Month: June 2009

Abraham Watkins

$80 million dollar settlement for Hurricane Rita Bus Fire Litigation global settlement

The approach of Hurricane Rita prompted a mass evacuation of the Houston area in September 2005. Part of the evacuation were elderly patients from a nursing home facility in Bellaire, Texas. The elderly patients were being transported in MCI Model EL3 bus. During the course of the long trip to Dallas, the vehicle got a…

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