The law firm of is currently handling a lawsuit filed against Texas Windstorm Insurance Association related to claims handling procedures. The lawsuit has been filed in Galveston County, Texas and alleges bad faith by Texas Windstorm Insurance Association in the calculation of general contractors or hidden profit in determining the value of a claim. Central…
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The Occupational Safety and Health Administration has concluded it’s investigation into the building collapse that occurred on April 14, 2009 . At the time of the incident workers were performing demolition operations within a structure that collapsed on them and trapped and killed one worker. The Occupational Safety and Health Administration investigation concluded that the…
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The Catholic Dioceses of Corpus Christi and Baton Rouge have reached a settlement with Glenn Hymel who alleged a Baton Rouge Bishop, Joseph Sullivan, sexually abused him as a boy while he was minor seminarian with the Diocese of Baton Rouge. Sullivan abused Hymel from 1978 to 1982 while he was a seminary student in…
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Ford has issued what is now the largest single recall in its history. Drivers of an additional 4.5 million Ford vehicles have been alerted about a fire hazard from a faulty switch. According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration this was the eighth recall, involving a total of 16 million Ford Motor vehicles, concerning…
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Currently two of my partners, one associate, and several other support staff are in trial here in Harris, County. The case technically began on September 10th with pre-trial matters taking place on that Thursday and Friday. Voir Dire began on Monday, September 14th and testimony started on Tuesday. Since then, all of my colleagues have…
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Process Leading to January 2010 Board VoteThe State Bar Board of Directors at its January 2010 meeting will vote to recommend to the Supreme Court of Texas a.) whether Texas should require lawyers to disclose whether they have liability insurance, and b.) if disclosure is required, the preferred method of disclosure. To ensure that the…
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The research is now definitive: Commercial drivers are all too often impaired in their driving performance as a result of the medical condition of sleep apnea. Sleep apnea is a medical syndrome that is caused by the complete, or near complete, obstruction of the upper airway by redundant tissue and/or relaxed musculature just above the…
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In my last entry, I started to introduce the significant impact fatigue can have on drivers of 18 wheelers. The medical community, the federal and state governments and the trucking industry recognize the prevalence of drivers who push it passed the limits, and simultaneously decrease their attentiveness and effectiveness as professional drivers. The National Highway…
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