The 7th Amendment to our United States’ Constitution (ratified in 1791) states in its entirety that: In Suits at common law, where the value in controversy shall exceed twenty dollars, the right of trial by jury shall be preserved, and no fact tried by a jury, shall be otherwise re-examined in any Court of the…
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Each of the partners of have been selected by their peers as 2008 Texas SuperLawyers, a distinction they each are honored to accept. The partners and associates at Abraham, Watkins continually strive to excel in their profession which is to represent their clients with honest hard work, up to date knowledge of the law, and…
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The lawsuit of Columbia Medical Center of Las Colinas, Inc. d/b/a Las Colinas Medical Center v. Hogue was a medical malpractice death case. In it, the hospital operated an emergency room without having an echocardiograph available on a “stat” basis. Further, it did not warn its staff and the doctors that there would be a…
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In a recent ruling the Tenth Court of Appeals rejected claims from a bus manufacturer that claims of design defects stemming from lack of laminated glass and seatbelts on passengers buses are preempted by the federal law. Passengers involved in a bus accident had sued the manufacturer of the bus alleging the bus was defectively…
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In a recent case titled Columbia Medical Center of Las Colinas, Inc. v. Athenahougue, the Texas Supreme Court has found another way to make it more difficult, if not impossible to recover monetary damages when your loved one is killed. Justice Wainwright wrote the opinion for the majority. The issue in the Athenahougue case was…
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Our clients, Taurino Bocanegra and Irma Patricio, lost their 19-year-old daughter on July 3, 2008 in a horrific wrongful death bus accident just outside Nuevo Laredo, Mexico. Irma and Yani were passengers on a bus owned and operated by a U.S. company that transported passengers to locations within and outside the U.S. Irma and Yani…
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Just recently, I joined . For the last two years, I was practicing as a civil defense lawyer. I was able to represent a wide range of clients and businesses and work with some outstanding lawyers. The law firm was top notch, the people were fun and energetic, and the hours were extremely manageable. Something…
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Premise: Texas was one of the most talented groups of trial lawyers (plaintiffs and defense) in the country. Over the last 20 years, there have been significant changes to the Texas tort laws. Most of those changes are viewed as anti-consumer or anti-plaintiff. The resulting effect on contingency fee lawyers has been generally described as…
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