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Technology is providing a brighter future for victims of crush and amputation injuries in Houston and across America with new, bionic limb technology. When a workplace accident results in a debilitating crush injury or amputation injury, the attorneys at The Callahan Law Firm have the experience, skill and resources to…
A global auto parts manufacturer allowed workers to be exposed to deadly dust every day, endangering them and their families in Houston & beyond. Manufacturing plants are inherently risky places to work. Dangerous machines, chemicals and other hazards dictate that management should protect workers from injury and illness. Global auto…
Children shouldn’t be exposed to dangers at home from faulty products. IKEA is paying $50 million to settle cases involving the death of four toddlers from dressers toppling over upon them. Young children shouldn’t be exposed to dangers of serious injury and death within their own home. Yet after eight…
A tragic week in the oil and gas industry reminds us of how dangerous it is to work in that industry. In one of the incidents, a Houston area man lost his life. It was a disturbing week in the oil and gas business as three separate accidents in Texas and Louisiana…
The December 2017 deadline is looming for all big rigs to have electronic driver logs, but with no enforcement plan, safety is on hold in Houston and around America. For decades the temptation for truck drivers to drive more hours than allowed by law was made easier with paper log…
Failure of an 18 wheeler to stop for backed up traffic is a common scenario in a big rig accident. And the result if often catastrophic for people in passenger vehicles. He dreamed of becoming a police officer, of protecting people and saving lives. Instead, five year old Xander Cruz…
Workplace injuries don’t just happen in Houston. A Goodwill Industries facility in California faces lawsuits and fines after a worker was killed and another complained of retaliation. Numerous workplace safety investigations have dogged the facilities. Young Father Killed Goodwill Industries of Sacramento Valley and Northern Nevada is one of thirteen…
Parents naturally want their children to be safe in Houston, Texas and across America. A California family is living their worst nightmare as their child was killed after school by a truck driver. The parents of eight year old Brock McCann are suing CR&R Environmental Services, the trash hauler contracted…
In a natural disaster, dangerous pollutants can be released from Houston area refineries. Government agencies shut down sensors during Hurricane Harvey, trusting refineries to report releases of chemicals. Residents of Manchester, a “fence line” community adjacent to oil refineries, complained of a noxious smell during the rains of the hurricane….
For many homeowners devastated with flooding in Houston, the other shoe will drop if they don’t have a specific flood insurance policy, because standard homeowners insurance doesn’t cover this kind of event. Those who have never read their standard homeowners policy may be in for the shock of their lives….
