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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….
Trampolines and other amusement parks carry inherent risks, but when park owners don’t promptly fix damaged attractions, tragedy is too often the result. Amusement parks are places for fun and laughter. But for one family in Houston, the laughter was swept away by horror when their son fell through a…
Petroleum processing plants are risky environments. When management puts workers at risk, tragedy can strike suddenly, in Texas and beyond. An earth shaking explosion and fire rocked the Williams Olefins petroleum plant southeast of Baton Rouge, Louisiana, in June 2013. Two workers perished and 167 others were injured. Two court…
Many states hide engineering studies on dangerous roads and intersections. While the safety improvement of the roadways slows, people suffer more tragic accidents. Many states hide engineering studies on dangerous roads and intersections. While the safety improvement of the roadways slows, people suffer more tragic accidents – and it can…
When companies keep big rig drivers with an unsafe driving history on the road, they put the public at risk – in Texas and beyond. A central Texas man perished in a crash with an 18-wheeler driven by a trucker with multiple accidents and tickets which were known by his…
