roper, the inventor of the first motorcycle in 1869, also died in the first motorcycle crash, which was in 1896. Today’s motorcycles are almost infinitely faster and more powerful than Roper’s velocipede, which was basically a steam-driven bicycle. However, today’s motorcycles also have the same basic design as Roper’s velocipede (a frame,… Read More »
Dual Fatal Wrong-Way Wreck in Sugar Land
A third person barely survived the crash, which occurred on September 2, 2024, on U.S. 90 at Gillingham Lane, just east of Eldridge Road. Sugar Land police said a Honda Pilot was driving eastbound in the westbound lanes when the driver hit a Toyota Highlander, with two people inside, head-on. The two drivers died… Read More »
Direct and Supplemental Evidence in a Car Crash Claim
Cold, hard facts usually make a difference in life. That’s certainly true for victims in personal injury cases. To obtain compensation for their injuries, victims must prove negligence, or a lack of care, by a preponderance of the evidence, or more likely than not. While technically the standard of proof is low, there’s usually… Read More »
Red Light, Green Light in Pedestrian Injury Claims
Jaywalking pedestrians are eligible for compensation in the Lone Star State. Texas is a comparative fault state, and a jaywalking pedestrian injury is a classic comparative fault dispute. The victim crossed against the light, and the tortfeasor (negligent driver) didn’t watch where s/he was going. Divided fault claims usually mean reduced compensation. However, depending… Read More »
Special Issues in Brain Injury Matters
Motor vehicle collisions and assaults are the most common traumatic brain injury (TBI) causes in the United States. Each year, these injuries kill over 50,000 Americans, mostly after a brain injury-induced suicide. One reason the fatality count is so high is that these injuries are difficult to diagnose and treat. More on that below…. Read More »
Deadly Alcohol-Fueled Wreck Near Tidwell
Few details were available after a driver, who was allegedly traveling over 80mph, ran a red light and hit another vehicle in the intersection, killing that driver almost instantly. After the crash, which occurred on the 59 Eastex Freeway service road, near Tidwell, the driver who ran the red light, who showed signs of… Read More »