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Drivers who injure pedestrians and cyclists in a crosswalk may now face criminal negligence charges after the recent passage of the Lisa Torry Smith Act. Signed by Gov. Abbott on June 18, the new law will go into effect this September 1. The law is named after Lisa...
In early July of 2021, an 18-year-old man was walking home from work and attempting to cross a street when he was hit by a 24-year-old woman driving a Ford F-150. The man tragically died as a result of the collision, which appears to have been caused by the woman...
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...
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is alerting health care providers to stop implanting Medtronic’s Heartware Ventricular Assist Device (HVAD) System after reports of patient deaths. Medtronic, one of the world’s largest manufacturers of medical devices, announced...
The nation has watched in captivated shock and horror at the recent collapse of the Champlain Towers South condominium building near Miami, Florida. Local Houston media outlets have now identified at least two individuals with Houston ties among the victims found at...
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...
Fisher-Price recently issued a recall of its 4-in-1 Rock ‘n Glide Soothers as well as its 2-in-1 Soothe ‘n Play Gliders after the products were linked to four infant deaths. The infants were reportedly placed on their backs unrestrained in the product and later found...
A lawsuit alleging a man fell to his death from a wind turbine was recently filed in Tom Green County, Texas. The wife of the deceased, Lacy Johnson, is suing Sentry Electric Group for the wrongful death of her husband. The lawsuit alleges that Mr. Aaron Johnson was...
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...
On April 7, 2021, bicyclist Beatrice Gonzalez, then 47-years-old, was waiting on the sidewalk in front of a high school for the rest of her cyclist friends. While she was waiting, police say 24-year-old Samantha Castillo, who was driving at a high rate of speed,...
A crash involving an 18-wheeler and a pickup truck resulted in the death of one woman and injuring three others on Highway 114 near the Texas Motor Speedway. The truck reportedly entered a curve in the roadway and hydroplaned, sliding through the median and into...
On April 7, 2021, a drunk San Antonio resident named Samantha Castillo was charged with the intoxicated manslaughter of cyclist Beatrice Gonzales. According to the lawsuit, Gonzales was out cycling with a group of cyclists. While riding on St. Mary’s St. in San...
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....
On April 23, 2021, the boom of a crawler crane collapsed in Beaumont, Texas, claiming the lives of two men. An eighteen-wheeler accident had occurred along Interstate 10 in the Beaumont area, and the crane was being used to clear heavy machinery dislodged in the...
Firm attorneys Benny Agosto, Jr. and Lena Laurenzo have filed a wrongful death lawsuit in Harris County, Texas against Sebastian Matta on behalf of the family of a 5-year-old minor child who lost his life as a result of a drunk driving crash on Sunday, April 11, 2021....
Nearly one year after a catastrophic explosion at Watson Grinding & Manufacturing Co. rocked northwest Houston, United States Bankruptcy Judge Marvin Isgur entered an ordered remanding 126 explosion-related cases to state court. Last Summer, experts conducted a...
This week marks the one-year anniversary of the chemical explosion at the Watson Grinding & Manufacturing Plant that left three dead and damaged hundreds of homes in nearby neighborhoods. The milestone comes as many residents continue efforts to process insurance...
Firm attorneys Brant Stogner and Lena Laurenzo have obtained a large settlement in a lawsuit against two trucking companies, 2006766 Alberta, Inc. and Black Deer Transport, Inc. On July 27, 2019, an 80-year-old mother was riding in her adult daughter’s sedan on the...
A mother sued the owner of a north side motel, where her 15-year-old son was electrocuted several months ago. The fifteen-year-old child died after touching the wires of an interior swimming pool light at North Villa Inn on the North Freeway at North Vista. According...
The surviving son of Texas deceased man, Augustin Suchil, has filed a wrongful death lawsuit against an apartment complex and the management company for the apartment complex. In April of 2019, the apartment complex caught fire during a lightning storm. Suchil was...
Earlier this month, the family of Timesha Beauchamp filed a lawsuit against the paramedics who wrongfully declared her dead before she was later found breathing after her body had been delivered to a funeral home. On August 23, Southfield EMS was sent to respond to a...
Hazing has been a part of fraternity lifestyle for years, and even though some people enjoy the culture, it can be harmful to its members and their families. In 2019, Sam Martinez was one of these members that lost his life while being hazed during a college...
Two of the families whose relatives were killed in the Kobe Bryant helicopter crash in January of this year have filed wrongful death lawsuits against the company that owned and operated the helicopter, Island Express. The lawsuit alleges that Island Express was...
On February 4, 2020, the son of a former resident of The Village of River Oaks ("the nursing home") filed a lawsuit in the Harris County District Court against the nursing home. The son filed the lawsuit individually and on behalf of his father's estate, while two...
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