Year: 2017
When healthcare companies overcharge the federal government for services, taxpayers ultimately get socked with the bill – Happens in Houston, in Texas and in the rest of the country. Sometimes big companies do bad things. Take healthcare companies as an example. When healthcare companies overcharge the federal government for services,…
Texting and driving puts motorists in danger in Houston and around Texas. A witness to the catastrophic church bus crash near Uvalde, Texas underscores that danger. Image from Statesman.com Texting and driving puts motorists in danger in Houston and around Texas. Now a witness to the catastrophic church bus crash near…
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, 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 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…
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…
Tragedy struck a San Antonio family in late 2012. And finally, a jury has helped the family by awarding justice in the amount of a $124.5 million judgement. Just before the Christmas holidays on December 18, 2012, Jesse Rivera, was driving his 2005 Audi A4 Quattro with his two sons,…
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…
The Under Ride Crash: Not all truck accidents are created equal. When a passenger car goes underneath the trailer of an 18 wheeler, the result is often catastrophic for occupants of the car. This type crash is one of the worst truck accidents possible. Known as an ‘under ride crash’,…
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….
