Last week a firm attorney wrote about the Texas Legislature’s attempt to increase speed limits for large trucks to 75 miles per hour. The attempt is now official as Texas Governor Rick Perry signed the bill into law. Under the current Texas law, the speed limit along most rural highways is 70 mph during the…
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Dealing with morning rush hour traffic is usually one of the least favorite parts of a commuter’s day. And while regular traffic flow patterns are bad enough, accidents in rush hour traffic further clog city highways. While many times these accidents are a matter of someone simply following too close, resulting in a minor fender…
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The United States Supreme Court dismissed a class-action lawsuit against Wal-Mart Stores, Inc., which claimed that the retailer had discriminated against 1.5 million female workers. Justice Antonin Scalia, writing for the 5-4 majority in Dukes v. Wal-Mart, said that “In a company of Wal-Mart’s size and geographical scope, it is quite unbelievable that all managers…
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We have all seen them – they look like giant, soft slides and castles. Often you see children playing and jumping on these inflatable playgrounds. They may be called “moonwalks,” “bounce houses,” or “inflatable rides.” What is not known is that these inflatables are dangerous and can be deadly. Recently, on New York’s Long Island,…
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According to the Associated Press, the United States Supreme Court has once again sided with big business even in situations where deception is involved. The Court threw out a lawsuit filed by investors against Janus Capital Group who were seeking to hold the company liable for allegedly false statements in some Janus mutual fund documents….
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Earlier this week we wrote about the death of two small children in a tragic car accident that happened in Harris County last month. Unfortunately, tragedy in the form of a fatal car-truck accident struck again in Texas last week when a 9-year-old child was killed on a suburban Dallas road. A woman and her…
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The Texas Department of Assistive and Rehabilitative Services (DARS) has stated that the personal data of about 4,900 current and former state employees may have been exposed in a security breach. The information – names and Social Security numbers of current and former employees – was on an internet site accessible to the public but…
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On May 23, 2011, the Texas Senate unanimously voted in favor of passing House Bill 1353. The bill stipulates the Texas Transportation Commission has the authority to increase speed limits up to 75 miles per hour – including the speed limit for 18 wheelers – as well as allow the same day and night speed…
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