Another Honda Airbag Recall?
Last Thursday, October 29, Honda announced another airbag recall related to malfunctioning Takata airbags that can potentially rupture and shoot metal fragments into a driver. The recall affects 515 2016 Honda CR-V's. While absolutely tiny compared to the massive recall of over 19 million vehicles earlier in the year, it appears that the problem is...
Auvi-Q Injectors Recalled Due To Dosage Issues
On Friday, October 30th, a voluntary recall was issued for all Auvi-Q epinephrine injectors on the market, due to issues with improper dosage. In some cases the injectors failed to deliver any epinephrine at all. These devices are used by people suffering acute allergic reactions, or anaphylaxis. In an emergency, the devices may fail to...
Halloween Tragedies and Pedestrian Accident Law
While Halloween is usually one of the more joyful holidays of the year, kids in costumes, candy, and a sense of community that comes from trick-or-treating, perhaps no other holiday brings pedestrians and vehicles into closer contact, with predictably tragic results. Just a small sampling of the news today shows that three people including a...
Unsafe at Any Occupancy: HOV Lanes Lead to Accidents
In a previous article, we looked at how the idea that HOV lanes ease congestion or help the environment to any great degree is a dubious claim. If that were all the harm they did that would be bad enough. But I'd argue that the least appreciated downside of restricted lanes (HOV, HOT, and express...
“Trespassing” Employee: Amanda Beuhler Vs. Buffalo Wild Wings
Imagine that you were working a project at work and left an important file at the office. Awesome employee that you are, you decide to swing by the office on a Saturday to pick up that crucial file. As you're making your way to your desk, part of the ceiling caves in and injures you....
The Bizarre Death of Chelsea Ake-Salvacion, Cryotherapy, and The Law
News broke this morning that a worker at a Nevada spa, Chelsea Ake-Salvacion, was killed in an accident involving a cryotherapy* tank. According to reports, Ms. Ake-Salvacion decided to take a dip in the cryotherapy tank after work, unsupervised, and an accident occurred. Her body was discovered frozen solid the next day. Other reports, citing...
HOV and Toll Lanes Do Not Alleviate Traffic Congestion
In North Texas, traffic congestion is one of the most pressing quality of life issues and we annually rank in the top 10 for time spent in congested traffic. While it seems quite obvious to everyone that more lanes would be a step in the right direction, the trend of the last three decades has...
What You Need to Know About Same-Sex Marriage and Wrongful Death Claims
Before the Supreme Court declared gay marriage to be a fundamental right in June, one of the arguments put forward by those who wished to legalize same-sex marriage was that it would extend the benefits of marriage to homosexual couples. Benefits like health care, inheritance, and child custody rights have been pretty thoroughly covered in...
Can the Producers of “Legal Highs” be Sued Successfully?
The manufacturers of a class of custom-made drugs known as "legal highs" have seemingly found a way to sell incredibly dangerous products, deny the product's known usage, and then hide behind their disclaimer to avoid any legal accountability. We've got a problem with that. And, as we'll discuss, we think there may be a way...
Attention Truckers: You’re Not Always On The Clock When You’re In the Sleeper Berth
When an trucker is injured while in the sleeper berth of his rig, he may have an injury lawsuit on his hands, not a workers' comp claim. In most instances, when an employee is injured on the job, their losses (wages, medical bills, etc.) are covered by a worker's compensation plan, meaning they file a...
North Dallas Lowe’s – 300 Safety Products in Store, Zero on Roof
Sometimes all you have to do to see an unsafe work practice is look out the window. A week or so ago we were looking out the windows of our offices, which overlook a beautiful, scenic Lowe's parking lot. What we saw was pretty surprising: Three workers, untethered, doing some sort of work on the...
Michael Grossman Named A Texas Super Lawyer For the 4th Straight Year
Congratulations to our boss, Michael Grossman for being named to Texas Super Layers for the fourth straight year. Being named to Super Lawyers is an honor that only 5% of attorneys practicing in an particular field receive in a given year. To be named four years in a row is a particularly impressive accomplishment. Super...
Don’t Think Insurance Companies Deny Legitimate Claims? Think Again.
You may have noticed that we mention once or twice (or a thousand times) that you cannot count on an insurance company to do the right thing when you have been injured in an accident. Usually, we are asking you to take our word for it, but this time we can show you exactly what...
Loading Dock Accidents Are Entirely Preventable
It's often said that complacency causes injuries. People let their guard down, or they stop following rules they know they should follow and someone gets hurt. But perhaps the worst example of this is when people talk about highly preventable accidents as if they're some phenomenon that's destined to occur, and there's no way around...
Mechanical Failures in Single-Vehicle 18-Wheeler Accidents
Most of the time, authorities and the general public assume that if there was only one vehicle involved in a crash, then the driver must have done something wrong, such as failing to maintain speed, failing to adjust to weather conditions, distracted driving, or driving while intoxicated. The same holds true for 18-wheeler accidents, which...
What “The Wire” Teaches Us About the Justice System
When a client brings us a case, our first impulse is to investigate, while their desire is to get into a courtroom, hop up on the witness stand, and tell their side of the story. Their thinking goes that the quickest way to resolve a case is to get in front of jury, explain what...
The Four Rules of Gun Safety
When it comes to accidental shootings, unless a gun malfunctions, they are completely harmless so long as you follow each of the four cardinal rules of gun safety, as outlined below.
Fiery South Dallas 18-Wheeler Accident Exposes Flaw in Texas Wrongful Death Laws
Around 6:35 Monday morning, five people were killed in a horrific accident when an SUV and a tractor-trailer became entangled on an overpass at the intersection of I-20 and I-35E in south Dallas. The fiery accident tied up traffic in the area for hours, but more importantly cost the lives of two children, a pregnant...
Car Accident with Fire Truck, Police Car, or Government Vehicle: Here’s How it Works in Texas
Government vehicles, such as police cars and firetrucks, are commonly found at the scene of an accident, but what happens when government vehicles are actually responsible for causing an accident? In the past, you would be out of luck because the government was immune personal injury and wrongful death lawsuits. Until recently, the government was...
School Bus Accident Cases: How the Law Protects Schools and Fails Students
Most people assume that if their child is injured in a school bus accident, the school will automatically have to pay for all their expenses such as hospital bills, medications, follow-up appointments, physical therapy needs, or any other bills that might emerge. The reality is, governmental units (like school districts) actually don't have an obligation...
