The deadline for lawyers on both sides of a proposed settlement designed to resolve billions of dollars in economic damage claims arising out of the April 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico has been extended by Federal Judge Carl Barbier. BP and lawyers representing the victims of the oil spill (estimated…
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In honor of April being National Distracted Driver Awareness Month, we thought we’d take a closer look at the numbers behind distracted driving car crashes. Between a number of major research studies and data compiled by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), it is clear that driving while texting or using a cell phone…
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On March 29, 2012, the 1st Court of Appeals in Houston, Texas affirmed the trial court’s summary judgment in favor of the employer and essentially held that there is no legal duty on an employer to investigate its employees’ driving records, absent other indicators of unsafe driving. The case arose out of an automobile accident…
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According to a new study published in the Journal of the American Medical Association, the likelihood of getting into a fatal car accident increases on tax filing day. Researchers examined a database of 6,783 fatal traffic accidents that occurred in the United States over the last 30 years on April 15, and compared these numbers…
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According to a recent article from Dow Jones & Company, Houston based Shell is stating that an oil sheen found in the Gulf of Mexico is not from two nearby oil and gas platforms owned by the oil giant. Shell spokesperson Ms. Weegh said “A thorough inspection to date of Shell assets reveals operations in…
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Dorel Juvenile Group is recalling 794,247 child safety seats because the harness locking and release button does not always return to its locked position. If this occurs, the harness adjustment strap can slip back through the adjuster as a child moves around in the seat. This can result in a loosened harness and increase the…
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As a follow up to our post earlier this week about Texas’s crackdown on distracted driving, we’d like to take a moment to look at an accident prevention effort on an even more local level in the city of El Paso. In 2010, the city council adopted an ordinance banning the use of cell phones…
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As the adage goes, April showers bring May flowers. Perhaps this year the adage should be that April’s distracted driving awareness campaign brings safer roads in May. National Distracted Driving Awareness Month began in 2010, after a resolution was passed by the U.S. House of Representatives. The resolution started with the founder of FocusDriven, an…
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