This week begins with three wrecks for drivers to consider. First, at the time of this writing, inbound lanes of the Gulf Freeway near Clear Lake have been shut down due to a crash involving a big truck. Details have not yet been released. More seriously, a local motorcyclist was killed last night in a…
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Texting has been the contributing factor to far too many wrecks all over the country, and Texas is no different. In 2008 alone, 5,000 deaths were attributed to texting while driving, while in the year 2013 94,000 accidents were caused by distraction-related actions, many of which could be linked to texting. While these numbers are…
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This blog frequently discusses accidents in the oil and gas industry and the injuries and fatalities they cause. But what about occupational illness, another important concern of workplace safety advocates? It turns out that oil and gas industry has its own set of occupational hygiene problems that significantly contribute to the development of certain illnesses…
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With deadly crashes caused by wrong-way drivers on Houston highways on the rise, local agencies are increasing spending in further efforts to prevent them. In just the last few weeks, there have been several horrific crashes resulting in the deaths of three innocent people who encountered wrong-way drivers. In 2008, the Harris County Toll Road…
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Will the decline in oil prices throughout the world affect Texas? Of course it will. Tax revenues will decrease, employment will decline and related businesses will be forced to scale back or shut their doors entirely. However, there may eventually be an upside to this decline in oil and gas revenue: a decrease in worksite…
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In 2013, Brian Hoeflinger, then 18 years old, went to Foxx Liquor Store with two of his friends to purchase alcohol. He subsequently became intoxicated and ran his car into a tree; he died of his injuries. Dr. Brian and Cynthia Hoeflinger have sued several defendants involved in the purchase of the alcohol, including AM…
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In the recent unanimous opinion in Gelboim v. Bank of America Corp., the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that a plaintiff in a consolidated federal multi-district litigation (MDL) case had the right to immediately appeal the dismissal to the U.S. Court of Appeals, despite the fact that other MDL claims were still pending. This opinion, written…
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