In California, Walmart was sued by its truck drivers in 2008 for not adequately compensating the drivers for non-driving tasks. In the ongoing case, the drivers argue that minimum wage hasn’t been met for activities outside of delivering. Walmart pays its truckers only for miles driven and a set few activities, not by the hour….
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News accounts report that, on Sunday evening, suspects believed to have stolen a vehicle in the northwest portion of our county began to flee from police. Evidently, the vehicle was stolen from a fast food restaurant. A deputy constable spotted it, and then tried to pull it over. At that, the driver, with two passengers,…
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Texas requires that trucks carrying hazardous materials obtain permits from the Texas Department of Motor Vehicles. Additionally, motor carriers hauling certain types of hazardous waste must be registered with the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality. The federal Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration also requires registrations for transporters of specified hazardous materials. Railroads are governed…
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In a public meeting this month, Randy Clements, a manager of DuPont’s La Porte plant, addressed lapses in safety procedures that played a part in the deaths of four workers at the plant last November. The special meeting held within the La Porte Citizen’s Advisory Council (CAC) was called to address further citations issued on…
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Texting and driving is often associated as a dangerous habit of teenagers, but adults are guilty of it too. In fact, a survey by AT&T found that while 98% of adults know it isn’t safe to text and drive, a staggering 49% of them do it anyway. This past December a Tennessee school bus driver…
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In June 2014, a Walmart truck crashed into a limo carrying actor-comedian Tracy Morgan and several others on the New Jersey Turnpike. Morgan was seriously injured in the crash, suffering a severe brain injury, broken nose, leg, and ribs. He is still recovering. Another passenger, James McNair, was killed in the collision. After Morgan filed…
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House Bill 2150, containing language that overhauls the Texas grand jury system, is awaiting a signature from Gov. Greg Abbott after reaching final approval from the House on Sunday. The language contained in the bill would effectively scrap the controversial “pick-a-pal” method of grand jury selection in which judge-appointed commissioners selected jurors, leading to conflicts…
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On May 29, the Texas Supreme Court issued its decision in Sneed v. Webre, in which it tackled two issued regarding shareholder derivative suits involving closely held corporations: First, whether these suits may be barred by the business judgment rule, and, second, whether Texas recognizes the “double-derivative” standing of a parent company’s shareholder tof sue…
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