Month: April 2017

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Suspected Propane Explosion Levels Home in Dawson, TX

On April 20, 88-year-old Dwain Spruiell and his wife, Cathy, were hosting out of town relatives when their home suddenly and unexpectedly exploded. The force of the blast leveled their home and shattered the windows at a nearby church. The Navarro County Sheriff’s Office is still investigating the explosion, but the home’s propane system is…

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Abraham Watkins

Driver Age Plays A Major Role In DUI Fatalities

Young drivers sometimes feel they are being “profiled” by insurance companies, and depicted as bad drivers. Unfortunately, there is a statistical basis for this stereotype – especially where DUI-related fatalities occur. The Texas Department of Transportation tracks the demographics of car crashes, including the ages of drivers. In the most recent set of numbers, for…

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Abraham Watkins

Wrong-Way Driver Dies and Seriously Injures Another in a Head-On Collision

On early Sunday morning, April 9, 2017, the driver of an SUV entered I-45 at Richey and headed north in the southbound lanes, causing a fatal head-on collision. The incident occurred on the northbound and southbound lanes of I-45 around 5:45 a.m. The impact caused the driver of the SUV’s vehicle to spin and catch…

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Abraham Watkins

When Longshoremen and Stevedores Bring Suit: Vessel Duties Under the LHWCA

Like most maritime accident claims, injuries to longshoremen and stevedores can involve a complex web of state and federal laws. The Longshore and Harbor Worker’s Compensation Act (LHWCA) and case law interpreting the LHWCA outline three duties that vessel owners and operators owe to longshoremen and stevedores. First, the vessel owner and operator have a…

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