Are Plaintiffs’ Lawyers and Prosecutors Best Friends?
You would think that plaintiffs' lawyers (read: the attorneys for victims) and prosecutors (read: the government attorneys who punish bad guys) would always be on the same side. After all, both seek to hold wrongdoers accountable for actions that harm people in the community. In an ideal world, when a drunk driver hits someone, the...
Pedestrian Accidents—Not Poisoned Candy—Are the Real Risk on Halloween
A brief intro from Michael Grossman: Many of us here at Grossman Law Offices are parents. Like most parents, we worry about our kids. Unlike most parents, however, we are confronted daily with painful reminders of just how often children perish in traffic accidents. The one takeaway from our years of representing families who have...
Waiving Hours of Service Rules for Hurricane Ian Relief Doesn’t Mean Those Rules Shouldn’t Exist
During the initial phases of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) relaxed hours of service rules to ensure an uninterrupted supply of goods during the crisis. This led some in the trucking industry to suggest that the waiver meant that rules weren't necessary in the first place. Their thinking went, "If...
Fiat Chrysler Urged to Recall 2017 Pacifica Minivans Over Alleged Power-Loss Malfunction
When we hit the road in Dallas, we have to be prepared for things to get a little hairy ("Big D" was named the 9th most dangerous city for drivers in a 2016 study). Of course we must pay careful attention to our own vehicles as well, just in case some feature we take for...
CNN Just Blackmailed Someone — Business as Usual for Some Big Companies
As you've probably heard by now, President Donald Trump recently retweeted an animated GIF which highlights an appearance he made on a professional wrestling program. However, unlike the original version, which showed then-businessman Trump body-slamming the CEO of World Wrestling Entertainment, Vince McMahon, this edited version features McMahon as an anthropomorphic representation of CNN. The...
Don’t Drink the Water: Corpus Christi Industries Leak Chemicals into Public Water System
Ah, Corpus Christi. The brackish water and scorching sands of this Gulf city are often a spot for frolic and tourism around Spring Break. All you need is a tequila-heavy margarita, 2 pints of sunscreen, and a hideously airbrushed tank-top commemorating your visit to "CCTX," and you can snatch all that up while heading out...
TxDOT #EndthestreakTX Campaign Highlights Unbroken 16-year Period of Daily Traffic Fatalities
November 7, 2016 marked an anniversary, which the Texas Department of Transportation marked by issuing a release to commemorate a grim Texas milestone: "At least one person has died each and every day on Texas roads since November 7, 2000." Sixteen Years?! Just How Many Fatalities Have There Been? Over the last sixteen years—that's 5,845...
We All Scream: Cookie-Dough Supplier Behind Latest Blue Bell Recall
As of late September another recall has joined the list of recalled Blue Bell products, but this one appears to be related to their partner supplier Aspen Hills, Inc., who made the tainted cookie dough included in the newly recalled products. What does this mean for people who may have been exposed to potentially tainted...
Beckman v Match.com: Are Dating Sites Liable When the Dates Take a Dark Turn?
Recent research indicates that an estimated 40 million people make use of dating websites in their search for a partner. OKCupid, Tinder, Bumble, and Plenty of Fish are some of the better-known dating sites (though of course we shouldn't rule out niche sites like Farmers Only and VeggieDate). Through it all, though, one of the...
I See Debris: Unsecured Belongings are Killing Motorists
Most motorists have cruised past some kind of abandoned flotsam on the shoulder of the highway. I've seen old mattresses, lost tires, televisions, vehicle pieces, suitcases with spilled clothes, and—just once—a destroyed photocopier. It's kind of sad to see what people left behind whether they knew it or not at the time, but sad or...
