This post is part two in a series on fatal pedestrian accidents in Houston. Absent specific proof of speeding or distracted driving, such as cell phone use, it can be very difficult to establish that a driver’s actions in a fatal auto-pedestrian accident were criminally negligent. The story of one Houston mother is a good…
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According to a report from the San Antonio Express, rural Texas hospitals are facing cuts to programs and services that jeopardize already strained resources. Hospital administrators are trying to come up with solutions before Thursday, when “cost-saving” measures to Medicaid passed during the 82nd Legislature go into effect. The first cuts came in 2010 in…
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This post is the first in a series on fatal pedestrian accidents in Houston. In the two-and-a-half years spanning from 2008 to June 2011, over 2,200 pedestrians have been involved in auto-pedestrian accidents in Houston. Not all accidents proved to be fatal; Houston police records revealed that of the almost 200 pedestrians killed only 17…
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Target Corporation is recalling storage step stools for the second time this month after receiving over 27 reports of the stools breaking or collapsing. According to the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), 14 of these incidents involved children. Several adults have suffered broken wrists, arms, as well as a fractured hip and pelvis, when…
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The 1910 Courthouse was rededicated in Harris County on August 23, 2011. This courthouse will house the Houston Courts of Appeals beginning next month, and Houston is the home of two of the 14 courts of appeals in the state of Texas (the First and Fourteenth Courts of Appeals). The courthouse was originally constructed in…
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I am thrilled to report that the Mexican-American Bar Association of Texas Foundation’s (MABATx Foundation) Sixth Annual Scholarship Luncheon benefitting Hispanic law students, held last Wednesday, August 17 at the downtown Double Tree Hotel, was very successful. Every year, the luncheon raises money to donate to the three law schools in our community, and this…
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In a recent case, the Texas Supreme Court enforced an agreement between friends to purchase 3,800 acres for investment property. The case was Ganim v. Alattar, ___ S.W.3d ___ (Tex. 2011)(6/24/11). In it, two friends decided to invest in property and form a partnership to own it. After they made an offer on the property…
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While we typically focus our posts on lessons learned from tragic incidents throughout the state of Texas, we could not help but take note when we saw the following story about Washington state in the news earlier this month as it is not often that animals are involved in wrongful death lawsuits. Last fall, a…
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