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Recently, Harris County Sherriff’s Office responded to a call where a vehicle fell from the automobile lift in a garage, crushing one of the employees. The event occurred at a maintenance shop called Motowerks located at the 3800 block of Louetta in Spring, Texas....
A personal injury lawsuit often includes seeking compensation not only for the cost associated with medical care and loss of income but also for what is often referred to as “pain and suffering.” The phrase probably sounds familiar, but what does it mean for your...
Texas law allows a defendant in a lawsuit to designate another person or entity as the responsible party in a dispute, this is known as a responsible third party. Specifically, the law defines a responsible third party as “any person who is alleged to have caused or...
A teen employee of Jimmy John’s has filed a lawsuit against Jimmy John’s and its employee for an assault she suffered at the hands of her co-worker. Jimmy John’s reportedly hired a 36-year-old sex offender to work at one of its restaurants. The sex offender was...
An electrical utility company is being sued for at least $4,500,000 after one of its downed power lines electrocuted a man in his backyard. On July 16, 2016, Thomas Poynton, Jr. heard a loud explosion in his backyard and went into his backyard to investigate the...
If your claim requires a lawsuit, then you will eventually be required to provide a deposition. A deposition can be compared to a recorded interview. During the deposition, the person being deposed is asked questions from the lawyers representing various parties in a...
Notorious (adjective): publicly or generally known, as for a particular trait. A word now forever linked to Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg - not just for her trailblazing work on the nation's highest court, but for her perseverance, fierce attitude, and...
The Wawona Packing Company has issued a recall of peaches that were sold under several brand names at a variety of stores across multiple states. The tainted products have caused a salmonella infection outbreak across the United States. Wamona Packing has recalled...
Sending a child off to college typically holds contradicting emotions for parents. On the one hand, it's time for your son or daughter to forge their way as an adult. At the same time, you hope the values you instilled will influence the decisions made over the next...
Parents of minor children filed suit against TikTok and allege that the video-sharing app collects information about their kids' facial characteristics, locations and close contacts, and quietly sends the data to servers in China. The plaintiffs claim that troves of...
Traumatic brain injuries (TBIs) involve one of the most important and complex systems in the human body. An individual can suffer a traumatic brain injury from a car accident, construction accident, or even a fall. A TBI is caused by a sudden trauma to the brain. TBIs...
A lawsuit was filed recently accusing long time U.S. Figure Skating Coach Richard Callaghan of sexual abuse and alleging that U.S. Figure Skating did nothing to stop it. The lawsuit was filed by Craig Maurizi, a figure skating coach and former student of Callaghan....
During the summer, there can be an expected increase in the number of people going boating and fishing to enjoy the outdoors. With the increased traffic on the water, there is an increased chance for crashes due to people boating while intoxicated, distracted, or...
A woman has sued the Archdiocese of Galveston-Houston, as well as her former southwest Houston parish, due to sexual abuse she suffered at the hands of a former youth minister. The woman's lawsuit states that she met with youth minister Ralph Garza to receive...
On December 18, 2017, an Amtrak train derailed near DuPont, Washington. The Amtrak train was making its inaugural run on the Point Defiance Bypass; the route was supposed to save 10 minutes off the trip. After the train derailed, three people were killed and dozens...
A Missouri jury awarded $17 million to a girl who suffered brain injuries, a torn aorta, kidney damage, and several fractures as the result of a train accident. The lawsuit focused on a concrete barrier at a BNSF railroad crossing. Part of the Plaintiff's allegations...
Since early 2018, Austin and other cities across the country have seen an increase in the number of electronic scooters on city streets. The increasing popularity of electronic scooters has led to a growing number of electronic scooter-related injuries. Now, in the...
The fun involved with getting on a boat and participating in other water related recreational activities often causes us to forget that boats are motor vehicles too, and they have the same risks as the operation of car driven on the road. Recently in Mont Belvieu,...
They're popping up everywhere: Rentable electric scooters, sitting on sidewalks and lawns, ready to be rented, ridden, dropped off - and rented again by the next user.The rental process is typically app-based, were users download the company's app and pay by the...
On June 14, 2019, the Kansas Supreme Court struck down Kansas' cap on damages for noneconomic damages in personal injury lawsuits on the basis that the cap was unconstitutional. In Kansans, the legislature imposed a limit on the amount noneconomic money damages a jury...
The Kansas Supreme Court has held that the state's law regarding caps on certain damages for injuries in personal injury lawsuits is unconstitutional. Specifically, the court determined that caps on noneconomic damages should be removed. A majority of the justices...
Given the depravity of the act, it is no surprise that we think of prison as the most common form of punishment for individuals who commit sexual assault. In a criminal proceeding, the prosecutor focuses on proving that a crime was committed and that the defendant...
On April 30, 2019, a lawsuit was filed against the Aaron Family Jewish Community Center in North Dallas alleging the center did nothing to prevent the repeated sexual abuse of a young teenage girl by a staff member working as a trainer. The lawsuit alleges the center...
Safety is a difficult concept to calculate. Many would define safety as a feeling instead of something that can be measurably demonstrated.The safety of a particular geographic area is especially difficult to calculate. What makes a city or state safe? Is it a low...
A jury awarded a South Carolina man $13 million. The man suffered severe injuries, including broken bones and brain damage, when his vehicle was struck by a train. Lawyers for the plaintiff argued BNSF Railway was negligent by failing to cut down trees on its right of...
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