A 12-year-old boy was struck by a car at the intersection of 7 Mile Lane and Sunny Drive in North Harris County. The driver fled the scene, and the child, identified as Jason Palmer, was rushed to the hospital in critical condition with multiple injuries including a brain hemorrhage. The intersection, which is in a…
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General maritime law provides injured seamen with a “trinity” of rights against employers and shipowners. First, maintenance and cure requires that the employers and shipowners of injured seamen pay for accident-related medical care and an amount for room and board. Second, when the unseaworthiness of the vessel or its crew cause the seamen’s injury, then…
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Honda is announcing a recall on one of its newest automobile models before it even hits the U.S. public market. The 2016 Honda Civic compact vehicles equipped with two-liter-four-cylinders engines have poorly installed or lack their piston pin snap rings. The cause of this dangerous mechanical error stems from neglect during factory construction. An improperly…
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Loved ones are mourning the untimely death of a young woman who was killed today in a motor vehicle accident in the northwestern part of our county. Law enforcement reports indicate that the driver was just 21 years old. The woman was involved in a one-vehicle wreck that occurred on Louetta Road, near the intersection…
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The family of Zelda Rothman has sued the Southern California Gas Company alleging that a gas leak exacerbated Ms. Rothman’s health. Ms. Rothman was suffering from lung cancer when natural gas began to leak from a well in Aliso Canyon approximately three miles from her home. According to the complaint, due to the gas leak,…
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This holiday season saw self-balancing scooters known as hoverboards became extremely popular gift items, but a federal regulator issued a safety warning on the shipping of the toys after hundreds were found improperly labeled and packaged in cargo containers. The alert was triggered when investigators with the federal Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration intercepted…
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If you find yourself asking whether you need a maritime injury attorney, the answer is most likely yes. Maritime and offshore accidents involve different sets of laws than other personal injury or workers’ compensation claims. Depending on the case, there is often a complex framework of federal, state, and sometimes international laws that govern an…
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On January 28, 2016, over one hundred students and staff members of Marshall Middle School in Beaumont fell ill after there was an apparent carbon monoxide leak. The leak was said to have originated from a boiler within the school. Around sometime in the late morning, students and faculty members started feeling ill and had…
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