Recently, Harris County Sherriff’s Office responded to a call where a vehicle fell from the automobile lift in a garage, crushing one of the employees. The event occurred at a maintenance shop called Motowerks located at the 3800 block of Louetta in Spring, Texas....
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Liability For Injuries To Children On Landowners’ Property
Landowners are legally responsible for injuries that occur due to dangerous conditions on their property. In typical premises liability claims, landowners are held accountable for failing to remedy dangerous conditions on their property and/or for failing to warn...
147,000 Kia Recalled Over Fire Risk
The automobile manufacturer Kia is currently recalling 147,249 Soul and Seltos vehicles, due to potential fire hazards and vehicle stalling. The vehicles equipped with the 2.0 liter, in line 4 cylinder are the models currently affected by the recall. It has been...
Crane Crash in Texas Leads to the Death of Two Friendswood Men
On April 23, 2021, the boom of a crawler crane collapsed in Beaumont, Texas, claiming the lives of two men. An eighteen-wheeler accident had occurred along Interstate 10 in the Beaumont area, and the crane was being used to clear heavy machinery dislodged in the...
Medtronic Recalls Valiant Navion™ Thoracic Stent Graft System
Medtronic, one of the world’s largest manufacturers of medical devices, recently issued a recall of its Valiant Navion™ thoracic stent graft system. After reports of patient complications, including death, Medtronic is urging physicians to immediately cease the use of...
Why You are Not in Good Hands: How Insurance Companies Minimize Your Car Accident Claim
Insurance companies are in the business of making money. Undervaluing a client’s losses is an all-too-common tactic insurance companies use to minimize its financial liability and enhance profitability. In fact, insurance companies spend millions of dollars on...
Warning Issued About Peloton Treadmill
The Consumer Product Safety Commission (“CPSC”) issued a warning to consumers about alleged dangers of the popular Peloton Tread+ exercise treadmill. The CPSC issued an “urgent warning” after multiple reports of incidents involving small children resulting in injuries...
My Lawsuit: What Is “Pain And Suffering”?
A personal injury lawsuit often includes seeking compensation not only for the cost associated with medical care and loss of income but also for what is often referred to as “pain and suffering.” The phrase probably sounds familiar, but what does it mean for your...
Peloton Fights Efforts to Recall Its Tread+ Treadmill
The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) issued a warning to owners of the popular Peloton Tread+ after multiple children and pets were injured beneath the machines. The urgent warning comes less than a month after Peloton’s CEO, John Foley, noted a tragic...
Texas Supreme Court Reminds Defendants to Follow the Rules with Responsible Third Parties
Texas law allows a defendant in a lawsuit to designate another person or entity as the responsible party in a dispute, this is known as a responsible third party. Specifically, the law defines a responsible third party as “any person who is alleged to have caused or...
Zone of Danger: 5th Circuit Leaves Open the Door for Purely Emotional Injury
The availability of emotional injury claims in maritime law is unsettled. As it stands, recovery of purely emotional injuries requires proof of an attendant physical injury—or at least emotional injuries that present with concurrent physical symptoms. But a recent...
Woman Sues the Wortham Center After Fall on Uneven Surface Caused Head Injury
On April 2, 2021, a Harris County resident filed a complaint in the Harris County District Court against Wortham Center Operating Company, Wortham Ticket Center, Wortham Theater Foundation, Houston First Corporation (hereinafter “Wortham Defendants”). The woman...
Family of 5-Year-Old Killed by Intoxicated Driver Files Wrongful Death Lawsuit
Firm attorneys Benny Agosto, Jr. and Lena Laurenzo have filed a wrongful death lawsuit in Harris County, Texas against Sebastian Matta on behalf of the family of a 5-year-old minor child who lost his life as a result of a drunk driving crash on Sunday, April 11, 2021....
Peloton Treadmill Involved In Death of Child
Treadmill manufacturer Peloton recently acknowledged that one of its Peloton+ treadmills was involved in the death of a three-year-old child. The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) has publicly announced that it is conducting an investigation of this fatal...
Court Rules Uber is a Common Carrier – Subject to Duty to Care for Passengers
A recent court ruling marks a positive change for the legal duties Uber drivers have to their passengers, and their liability when passengers are injured or killed when using the ride-hailing app. In the underlying case, the parents of a 19-year-old college student...
Suit Filed in Motor Home Rollover
Lee and Stephanie Courson were driving their 2017 Tiffin Allegro Red motor home when they tried to change lanes. The motor home became unstable. Mr. Courson tried to pull the motor home back onto the road when it began to roll. The roof completely collapsed, killing...
Peloton Treadmill Poses Serious Threat to Children
The United States government recently issued an urgent warning to consumers to discontinue the use of the Peloton Tread+ after “dozens of incidents of children being suck beneath” the treadmill. This warning was issued approximately one month after Peloton, a New...
Injuries Sustained Due to Defective Car Seatbacks on the Rise
Generally, people assume that the safest place for their child in a vehicle is the back seat. Unfortunately, the past several years of litigation indicate that defective car seatbacks place anyone sitting in the back seat of a vehicle in harm’s way. In recent years,...
U.S. Supreme Court Ruling Makes It Easier to Sue Product Manufacturers
The Supreme Court of the United States issued a decision on Thursday, March 25, 2021, that will make it easier to sue nationwide automobile companies for alleged vehicle defects. Ford Motor Company appealed to the Supreme Court after unsuccessfully trying to dismiss...
The Deadly Effects of a Competitive Market
The Ford Pinto case became infamous in the 1970’s due to a defective fuel system design that burst into flames in a collision. It is estimated between 500 and 900 burn deaths resulted from Ford’s faulty design. Multiple lawsuits brought by those injured uncovered how...
Carbon Monoxide, The Silent Killer—When Silence Is Not Golden
From the inside of your home to the workplace, carbon monoxide is an ever-present threat, and is the leading cause of death from unintentional poisoning. Each year, more than 430 Americans die from unintentional CO poisoning not linked to fire and more than 50,000...
What Should You Consider When You Report A Traffic Incident?
Insurance adjusters have a responsibility to determine liability after a crash, with personal injuries and property damage often at stake. Researching the details of each claim is necessary to determine how much money to offer a claimant. Police reports, damage...
Maritime Injury: Claims for Purely Emotional Injuries and the Physical Impact Rule
An often overlooked component and independent cause of action in maritime injury claims is infliction of emotional distress. If you have been involved in accident and sustained psychological injury such as substantial distress, anxiety, grief, depression, insomnia, or...
Rear Seat Fatalities from Seatback Failure: Seat Strength Standards Unchanged in 30 Years
Recently, CBS News released the results of their six-year investigation which revealed the potential dangers of vehicle seatbacks during a rear-end collision. Vehicle seatback failure injuries occur when the front seat of a vehicle collapses backwards after a rear-end...
Barged Moored Allegedly Due to Tired Wheelman
Pilots, captains, and wheelmen are all primarily tasked with the safety of their crew and passengers. These seaman are also responsible for the safe navigation of their vessels, no matter the size or type of cargo. Some of the work shifts last 12-hours instead of...
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