The Texas House of Representatives this week has passed a bill that is being called the “loser pays” bill. Proponents of this bill are touting the necessity of the bill by misleading the general public into thinking that this bill is only aimed at “frivolous” lawsuits. The goal of the bill, according to those that…
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On April 26, 2011, a Harris County jury hit Jubilee Financial Management, LLC, The Credit Card Solution (TCCS), Freedom from Debt Alliance, and Robert M. Lindsey with a $13.8 million verdict. The jury found that these defendants defrauded indebted Texans and failed to register with authorities in violation of state law. According to the State’s…
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On March 17, 2011, 23-year-old Kasey McKenzie was struck and killed by a custom 2003 Ford F-250 pickup truck outside a bar in Dallas, Texas. Recently, the parents of Kasey McKenzie have filed a wrongful death lawsuit against their daughter’s killer, Eric Brent Crutchfield, and Spearmint Rhino Gentlemen’s Club. Crutchfield, 27, was over twice the…
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The Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) has issued a recall of the Summer Infant – Slim and Secure Video Monitors. According the CPSC, the rechargeable batteries in the handheld video monitor can overheat and rupture, creating a burn and fire hazard. Consumers are being directed to immediately discontinue the use of the monitors and return…
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Today, around 2 p.m., an explosion at the KMTEX chemical plant near Port Arthur, Texas claimed the life of one worker and injured three others. According to preliminary reports, the explosion involved the processing of gasoline and a 500-barrel fuel tank exploded, resulting in a flash fire. According to Sheriff’s Deputy Rod Carroll, two of…
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On the last day of this year’s Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo, Brian Greenhouse (47) fell twenty-eight feet to his death from the “Hi-Miler” roller coaster. According Leroy Shafer, the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo event CEO, this was the first fatality at the carnival in at least forty years. So what happened? Safety consultants…
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Since August of 2010, DePuy Orthopaedics, Inc. issued a worldwide recall of both its ASR XL Acetabular System (total hip replacement) and its DePuy ASR Hip Resurfacing System. In 2003, DePuy released the ASR systems and marketed them as a unique, state of the art implants. What made the ASR systems so unique was the…
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Just recently, the Texas Department of Insurance has placed TWIA under administrative oversight. In a February 28, 2011 letter to TWIA, Texas Insurance Commissioner Mike Geeslin laid out a multitude of reasons why regulators believe that TWIA management is not capable of operating the organization “in a safe and sound manner.” According to Geeslin, TWIA…
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