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Emergency crews were dispatched to a chemical processing plant in east Harris County, Texas, about 25 miles northeast of Houston, in the late morning hours of April 2. The plant is located in Crosby, Texas. An explosion was reported at the Crosby chemical plant. Directly after the incident, officials with Harris County reported that two people at the Crosby chemical plant were injured in the initial explosion. Officials did use the term “initial explosion” without further elaboration. The extent of…

As we have stated in other posts, we are concerned that “self-driving” (also known as “autonomous vehicle”) technology is not as sophisticated or as safe as some manufacturers would have you believe. Specifically, we believe that problems with object detection and object recognition are the “Achilles Heel” of autonomous vehicle technology. In today’s post, the automobile accident injury lawyer at The Doan Law Firm will review a recent, but largely unknown, study suggesting that “autonomous” or “self-driving” vehicle technology still…

Sadly, we must report that many of our veterans have developed significant hearing loss and that a factor in their hearing loss were defective earplugs that weredeliberately sold to the Defense Department by 3Mwith the full knowledge that they were defective! History of the Earplugs and Hearing Loss Hearing loss is the second most common cause of disability in the Veterans Administration system. Many of these cases are found in our older veterans and are related to the natural aging…

“Street racing” has been defined as “an unsanctioned and illegal form of auto racing that occurs on a public road.” These races were once held on relatively isolated stretches of rural roads but, and in part, the success of movies that glorify street racing such as The Fast and the Furious and the television series Street Outlaws has led to a virtual explosion of street racing in urban areas such as Las Vegas, Los Angeles, Milwaukee, Houston, and Tampa In…

Did you know that your new car, truck, or SUV is equipped with a small computer that is recording your every driving action as well as data on your vehicle’s condition every time you drove it? If you didn’t, you know now! Today’s post is a “good news” and “bad news” report on a recent National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) decision to withdraw its 2012 proposal regarding the installation of Event Data Recorders (EDRs or, as they are better…