We recently filed a lawsuit against a famous rapper. When the lawsuit was filed, we made all attempts not to attract media attention. We wanted this to be low key so we could have the lawsuit served on the defendant. However, along the way the word got out. I can only assume that someone in…
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I am often asked from a legal medical perspective what is the first thing a client should do following an accident. The answer is fairly simple: Follow your doctor’s advice and concentrate on your recovery. Although straight forward, this advice is sometimes difficult to follow. From a legal perspective, many jurors understand that clients often…
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The Texas Supreme Court ruled that a jury cannot award damages to the family of a man killed by an employee leaving work after his employer had worked him to exhaustion. A trial court jury had awarded damages to the Escoto family after an employee leaving Nabors Drilling, U.S.A. veered across the centerline and killed…
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I have just attended a State Bar of Texas seminar on “Understanding Juries.” At the program, there was a mock trial presented to a mock jury to help us (the attendees) better understand how juries think and analyze cases. The case presented dealt with a manufacturing business (the plaintiff) that was having financial difficulties when…
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[email protected], Jr., Chelsie King Garza and undertook the representation of Eluid Cesar Hinojosa, a Sergeant with the Harris County Constable’s Office, when he challenged a decision of the Texas Department of Insurance – Workers’ Compensation Division regarding compensability of benefits in Harris County District Court. The injured worker was victorious at trial and the Texas…
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Last December the firm was retained on case involving the throttle malfunction on a Kawasaki dirt bike that had been retrofitted with addition aftermarket parts. The malfunction occurred while our client was operating the bike and was thrown of the bike, suffering catastrophic injuries that rendered him paraplegic. The Texas defendant responsible for packaging and…
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