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On July 14, 2021, The US Consumer Product Safety Commission (“CPSC”) filed a complaint against Amazon arising out of the sale of hundreds of thousands of hazardous products. The products include carbon monoxide detectors that fail to detect carbon monoxide,...
Two people were killed in a natural gas pipeline explosion near Farmersville, Texas, on June 28, 2021. The lethal blast occurred at approximately 4 p.m. at the Atmos Energy Facility in Collin County, Texas. According to authorities, workers were conducting pipeline...
Texas has no statewide leash law; however, each county and city across Texas may adopt a leash law that imposes a duty on dog owners. These laws are designated to protect the public from dog attacks and to prevent the spread of rabies and other diseases. Houston and...
At the end of last month, the Texas Supreme Court added some clarity and fairness to cases when a person who has paid for uninsured/underinsured (UM/UIM) motorist coverage needs to receive the coverage they paid for. In a 5-4 ruling the Supreme Court required Allstate...
A Texas man has sued California based Future Motion, Inc. arising from injuries he sustained after his Onewheel XR transportation device allegedly shutoff without warning and caused him to fall mid-ride. The suit alleges the California manufacturer was negligent in...
NHTSA, the United States government’s highway safety agency, recently announced an investigation into GM vehicles following complaints that airbags did not inflate during a crash. To date, there have been 15 complaints of airbag malfunctions, 6 crashes and 8...
On June 24, 2021, a Harris County resident filed a complaint in the Harris County District Court against TRT Development Company - West Houston a/k/a Omni Houston Hotel at Westside, TRT Holdings Inc., Omni Hotels Management Corporation, and Omni Hotels Corporation...
In a 5-2 decision, the Texas Supreme Court held that Amazon cannot be held liable under Texas law for injuries caused by a third-party seller’s product. In that case, a toddler suffered esophageal burns after swallowing a remote-control battery. The toddler’s mother...
Another person was recently added to the U.S. death toll as a result of the defective Takata air bag inflator. Since 2009, Takata air bags have caused at least 19 deaths and more than 400 injuries in the U.S. as a result of a defect that causes the inflator to rupture...
In October of 2020, four men were in a Jeep when they were struck by a train. Three of the men died. Their widows have filed suit and claimed the property owners of the crossiing where the crash occurred maintained “a dangerous condition” on the private land. The...
Workplace accidents are normally due to a failure to follow standards set by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration. Every fiscal year, OSHA publishes a list of the Top 10 Most Frequently Cited Standards to educate employers as to the commonly cited...
New Parents and expecting parents often trust baby brands to create and sell safe equipment for their new bundles of joy. Unfortunately, the baby industry is competitive, causing certain brands to cut corners and rush new exciting products to market...
On May 26, 2021, the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission issued a notice of the recall of about 5.4 million HSN steamers due to a serious burn hazard. The steamers were sold by HSN shopping network from January 2002 through December 2020 in-stores nationwide, or...
In early May 2021, two women were involved in an elevator incident in Galveston County, Texas. The incident occurred when the women were using an in-home elevator. As the elevator ascended, it struck the underside of the home’s deck, causing both women to fall fifteen...
On June 6, 2021, a Texas man was driving his motorcycle when he was hit by a Ford F150 pickup truck. Mark Barnes was reportedly driving his motorcycle eastbound on Gorman Ave. in Waco, Texas, approaching the intersection at N. 30th Street. Mr. Barnes proceeded through...
Koninklijke Philips, one of the world’s largest manufacturers of medical devices, recently issued a recall of some of its breathing devices after reports that foam within those devices might degrade and become toxic, potentially causing cancer. This recall will affect...
On May 26, 2021, the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) announced that the HSN shopping network recalled 5.4 million handheld clothing steamers due to serious burn hazards. The steamers are handheld electrical appliances that use hot steam emitted from a...
In Sanchez v. Smart Fabricators, a unanimous, en banc decision of the 5th Circuit upended existing precedent in greatly narrowing the critical threshold issue of who qualifies as a seaman under the Jones Act. As one of the leading personal injury firms in the nation,...
Two Houston companies appear to have been involved in a wild well fire that occurred along the Louisiana coast last month and resulted in severe burn injuries to workers attempting to plug an abandoned well. The well leak reportedly began days earlier about 18 miles...
Ikea, the popular home furnishings store, has issued a voluntary recall for over 100,000 dishware products because of a link to possible risk of burns. Specifically, Ikea recalled the “Heroisk” and “Talrika” plates, mugs, and bowls. The recall statement described that...
Benny Agosto, Jr. and Lena B. Laurenzo recently settled a commercial vehicle crash involving an 18-wheeler company out of El Paso, Texas. A Texas man was driving his cousin and her children along Interstate Highway 20 near Farm Road 2087 in Gregg County, Texas. While...
On May 12, 2021, a Harris County resident filed a complaint in the Harris County District Court against HEB LP, f/k/a HEB GROCERY COMPANY, LP (hereinafter “HEB”). The woman asserts causes of action for premises liability and negligence against HEB as a result of a...
Earlier this month, Peloton announced the recall of its Tread+ and Tread treadmills just weeks after fighting the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission for warning of several injuries and a child death linked to the product. The commission previously issued an...
**If you are in immediate danger, please call 911. Go to your closest emergency room. If you are no longer in immediate danger, the first step you must take after a sexual assaulted is to go to the closest hospital emergency room. Any person who has been...
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...
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