January 24th, 2020
Breaking News Around 4:30 a.m. a massive plant explosion in Northwest Houston occurred at the Watson Grinding & Manufacturing plant located at 4525 Gessner Road. Several area homes were severely damaged or destroyed. Many surrounding buildings and cars suffered damage as well as debris filled the streets. Video of the explosion was captured by a […]
December 23rd, 2019
After a wreck, people sometimes find themselves in a situation where they owe more money on their car than the car’s fair market value. This is what is known as being “upside-down” on a car note. When this happens and the car gets damaged beyond repair or “totaled,” in a car wreck, people often find […]
November 28th, 2019
In the early morning hours of November 27, 2019, a loud explosion rocked the town of Port Neches. The Port Neches plant explosion resulted in three people injured, extensive property damage across the town and release of a known carcinogen: butadiene. Subsequently at least three more explosions were reported at the Texas Petrochemicals aka TPC […]
November 16th, 2019
On March 17, 2019, a huge fire erupted at the Intercontinental Terminals Co. (ITC) bulk liquid storage terminal which sent a large black cloud high over Deer Park and surrounding communities east of Houston, Texas. The fire, which ultimately was allowed largely to burn out, spawned lawsuits from thousands of residents and Harris County for […]
October 14th, 2019
Why is Vaping Being Banned? Across the United States there has been a movement to ban the sale and/or use of e-cigarettes in both public and private venues. All this has followed after the Center for Disease Control has received numerous reports of lung injuries, illnesses and at least 24 confirmed deaths. The number of […]
September 19th, 2019
The Gilead Antitrust Lawsuits Gilead has been sued by numerous plaintiffs across the country in a alleging that the company was aware of a safer alternative to their popular HIV treatment drugs including Truvada at the time they started marketing them. The Truvada class action lawsuits over the safer alternative, however, are only one set […]
September 8th, 2019
Vicarious liability is a legal theory of liability that imputes liability from a negligent actor to another person or company for whom the negligent actor was acting on behalf of. It is important in cases where the negligent actor does not have sufficient insurance nor assets to adequately compensate the victim of his negligence. In […]
July 20th, 2019
Although most doctors insist that medical misdiagnosis is not a serious problem, according to one study, misdiagnosis occurs in about one in five serious illness cases. That error rate is unacceptably high, especially given the lofty standard of care that underpins doctor-patient relationships. A personal injury attorney may be able to obtain substantial compensation in […]
July 5th, 2019
Pharmaceutical giant Johnson & Johnson promised tens of thousands of people that its cutting-edge Pinnacle artificial hips would give patients more active lives. However, for many, their lives got worse. So, after years of litigation, J&J and its DuPuy subsidiary agreed to create a $1 billion settlement fund for victims. The settlement covers about two-thirds […]
June 20th, 2019
The idea that cars could drive themselves was once though to be merely a fantasy. Today, virtually every major auto manufacturer is in a foot race to be the first to get driverless cars into production. In fact, there are 52 different companies in California alone that have been approved to test self-driving vehicles ranging […]
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