Year: 2017

scales of justice

Trucking companies seeing rising insurance rates because of jury awards from accidents in Houston & across the country. Jury awards for trucking accidents are on the rise in Houston, in Texas, and around the country. Insurance companies are raising rates, refusing coverage and truckers are being forced to clean up…

takata logo

Takata, a Japanese airbag company, pled guilty in a $1 billion deal with the US Justice Department affecting Houston drivers. When corporations knowingly cover up potentially deadly defects in their products, consumers suffer the consequences – serious injuries and fatalities. The U.S. Justice Department has dropped the hammer on one…

industrial worker

Industrial machines can inflict terrible damage on people’s bodies. When companies neglect safety guards, workers get maimed for life. Industrial machines can inflict terrible damage on people’s bodies. When companies neglect safety guards, workers get maimed for life. In a city like Houston where tens of thousands of people work…

biloxi train crash

This month’s terrible train and tour bus accident in Biloxi, Mississippi illustrates the skill needed by investigators and attorneys to diligently seek justice. Last week’s terrible train and tour bus accident in Biloxi, Mississippi illustrates the skill needed by investigators and attorneys to diligently seek justice. Though this commercial accident…

osha

Construction work is dangerous in Texas. When contractors are repeatedly cited for serious safety violations, government regulators and the courts need to ensure that justice is done. Hazardous conditions often lead to workplace accidents around the country. In April of 2016, a 40 foot steel beam collapsed on a 47…

texting while driving

Texas is one of only four states without a statewide ban on using a cell phone while driving. While the legislature dithers, more Texans are killed and maimed. Driving with a cell phone can be deadly. The Modisette family anticipated a joyous Christmas as they traveled Interstate 35 near Ft….