Recently the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) opened a preliminary investigation into the field performance of tire manufacturer Goodyear line of “G159” model tires. According to records that were ordered unsealed by a judge last year, the tires–often used on motor homes despite being unfit for the purpose–may have caused wrecks that injured or […]
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Texas continues to be infamous for leading the country in drunk driving fatalities. Partly due to its size, but also due to a high rate of drunk driving, Harris County (primarily Houston) contributes more to that dubious distinction than any other jurisdiction in the state. In an ideal world, we would be able to analyze, […]
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It may strike many as an absurd question, but an underreported news story out of Pennsylvania forces us to ask, “Can dentists take your children if you miss an appointment?” Dozens of people call our firm every day with an amazing array of questions about the law. This has been the case for almost 30 […]
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Today’s technology more often than not is designed to be multi-purpose. Refrigerators have televisions built into their doors, wristwatches double as fitness monitors, and of course modern telephones are pocket-sized command centers. Given how complex everything can be these days, I’m sometimes grateful for modern devices that only do one thing. Case in point: The […]
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In the wake of the deadly school shooting in Parkland, Florida, the state legislature passed a reform bill, Senate Bill 7026, in order to enhance school safety. One of the provisions of that bill is a ban on all gun sales to people under the age of 21. Within hours of the bill becoming law, […]
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I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again: Cars are complicated machines, and they’ve only gotten more so with over a century of technological refinement (Did you know you can get five cupholders now??). Having noted that a working vehicle is something of a mechanical marvel and that the layman might not fully understand […]
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It’s not uncommon for me, or someone else writing in this space to suggest that people should almost always seek an independent investigation after a serious 18-wheeler truck accident. For many this is common sense advice, but others tend to ask, “What can an attorney do that the police don’t already do?” I appreciate that […]
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Product recalls happen far more often than I could relay even if that’s all I wrote about. The truth is that manufacturers and sellers, from local artisans to multinational conglomerates, sometimes create and sell defective products. When I say “products,” though, I should note that it’s often a little more granular than that word might […]
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There’s a pervasive legal myth in a large portion of the American public, which leads people to believe that they’re just one bad situation away from losing everything they own to an unscrupulous attorney’s ridiculous lawsuit. This idea cuts across all levels of the income spectrum. People, regardless of their means, genuinely believe that a […]
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I had a queasy moment this morning where I was certain a pickup truck was about to rear-end my Toyota. It’s doubtful the driver behind me was acting maliciously; it’s just that as usual nobody on the road allows any room between their bumper and the one ahead of them. The pickup was tailgating me […]
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