The Texas Supreme Court recently ruled against Texas consumers of electricity. The case was Texas Industrial Energy Consumers v. CenterPoint Energy Houston Electric, LLC, ___ S.W.3d ___, (Tex. 2010), and the opinion was handed down on October 22, 2010. During the deregulation of electricity, Reliant Energy was divided into an electrical generation company, a retail…
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The deadly crash of a Toyota Camry in western Utah is being blamed on a sticky gas pedal, the same problem that led the world’s largest automaker to recall the car for repairs early this year. The 2008 Camry slammed into a rock wall near the Nevada border on Nov. 5, killing the driver and…
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Rollerblade has recalled 29,000 pairs of Spark and Spitfire Inline Skates over injury risks. It was discovered that the frame mounting bold and wheel axle bolts may be loose on new skates, which would cause a rider to fall. These skates were sold at sporting goods stores nationwide and on the internet from September 2009…
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As the Deepwater Horizon drilling rig catastrophe investigation continues, it is becoming more and more apparent the companies who participated on this rig created an atmosphere that did not focus on safety. The presidential commission in charge of the investigation has uncovered an atmosphere of, at the very best, complacency for the safety rules and…
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On October 23, 2010 the Institute of Hispanic Culture celebrated its 45th Annual Noche de Las Américas Gala. The law firm of is happy to be one of the sponsors of this historic celebration. This black-tie fundraiser celebrated the court of King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella and the expedition of Christopher Columbus, which introduced the…
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On November 4, 2010, the United States Consumer Product Safety Commission and Britax Child Safety Inc. announced a voluntary recall of the Chaperone Infant Car Seat. According to the recall, approximately 23,000 of these units have been imported into the United States from China. These units were sold at retailers nationwide and on the Britax…
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The Federal Trade Commission is being asked to explain why the rental car industry shouldn’t have to live by the same rule that requires auto dealers to fix vehicles under recall notice before they can be sold. Safety groups say most business travelers or those renting cars for long trips don’t know whether the vehicle…
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