Unlike commercial motor vehicle requirements, there are no statewide regulations of ambulance insurance minimum limits apart from what passenger cars must carry. Instead, any insurance requirements for ambulances over and above what passenger cars carry must be set by... Read More >
Houston Bicycle Riders Are Still at Risk During Pandemic
A lot has changed around Houston since March of 2020. Overall traffic has decreased due to stay-at-home orders and more businesses moving to remote workforces to weather the storm. You would expect a reduction in traffic to result in fewer serious bicycle accidents.... Read More >
Understanding the Truck Driver’s Duty to Secure the Load
A commercial truck driver is responsible for many things when they climb behind the wheel. One of the most important is making sure to secure the load. A shifting load in transit may not only damage the cargo but also can result in an uneven weight distribution making the... Read More >
The Flood of Houston Business Interruption Claims
2020 has been a unique year indeed. The COVID 19 outbreak has resulted in a significant decrease in auto accident claims due to fewer drivers on the road as a result of multiple stay-at-home orders being issued and businesses shutting down or moving to remote workforces. Some... Read More >
Houston Mail Carriers Need Your Help Reducing Dog Attacks
For three years running, Houston has held a title given by the United States Post Office that we should be absolutely embarrassed about—Dog Bite Capital of America. While many cities have seen a decline in the need to hire a dog bite attorney due to an attack, dog bite... Read More >
Why I Mentor | Paul Cannon | Simmons and Fletcher, P.C.
A Short Job Interview When I was in my third year of law school, I responded to a blind ad for a law clerk that was posted on a job board at South Texas College of Law. I went in for an interview and the interview went like this: “Thank you for coming, Mr. Cannon. I have... Read More >
Court Offers Hope in Defeating SOL Limits in Cruise Ship Tickets
Guest Editorial by Spencer Aronfeld. One of the most common defenses used by major cruise lines like Carnival, Royal Caribbean, Norwegian, and others is to deny injured passengers justice who file their claim either in the wrong venue or outside the one-year time limit.... Read More >
Coronavirus and Your Pets
The Coronavirus pandemic is enough to have everyone worldwide concerned about their health and safety, but what about your pets? How does the Coronavirus affect our pets whom we love so dearly? Unfortunately, there is still more to be learned about the Coronavirus and how it is... Read More >
Houston Rockets File a Pioneer Business Interruption Claim Lawsuit
The owner of the Houston Rockets, Rocket Ball, and Clutch City Sports & Entertainment, LP have filed a 412 million-dollar lawsuit against their insurer for denial of their business interruption claim due to the Coronavirus pandemic. The lawsuit is Cause No. PC-2020-05137,... Read More >
The Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA) and Paid Sick Time
The Coronavirus has changed the way that we as a society have been living since March of 2020. One of the many legislative changes that have come about was titled the Families First Coronavirus Response Act. This Act was designed to address many issues that our current... Read More >
Texas Farm Animal Activity Act Does Not Apply to Ranchers
On June 12, 2020, the Texas Supreme Court handed down the opinion of Waak v Rodriguez in which they held that the heirs of a ranch hand killed by a bull while moving animals from one end of the ranch to the other were not barred from bringing claims against the ranch owner by... Read More >
Is Your Law Office Covid 19 Safe?
While there is no way to ensure that an asymptomatic carrier of COVID 19 will not walk into a law office and infect others, there are many things that our law firm has done to help reduce the chances of people contracting COVID 19 when visiting the Simmons and Fletcher, P.C. law... Read More >
Drowsy Driving: What Have We Learned?
Drowsy Driving: 2013 to Now Professional drivers must learn to combat drowsy driving. People who drive on Texas roads for a living know that there are many things out there and inside of your car that can and will distract even the most focused of drivers. Driving on the... Read More >
When Your Spouse Abducts Your Child and Takes Them Abroad
This scenario has to be among the top tier of a parent’s worst nightmares. Try to imagine this. Imagine yourself in a custody battle over your children. You, a law-abiding citizen, voluntarily relinquish physical custody of your children to their other parent for their weekend... Read More >
Who Pays When an Underage Driver Hits You?
Who pays if anyone when an underage driver hits you and causes an accident depends upon whether an insured adult gave the underage driver permission to use the vehicle and whether the driver is specifically excluded. If the underage driver had permission from the car owner,... Read More >