We all know that it is never a good idea to drive while impaired. Drinking alcohol can cause slower reflexes and dull cognitive function. A driver who has traveled a street a hundred times sober could find themselves confused if they are under the influence of alcohol. That confusion can lead to a driver error…
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Last Friday, two more people lost their lives in a truck crash. It happened shortly after 11:00 a.m. at a toll plaza on the North Sam Houston Tollway near Veterans Memorial. The collision involved a chain reaction. A dump truck smashed into a Dodge Charger, which was hurled into a Honda and slammed into the…
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Last week, a Corpus Christi jury issued a historic verdict that awarded $18,750,000 to the surviving parents of a victim killed in a drunk driving accident. The verdict was issued against the bar that over served the drunk driver, as opposed to the driver himself, under the Texas Dram Shop Act. Under this act, victims…
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One refinery worker was killed early this morning when an unexplained explosion occurred at Chevron’s Pascagoula Refinery in Mississippi. The man had been an employee of the refinery for the past five years and was currently working in the Cracking II Processing Unit when the blast and resulting fire occurred. Plant operators insist that there…
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According to the New York Times, Johnson & Johnson has tentatively agreed to a settlement that could reach up to $4 billion to resolve thousands of lawsuits filed by patients injured by a flawed all-metal replacement hip implant. The tentative plan, which must win court approval, represents one of the largest payouts for product liability…
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It’s common knowledge that driving while intoxicated can impair judgment. However, it’s hard to say just how impaired one allegedly drunk driver’s judgment was when, after running a red light at a Houston intersection, he struck another car. Then, according to a pending lawsuit, tossed the injured driver’s cell phone into the burning car wreck…
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Authorities have not received word yet on any injuries from the gas pipeline explosion that occurred this morning near Milford, Texas. The explosion occurred at a drilling rig near Milford in Ellis County and involved a Chevron pipeline. It was reported that flames shot into the air, and some vehicles at the work site were…
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This week, Rep. Lamar Smith of Texas introduced into Congress a bill entitled the “Lawsuit Abuse Reduction Act” (“LARA”). If passed, this bill will amend Rule 11 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure to remove federal judges’ discretion in awarding sanctions for improper pleadings and remove the “safe harbor” provision of the rule which…
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