Motor Coach Industries, Inc., (MCI) based out of Illinois has been engaged in several high profile cases in Texas. MCI is a bus manufacturer has been sued for manufacturing, design and marketing defects in several lawsuits, including the Hurricane Rita Evacuation Bus Fire case. On September 18, 2008 MCI and its affiliates filed for bankruptcy…
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represents the families of some of Morton Ranch Junior Varsity cheerleaders who were recently victims of hazing at the hands of the Varsity cheerleaders. While some have said the events of the morning of July 25, 2008 have been blown out of proportion, the Morton Ranch Administration has fully investigated the matter. That investigation and…
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On September 27, 2008, [email protected] and I represented Abraham, Watkins at the annual meeting for the Mexican American Bar Association of Texas (MABA) in San Antonio, [email protected] is a past president. This meeting provided its members with excellent CLE courses, including a Texas Supreme Court update from Supreme Court Justice David Medina and riveting speeches…
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The Texas Supreme Court set oral arguments for December 11, 2008 in a case that is very important to the families of those injured and killed in Texas, including current clients of Abraham, Watkins. The case is Galbraith Engineering Consultants Inc. v. Sam Pochucha and Jean Pochucha. At issue is the limit of the practice…
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Last year, the first wave of the 80 million United States baby boom generation started to retire. It doesn’t take a futurist to recognize the population of nursing homes will soon begin to rise at a much more rapid rate over the next 10 to 25 years. To get an understanding of where we are,…
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The recent American Bar Association Journal (Oct. 2008) has on its cover a banner headlining its October edition as well as a feature article within, which reads, “Supreme Court 2.0, New! Improved! Remaking the High Court”. At first blush, one can only hope that its author contemplates manners, means and techniques, maybe even ideas which…
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The 7th Amendment to our United States’ Constitution (ratified in 1791) states in its entirety that: In Suits at common law, where the value in controversy shall exceed twenty dollars, the right of trial by jury shall be preserved, and no fact tried by a jury, shall be otherwise re-examined in any Court of the…
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Each of the partners of have been selected by their peers as 2008 Texas SuperLawyers, a distinction they each are honored to accept. The partners and associates at Abraham, Watkins continually strive to excel in their profession which is to represent their clients with honest hard work, up to date knowledge of the law, and…
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