In 2012, Connie Jones Marable was injured in a Lowe’s Home Improvement parking lot after her husband’s 2007 Freightliner truck moved even though the emergency brake was on. Ms. Marable was pinned under the Freightliner’s wheels and dragged. According to one of her attorneys, Ms. Marable was left with “crushing physical injuries and a severe…
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On April 20, 2015, a woman attending a Cubs-Pirates baseball game suffered a traumatic brain injury after a ball was tipped behind so hard it hit her head, despite the protective net. The woman was on her way on her first-row seat, right behind home plate. With her back turned to the action, the ball…
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On April 30, 2012, Marcia Gray was driving on Interstate 580 in Oakland, California. A car accident in front of her vehicle caused Ms. Gray to break suddenly to avoid the wreck. As a result, a Chevrolet pickup truck struck her 1995 Mazda Protégé from behind. Ms. Gray brought suit against the driver of the…
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Family members are mourning the deaths of two people in a crash last night that is blamed on street racing. It occurred in northwest Harris County about 9:15 p.m. The intersection was North Sam Houston Parkway West at Bammel North Houston. According to law enforcement, a black Chevrolet pickup truck was racing between lights with…
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On Thursday, April 7, 2016 around 4:40 p.m., a massive fire erupted at the Baytown ExxonMobil facility located along Bayway Drive near West. This 3,400-acre Baytown complex includes the nation’s second-largest refinery and a sprawling petrochemical plant. At this time, the cause of the fire is undetermined. A second major plant fire occurred in southwest…
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The FDA has announced the voluntary recall for Reliable Drug Pharmacy compounding products due to mislabeling. Many of these products have been distributed to medical professionals, patients, and veterinarians in California, New Mexico, Hawaii, and Michigan. As a result, this group has been put on alert to check their supplies for any products labeled as…
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In an 8-0 decision handed down last Friday, the Texas Supreme Court set aside a district court’s order granting a new trial in a Hurricane Ike insurance case. This opinion continues the high court’s trend since 2009 toward sharply limiting Texas courts’ discretion to grant new trials in civil cases. The case, In re Stacey…
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The employer of a Jones Act seaman is required to pay maintenance and cure benefits to a seaman who has been injured while at sea. Maintenance provides for the seaman’s day-to-day living expenses. Cure provides for the seaman’s medical costs. Employers of injured seamen are required to pay maintenance and cure until the seaman is…
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