On March 22, 2022, a petition was filed to initiate a lawsuit in the Harris County District Court against GPM Investments (hereinafter “E-Z Mart”) and Counterforce as a result of fatal injuries sustained by a female employee. The lawsuit asserts causes of action for premises liability and negligence against E-Z Mart as a result of…
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The family of Chris Hill has filed a negligence suit after Hill’s fatal fall at Northeast Dallas bar, 77 Degrees, on March 12, 2022. The suit alleges that the bar was overcrowded and did not have enough staff to control the crowd the night of the 25-year-old Hill’s death. Hill, a Wise County resident, was…
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As recently reported in the Houston Chronicle, from indoor dining to international flights, industries battered by the Covid pandemic are inching back toward normalcy, but perhaps none has turned a corner quite as clearly as the oil refining industry. There are many examples of energy companies that have shown great improvement in production and profits…
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According to a study by the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety, drivers of bigger vehicles like pickup trucks and SUVs are more likely to hit pedestrians while making turns than drivers of cars. The research suggests that the increasing popularity of larger vehicles may be a possible factor in rising pedestrian deaths. Per government data,…
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Each year, many agricultural workers become injured on the job. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimate that in 2019, 410 farmers and farm workers died from a work-related injury. This means that there was a fatality rate of 19.4 deaths per every 100,000 farmworkers. Moreover, every day about 100 agricultural workers suffer a…
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Statistics reveal that motor vehicle accidents involving 18-Wheelers are on the rise in Texas and the United States as a whole. In Texas, a staggering 14,000 people were injured in accidents involving commercial trucks in 2020. In 2021, approximately 11 people lost their lives every day on Texas roads. Further, in the United States as…
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In December of 2021, the Texas Department of Public Safety responded to a fatal helicopter crash near Livingston, Texas. Four individuals were in the helicopter at the time of the crash: the helicopter’s 73-year-old pilot and three family members who were passengers. One of the passengers died as a result of the crash, while the…
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On February 28, 2022, the FDA recalled three powdered baby formula brands after receiving reports of infants becoming sick and developing potentially life-threatening bacterial infections due to Cronobacter sakazakii potentially contaminating the formulas. According to the Center for Disease Control (CDC), Cronobacter can lead to infants developing symptoms such as diarrhea, urinary tract infections, stomach…
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