Cases involving defective and dangerous products or property conditions, known as product liability and premises liability cases, are very challenging. The evidence needed to prove negligence can be highly specialized and complex. It can take many years to actually obtain a verdict or settlement. These types of cases require that a law firm invest significant…
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Forbes Magazine, usually a mouthpiece for Chamber of Commerce agitprop, recently ran an article online acknowledging the failure of the so-called “tort reform” movement (available here). That conservative canard, long a pet project of big business and the insurance industry and a prominent plank in the GOP platform, blames plaintiff’s lawyers and supposedly frivolous lawsuits…
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Last Friday, the Texas Supreme Court held in American Star Energy and Minerals Corp. v. Stowers that the statute of limitations on a claim against a partner to enforce his or her liability for a claim against the partnership does not begin to run until the creditor can proceed directly against partner’s assets, which is…
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The Houston law firm of law firm of announced the undisclosed settlement of a lawsuit brought by the family of a woman grievously injured when she was thrown from a golf cart. Bonnie Herndon and her husband were taking advantage of a golf cart to return to their parked car after the Toby Keith concert…
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Mothers Against Drunk Driving, known as MADD, is a national organization with more than a dozen chapters in Texas, including one in Houston. The mission of MADD is straightforward: to end drunk driving, fight drugged driving, support victims of these crimes, and prevent underage drinking. Texas DUI Fatalities Highest in the United States The number…
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Houston has received significant media recognition over the past year as the new it city. Professionals young and old have flocked here. Construction companies have been unable to keep up with the demand. But what has been most pronounced has been the focus on Houston as a livable city. Publications highlighted Houston’s restaurant and art…
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