In the case of Texas West Oaks Hospital v. Williams, ___ S.W.3d ___ (Tex. 2012), the Texas Supreme Court ruled last month against a hospital worker who was injured on the job. The Court determined that he failed to comply with the extensive and expensive procedures for medical malpractice cases, dismissed his claim, and permitted…
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A crane operator recently died at a construction site while working to rebuild the Garden Ridge on I-45 and Highway 242 in the Woodlands. According to the reports, the crane was lifting a wall piece for a new store when the crane collapsed pinning the operator in the cab under the weight of the crane….
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In the case of Weeks Marine, Inc. v. Garza, ___ S.W.3d ___ (Tex. 2012), the Texas Supreme Court ruled last week against a worker who was injured on the job. This time, the worker was a seaman. The Court ruled that he was not harmed by the employer’s failure to pay for his medical care….
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Last Friday, the Texas Supreme Court eliminated the rights of injured workers to sue workers’ compensation insurance carriers that act in bad faith. The 5-4 decision argued that such litigation interferes with the state’s workers’ compensation system. In this case, Texas Mutual Insurance Company of Austin had initially denied an injured worker’s claim on the basis that…
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According to Channelview Emergency Medical services, a welding accident on June 2, 2012 at the Oiltanking Partners plant killed one person and injured another in Channelview, Texas. While the cause of the explosion remains under investigation, it has been reported that fumes inside of a pipe that was being welded ignited and caused an explosion….
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The deadline for lawyers on both sides of a proposed settlement designed to resolve billions of dollars in economic damage claims arising out of the April 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico has been extended by Federal Judge Carl Barbier. BP and lawyers representing the victims of the oil spill (estimated…
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According to a recent article from Dow Jones & Company, Houston based Shell is stating that an oil sheen found in the Gulf of Mexico is not from two nearby oil and gas platforms owned by the oil giant. Shell spokesperson Ms. Weegh said “A thorough inspection to date of Shell assets reveals operations in…
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The Eighth District Court of Appeals for El Paso in Nowak Construction Co. Inc. v. Avalos recently upheld a jury’s award of damages to a construction worker who was injured while on the job. The worker was injured while working on a project to rehabilitate a part of a sewer system for the city of…
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