An East Texas family was recently awarded $730 million in a wrongful death lawsuit at the conclusion of their jury trial. The lawsuit involved a 73-year-old great-grandmother from East Texas who was killed in February of 2016 on Highway 271 in a wreck with an 18-wheeler that was hauling a propeller for a Navy submarine….
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In early October of 2021, two people died and two were injured as the result of a collision in Uvalde, Texas. The collision occurred when one truck made a left turn in front of another truck around 2:10 p.m. at the intersection of Highway 90 West and FM 2369. Lanes on the highway were closed…
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The Consumer Product Safety Commission (“CPSC”), together with The Boppy Company, recently announced a recall on over three million Boppy newborn lounger pillows after they were linked to the deaths of eight infants who reportedly fell asleep on the pillows and suffocated. The CSPC has urged families to stop using the recalled pillows, which have…
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In June of 2018, Jesse Henson was sent to the Jeffrey Energy Center power plant to investigate a steam release at the plant. When Henson reached the floor that he was to be working on, he was immediately engulfed in boiling, superheated steam that burned his flesh and ultimately killed him. After his death, investigations…
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In June of 2021, a 57-year-old man was operating an all-terrain vehicle (“ATV”) in his own neighborhood when it crashed into a curb, launching the man from his ATV and onto the road. Firefighters and paramedics arrived at the scene and took the man to the hospital; however, medical efforts failed and the man died…
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In early July of 2021, an 18-year-old man was walking home from work and attempting to cross a street when he was hit by a 24-year-old woman driving a Ford F-150. The man tragically died as a result of the collision, which appears to have been caused by the woman driving under the influence of…
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On May 5, 2021, Peloton announced it was recalling more than 125,000 of its Tread+ and Tread treadmills after defects in the treadmills were alleged to have caused the death of a child, as well as injuries to numerous small children and over 70 adult users. The recall decision was made only one month after…
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