A Texas jury has awarded $301 billion dollars to a family who lost two loved ones after a drunk driver ran a red light at 91 mph, causing the crash. This verdict marks the largest personal injury award in US history. The lawsuit was brought by the family of a woman and her 16-year-old granddaughter…
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On December 20, 2021, a Brazos County Resident filed a lawsuit in Brazos County District Court against Watson Signs and Monuments, LLC after her young son’s finger was crushed by a toppling tombstone, pinning him by his finger. The Plaintiff was shopping at the business with her family, there to purchase a headstone for her…
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A Harris County jury awarded a verdict in the amount of $7,110,000.00 on Thursday afternoon, December 17, 2021, to a local nursing assistant who was injured in 2016 while transferring a bariatric patient from bed to wheelchair at the Courtyards of Pasadena nursing home facility in Pasadena, Texas. Abraham Watkins attorney Christopher Mahfouz secured the…
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On November 5, 2021, ten young people lost their lives, and more than 300 others suffered traumatizing injuries on the opening night of the third-annual Astroworld Festival, a sold-out weekend music festival held at NRG Park in Houston, TX. The first night of the sold-out Astroworld Festival turned chaotic, as a deadly crowd surge occurred…
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On November 30, 2021, a Harris County resident filed a petition to initiate a lawsuit in the Harris County District Court against The Farmers Group LLC doing business as Farmers Fresh Meat (hereinafter “Farmers grocery store”) as a result of injuries she sustained while grocery shopping. The woman asserts causes of action for premises liability…
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Currently, traumatic brain injuries, “TBIs,” are the leading cause of death and disability in children in the U.S. TBIs include concussions and contusions to the brain. Concussions are a sudden jolt to the brain, causing twists and stretches in the cells and nerves in the brain, changing how chemicals in the brain function for a…
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On September 27, 2021, the day of the incident, Westlake operators issued what’s called a “hot work permit”. The permit allowed welders to do their job in and around the refinery. Unfortunately, Westlake’s operators failed to ensure that the work area was safe and free from hydrocarbons. It is believed that the lines being worked…
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A jury awarded $730,000,000.00 to the surviving family members of Toni Combest, a 73-year-old great-grandmother. Combest was killed on February 21, 2016, when a Landstar Ranger, Inc. cargo truck left its lane of traffic and hit her at approximately 65 miles per hour. The truck was hauling a 197,000-pound propeller for a U.S. Navy nuclear…
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