It’s been big news in Dallas that a 4-year-old Garland girl, Mariah Anthony, drowned in a pool at the Meadow Creek apartment complex this past Sunday. This incident was different than most other pool drownings, because the media and emergency response personnel both noted how murky the water in the pool was. One news outlet […]
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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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I’m almost tired of writing about auto industry recalls, but at the same time I’m fascinated by how many possibilities for catastrophe there seem to be. For instance, Fiat Chrysler is once again making headlines with a sizable and serious recall. While previous recalls involved everything from fire hazards to disabled seatbelt pretensioners, ranging in […]
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Some days, a legal story magically appears in the news that’s a bit confusing and that makes it a great tool to talk about how the law works. Yesterday’s verdict in a personal injury case involving illusionist David Copperfield is one of those stories. Numerous headlines reported (accurately) that David Copperfield, two of his companies, […]
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Many products are inherently dangerous straight off the assembly line; three arbitrary examples that spring to mind are kitchen knives, motorcycles, and fireworks. Each of these presents a certain amount of risk even during normal use, but we use them anyway because they perform important tasks that otherwise might be far more difficult, or even […]
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Sometimes I come across something that’s so shocking that there’s really no way to introduce it, but to just dive right in. This is one of those things. Recently, an employee at the firm came across a video of a fatigued truck driver and his surprising interactions with his supervisors. This normally wouldn’t be noteworthy, […]
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According to San Antonio news outlets, a bartender at the Viva Tacoland bar stands accused of “spiking” the drinks of two female patrons of the bar on March 25. 30-year-old Dillonger Hackett was arrested on Monday April 23 for allegedly drugging the shots and then accompanying the intoxicated women to their nearby hotel, where they […]
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I love Texas, from its barbecue to its traffic to its barbecue to its insanely unpredictable weather to its barbecue to its complicated relationship with the rest of the United States and world. And hey, did I mention its barbecue? I kid, of course. Texas is a huge and diverse state and there’s a lot […]
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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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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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