Personal Injury Articles

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 should be locked up. While the victim’s testimony may…

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 even ignored a manager’s repeated reports about the…

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 rate of violent crime? Safe roadways and attentive drivers? A…

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 way. According to the plaintiff, the vegetation obstructed…

A passenger on an American Airlines flight filed suit against the major airline claiming that a flight attendant punched him in the head while on a flight back on January 5, 2018. The passenger, Gregory Lagana, was traveling from Charlotte, North Carolina to Philadelphia on American Airlines Flight 1798 when the alleged assault occurred. The…

Kick scooters have been around for a long time – at least 100 years – entertaining kids eager to get outside and hit the streets. The early, homemade, versions were crafted by attaching roller skate wheel sets to a board. The next generation of scooters is here, they are electric, mobilized, and they’re taking the…

You may have heard the term “statute of limitations,” but you may not understand what it means. It is important for everyone, not just lawyers, to have a basic understanding of statutes of limitations, because they can have a profound effect on your rights. You may have heard about statutes of limitations in the context…

Recently, Raymond and Dikeisha Whitlock-Pryer filed a lawsuit against a Houston daycare facility for negligence in connection with the death of their three-year-old son. On July 19, 2018, Raymond Jr., who also went by R.J., along with 28 other students of Discovering Me Academy LLC went on a field trip to a local park. According…