Some groups have called them the “Corporate Court” and yesterday was clearly an example of why. Large corporations, such as AT&T, the defendant in the case in front of the U.S. Supreme Court, won a substantial victory on the issue of an individual’s right to file class action claims when arbitration is involved. The split…
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Last Friday a construction worker was killed near Texas Highway 288 in Harris County when he was crushed by a cement truck. According to officials, the construction crew was doing shoring work (providing support to the shoreline by creating walls) near Highway 288, along Brays Bayou between North MacGregor and South MacGregor Way. The cement…
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The comptroller spent $1.2 million just in mailing out letters to those affected, as well as $393,000 to set up a call center, and $290,000 to Gartner and Deloitte to examine the agency’s information security policies and procedures, according to a report in the Austin American-Statesman newspaper. The comptroller has also negotiated discounts for fraud-related…
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On March 20, a trip to the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo ended in tragedy when a 47-year-old man died after falling from a roller coaster ride. He had been riding in the first car of the coaster when he plunged 28 feet to the ground below. The ride operator had looked away from the…
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In a recent decision, the court of appeals in Dallas ruled that a widow and her children had no legal remedy after her husband was killed while servicing a convenience store. In the case of Gorman v. Ngo, ___ S.W.3d ___ (Tex.App.-Dallas 2011, no pet.), Ngo owned a convenience store. After he had a walk-in…
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Three people are dead after a series of tragic traffic accidents at the end of last week, and another person was discovered who had lost their life in an apparent hit-and-run incident on Houston roadways since. Police say the deadly spree of crashes and collisions began around 8:50 p.m. last Thursday. A 21 year-old Houston…
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Large rental car companies continue to rent vehicles that have been recalled. Last year, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration asked domestic car manufacturers to provide recall repair information for car rental companies. It found that 90 days after the recall was announced 65 percent of Enterprise’s car had been repaired. This compared favorably to…
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A recent fatal accident in Houston, Texas, is just another example of why 18-wheelers and other large trucks should have more stringent standards when it comes to installation and strength of under-ride guards. “Under-riding” occurs when a passenger vehicle collides with a commercial truck, and the front end of the car slides beneath the underside…
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