On March 22, 2013, while walking through a new terminal at the Birmingham-Shuttlesworth International Airport, a large flight information sign weighing several hundred pounds fell and caused fatal injuries to 10-year-old Luke Bresette. The Bresette family filed a wrongful death suit and named contractors, the architect, and sign company as defendants, which included Brasfield &…
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In an ongoing lawsuit by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) against a Texas man it has accused of defrauding investors in a Ponzi scheme involving the popular “virtual currency” Bitcoin, Federal Magistrate Judge Amos Mazzant of the Eastern District of Texas re-affirmed in August his earlier denial of the defendants’ motion to dismiss. In…
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The recent uptick in the number of fracking and drilling sites in Texas may seem like a positive change to some, but some terrible statistics are emerging about health and safety incidents associated with those sites. New reports show that a rapid increase in truck accidents is accompanying the rapid oil boom. Although the rest…
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Takata, a Japanese parts supplier company, has recalled more than 14 million cars that are equipped with their faulty airbags. These airbags have the potential to explode, injure, and even kill vehicle occupants. Takata has supplied these defective airbags to a number of American, Japanese, and German automakers over several years. Last year, Takata’s automaker…
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A recent review by the Dallas Morning News discovered that Texas was the deadliest state for construction workers in the country. Within a nine year period from 2002-2012, Texas had 4,593 reported deaths. Many of these fatalities were related to electrical contracting, roofing, and framing jobs. The leading cause of death among construction workers are…
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Despite the known risks of drinking and driving, some people decide to get behind the wheel anyway. They feel that they are sober enough to drive, not thinking about what this could mean to them or other people who are on the road at the same time. Every year throughout the state of Texas, drunk…
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Possibly as early as October, 2014, the City of Houston will install a two-way protected bike lane. The projected bike lane will be installed along Lamar Street in downtown Houston. It should help connect the Downtown are to both the Buffalo Bayou and Columbia Tap Trails. Initial plans call for the bike lane to be…
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Millions upon millions of people take to the road every day for a number of reasons. From commuting to work to visiting friends and family, you will get behind the wheel on a regular basis. Although you hope to make it from point A to point B without incident, there could be a time when…
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