Internet discovery is becoming more prevalent in current litigation. It appears that average people post all kinds of personal and often incriminating information on the web. From MySpace to FaceBook you can often discover information useful in litigation. I have heard from a number of colleagues that internet discovery has come into play in their…
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The problem with a lot of lawyers, and non-lawyers alike is the fact that the busier they are, sometimes health issues are left unattended. Medical research shows that more than 5 million people in America don’t know they have pre-diabetes or diabetes. One of the reasons diabetes goes undiagnosed in so many people is that…
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The Hispanic Bar Assoc, of Houston, the Mexican American Bar Assoc. of Houston and the Hispanic National Bar Assoc. joined efforts on October 23, 2008, in Houston, Texas, at the historic law firm, to honor and celebrate the unveiling of the HNBA Journal of Law & Policy inaugural edition. The evening’s events brought together local…
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Harris County saw a wave of incumbent judges ousted from their respective positions in this past election. Was this due to voter dissatisfaction with the local judges? Was this due to the unusually high voter turnout (1.18 million voters in Harris County)? Or, was this because President-Elect Obama carried the Democratic challengers into office? Regardless…
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With Thanksgiving being tomorrow, I thought what better topic to write about than everything in this country we have to give thanks for. As the country appears to be going deeper into an economic depression, unemployment steadily increasing, and the holiday season just around the corner, many people are having a hard time finding something…
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Last week my Firm had the pleasure of winning a case for our clients. We presented our clients’ case to a Harris County jury of 12 and the jury returned a verdict in favor of our clients. A young male died after a trash truck backed up, struck and killed him. He left a behind…
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There is a relatively new organization whose sole focus is on making the trucking industry safer for the highways across America. The Association of Interstate Trucking Lawyers of America (AITL America) was founded last year by a victim of a severe trucking accident whose goal is to help eliminate unsafe and illegal interstate trucking practices….
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On January 2, 2008 a bus operated by Houston based bus operators was involved in a rollover accident near Victoria, Texas. The bus rollover accident caused one wrongful death and numerous injuries. The law firm of s represents nine claimants. The legal team for the plaintiffs group had to devise an innovative plan to obtain…
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