Month: January 2020

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A Montgomery County Resident Sues The Woodlands Mall After Slip and Fall Causes Her to Suffer Serious Injuries

A Montgomery County woman recently filed a complaint in the Harris County District Court against The Woodlands Mall Associates LLC, alleging negligence. The lawsuit arises of events that took place when the Montgomery County woman was walking inside of The Woodlands Mall. The woman slipped and fell, and sustained serious injuries, due to the mall’s…

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Mercedes Recalling More Than 750,000 Vehicles

Mercedes is recalling more than 750,000 vehicles due to detaching sunroofs, which have led to road hazards and accidents. The cars being recalled include the Mercedes-Benz’s C-Class, E-Class, CLK-Class, and the CLS-Class, made between 2001 and 2011. Each of these vehicles came with an optional sunroof. However, according to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration,…

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Abraham Watkins

As Drunk Driving Escalates In Houston, Drivers Must Be Vigilant

Drunk driving is more than a problem in Houston. It’s an epidemic. New numbers reported by KHOU 11 news show that both DUI arrest numbers and accident fatality statistics are higher than ever in 2019. Harris County is once again the leader in fatal DWI crashes in Texas-an uncomfortable distinction that both law enforcement and…

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Ikea pays $46M to Family of Toddler

In 2017, 2-year-old Jozef Dudek suffocated after a 30-inch dresser from Ikea tipped over on top of him. His parents, Craig and Joleen Dudek, brought suit against Ikea and claimed Ikea was aware that the dressers “presented an unreasonable tip-over hazard and were dangerously unsafe,” but continued to sell them. Ikea has agreed to pay…

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Claims Against the State

A Court of Appeals has affirmed a Travis County jury’s award of over $5 million* in a premises liability claim against the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) after determining that TxDOT had adequate notice of the claim. The appeal arises out of a motor vehicle accident where a driver was killed, and his passengers severely…

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