Client Stories: Motorcyclist Injured by Drunk Driver Served at Wingstop
The events of this case occurred in May of 2019 in Odessa, TX. According to the police report, a 34-year old man was driving west in a stolen BMW 325i sedan when he failed to yield the right of way to a motorcycle while attempting a left turn. This led the BMW to strike the motorcycle, ejecting our client.
Client Stories: Man Badly Hurt in Crash After Drinking at Two Bars
Finally, the objective of a dram shop claim isn't to get the drunk driver "off the hook" for their reckless actions. Not only will they still face appropriate criminal charges for DUI or DWI, but they're also held to their share of the blame in any civil action.
Client Stories: Big City Wings Puts Young Woman in Peril at Work Outing
When bars decide to put their desire for alcohol revenues over fulfilling their obligation to public safety, it puts all of us at risk.
Ford Recalls Almost 2,000,000 Trucks For Seat Belt Fire Hazard
A major auto manufacturer released a new recall for millions of affected pickup trucks, effective September 6. As a change of pace from the increasingly-predictable airbag recalls that fill automotive news, this recall involves another major Supplemental Restraint System--the seat belts. More accurately, it affects the components that actually make seat belts able to stop...
Worth the Weight? Cybex Recalls Weight-Lifting Equipment For Major Injury Risks
Most gyms may never have dangerously broken machines, and more power to them for keeping their members safe. It only takes one incident, though: For a lone weightlifter with God as his only spotter, it can be a harrowing experience if the machine malfunctions. That's the situation for 15,000 Smith machine-style weight racks that are...
Blender Blunder: Vitamix Recalls Over 100,000 Blender Containers for Possible Laceration Hazard
This isn't the first time we've written about a blender recall, and for all I know it won't be the last. I'm no engineer, but it feels like in 2018 it shouldn't be too complicated to put a cup on a weed-whacker. Despite that we've seen a rash of safety defects announced by various kitchen-device...
Can I Sue If an Intoxicated Person Hurts Me at a Bar?
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. It occurred to me the other day that many people...
Harris County Drunk Driving Chronicle
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,...
Only In Houston: Two DUI Drivers Hit Disabled Car in Fatal Crashes
I've mentioned before that Houston ranks uncomfortably highly in matters of drunk driving. Not only does it have the most DUI-related deaths of any Texas city, but it consistently ranks in the top 5 cities throughout the entire U.S. Sometimes it seems like Houston actually wants to remind everybody who wears that tarnished crown in...
Kia, Hyundai Recall Over a Million Vehicles for Possible Electronic Airbag Defect
Injury Relief readers may notice a theme that often pops up in our blog: When it comes to automotive defects, the airbag seems to be a recurring culprit. That disturbing trend continues in a recall issued by Kia and Hyundai. According to the company and the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), Kia Motors (and...
