On the Cypress campus of the Lone Star Community College just outside Houston, a man armed with a knife went on a stabbing spree, injuring as many as 14 students. At least four of the injury victims had to be airlifted from campus for medical treatment. Investigators believe there was only one man behind the…
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Even though a company’s employee stated the foundation repair it performed was the “worst” job he had seen, the Texas Supreme Court ruled in favor of the company and against the homeowner in the recent case of Gonzales v. Southwest Olshan Foundation Repair Company, ___ S.W.3d ___ (Tex. 2013). In Olshan, the homeowner had initially…
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Two oilfield workers, Juan Rios and Olegario Rios, were fatally injured in an oil well blowout in Barstow late last week. The well has been shut down since the explosion and the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) is investigating what went wrong that lead to the deaths of the two men as well as…
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A recent report has found a 40% increase in fatality traffic accidents in the Eagle Ford shale region in 2012 as compared to 2011. This report was done based on an analysis of data released from the Texas Department of Transportation. The numbers revealed 248 deaths in 2012 versus 177 the year before. These numbers…
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Ford Motor Company was sued recently by numerous consumers seeking compensation from the second-largest United States automaker for an alleged defect within vehicles made throughout the past decade. The lawsuit claims that the Ford Motor vehicles contain a “design defect” in the electronic control of the gas pedals, making them susceptible to sudden, unintended acceleration….
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Illness and disability caused by long term exposure to toxic chemicals in the workplace carries a $250 billion price tag but the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) may be doing little to help the 40,000 workers who die each year due to exposure-related workplace illnesses. OSHA has been careful to regulate arsenic, asbestos and…
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A Utah Judge recently ruled that the Utah Department of Transportation (“UDOT”) is immune from a wrongful death lawsuit filed by the parents of Justine Barneck who died in 2011. The parents of Justine Barneck sued UDOT after the 15-year-old girl died from injuries in a crash in 2011. Shortly before midnight on July 13,…
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According to the Texas Department of Public Safety’s 2013 projections, the Eagle Ford Shale is likely to see a continued problem with serious motor vehicle accidents involving commercial vehicles. In the three south Texas counties that contain over half of the active Eagle Ford Shale wells – Karnes, Dimmit and LaSalle – the number of…
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