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Dog bites can happen for many reasons. Sometimes the dog is playing and things get a little too rough. Sometimes the dog simply misunderstands someone’s actions or intentions. Sometimes dog bites happen because they have negligent owners. When dogs are neglected, mistreated,... Read More >

To better understand and assist our employees to succeed in their respective roles in the firm, the attorneys at Simmons and Fletcher, P.C. sent out an anonymous Remote Working Survey regarding the employees' experience with remote working as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic... Read More >

Some people think that just because they get injured on someone else’s property, the property owner is liable. This is simply not the case in Texas. Whether a property owner is liable when someone falls and is injured on their property depends upon what caused the person to... Read More >

The Texas Bullet Train project has been discussed for many years and has finally received the federal approval needed to begin construction. The proposed bullet train project is estimated to cost up to 20 billion dollars and take an estimated six years to complete the... Read More >

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 >

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 >

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 >

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 >

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 >

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 >

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 >

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 >

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 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 >

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 >