I have just attended a State Bar of Texas seminar on “Understanding Juries.” At the program, there was a mock trial presented to a mock jury to help us (the attendees) better understand how juries think and analyze cases. The case presented dealt with a manufacturing business (the plaintiff) that was having financial difficulties when…
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[email protected], Jr., Chelsie King Garza and undertook the representation of Eluid Cesar Hinojosa, a Sergeant with the Harris County Constable’s Office, when he challenged a decision of the Texas Department of Insurance – Workers’ Compensation Division regarding compensability of benefits in Harris County District Court. The injured worker was victorious at trial and the Texas…
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Last December the firm was retained on case involving the throttle malfunction on a Kawasaki dirt bike that had been retrofitted with addition aftermarket parts. The malfunction occurred while our client was operating the bike and was thrown of the bike, suffering catastrophic injuries that rendered him paraplegic. The Texas defendant responsible for packaging and…
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The 5th Circuit recently decided a case dealing with the failure to administer t-PA to a stroke patient, Young v. Memorial Hermann Hospital System. The plaintiffs alleged that Randall Young should have been given t-PA and that the failure to receive proper treatment, t-PA is now the standard of care in most stroke patients, caused…
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I think we have all seen the commercials and read the magazine advertisements created by the insurance companies. Some insurance companies take a cost approach to their marketing and stress the savings that can be had by the average consumer. For example, Geico markets to the public by representing that you can save lots of…
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In every case we handle there are always moments where certain evidence changes the way the case ends up. Whether it’s a document produced by the defendant which shows they knew what they were doing was wrong or a video tape of your client doing the daily activities they just claimed they can’t. Every lawyer…
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This month, the Texas Supreme Court ruled in favor of defendants by altering a long-standing court rule. The case was In re Columbia Medical Center of Las Colinas, and it was decided on July 3, 2009. In this suit, a man entered a hospital with kidney stones and died two days later. After a four-week…
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Well, it is that time of year, my wife is asking for a vacation. I always hesitate because I don’t want to miss work. But since my wife puts up with my long hours during the week and weekend–usually missing dinner with her–I agreed to take a trip to Barcelona, Spain. My wife is correct…
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