We talk a lot at the firm about how dram shop law helps people who are injured by intoxicated drivers. As a matter of fact, as one of the state’s leading dram shop firms we’re proud of our record of advocacy for drunk driving victims. Own-horn-tooting aside, it occurred to me the other day that […]
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Perhaps one of the most misused arguments in favor of a law or government program is that “it’s for the children.” People who use this argument often do so in order to stop a debate, instead of starting one. This will not be one of those occasions. I recently read about a horrific crash in […]
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We spend a lot of time writing about dram shop law, which provides an avenue to remedy for people injured due to an establishment’s unlawful alcohol service. When someone is over-served at a bar or restaurant it often has dire consequences, especially if they choose to drive in their intoxicated state. While dram shop law […]
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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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Different consumer products are regulated by different government bodies. Your kids’ favorite breakfast cereal (nothing wrong with liking Cookie Crisp as an adult – Ed.) and their Flintstones vitamins are overseen by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), their bicycles and backpacks and fidget spinners are watched by the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), and […]
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Don’t sell alcohol to minors. Could there be a less controversial law? Apparently, for some internet pundits prohibitions against selling alcohol to minors is a little more nuanced that most of us think it is. Allow me a moment to explain what happened. July 25th, a car allegedly driven by the allegedly intoxicated Jagger Smith, […]
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The prescription drug Actos has been known for some time to increase a patient’s risk of developing bladder cancer over the course of their diabetes treatment. Most of the Actos cases we handled on patients’ behalf are long since resolved, but lately we have noticed an uptick in calls from people scrambling to file suit […]
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After any crash, and before taking any further action, most people will wait for the police to conduct their investigation and issue a report. This sounds like a sensible strategy, because the police are independent of the parties in the crash and supposedly are trained to conduct such investigations. Unfortunately, most people fail to realize […]
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These days news stories involving death or injury often end with a link to GoFundMe, a website designed for the Internet at large to participate in “crowdfunding.” Crowdfunding is the practice of soliciting small donations from a very wide pool of donors toward a particular financial goal. This practice has a wide variety of applications, […]
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Suppose your landlord left a door or window to your apartment unlocked and a criminal just waltzed through the unsecured door or climbed through the unprotected window and did something truly heinous to you or a loved one? Obviously, the criminal would be responsible for their actions, but wouldn’t most people feel that the landlord […]
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