Workplace Accident Analysis: College Station, TX
We write a lot about accidents at Grossman Law--not just vehicular crashes, but all kinds. Though I wish I weren't able to say this, there's never a shortage of tragedies to report: Product malfunctions, commercial trucking crashes, and workplace injuries happen daily across our nation. Even though our attorneys generally keep the closest eye on...
In Light of Xarelto Lawsuits – Here’s a Refresher on Products Liability Law
Most people take for granted that when a defectively designed or dangerous product hurts people, the manufacturer can be held accountable for releasing that product into the marketplace. Most people appreciate (and all enjoy) the fact that our country's products laws place a burden on manufacturers to create safe products. Nevertheless, a fairly significant minority...
Get the Message: Texas Will Try Again to Ban Texting and Driving
Today marks the third day in a row I narrowly avoided serious injury on my way to work. Those familiar with Dallas traffic won't even bat an eye when I say that, but I want to add that in each instance I was cut narrowly off--stomping my brake to avoid collision--and in two of those...
2 Keys for Personal Injury Lawyers: Restraint and Patience
There are two general schools of thought for personal injury attorneys when they're hired on in a case. The first school immediately files suit, regardless of the evidence they have at the time. These attorneys figure that they'll find something along the way that they can work with. Armed with subpoena power, they try to...
New York Governor Bans Sex Offenders from Playing Pokémon Go
Recently I wrote about Pokémon Go, the new augmented-reality offering from Niantic, Incorporated. While the game offers a slew of incentives to exercise and make new friends in a time when children and adults are increasingly withdrawn thanks to technology, it also poses a variety of safety hazards due to the nature of its gameplay....
Bug in the Bag: GM Recalls Vehicles for Software Defect
General Motors is in trouble again. I'd tell you to buckle up, but because of poorly written computer code, even that might not be enough. GM issued a recall of approximately 4.3 million cars, trucks, and vans worldwide after chasing down a bug in their software that can prevent the vehicles' airbags from deploying during...
Samsung Galaxy Note 7 and Products Liability Law
It was a recall that sort of flew under the radar, until the Federal Aviation Administration issued a statement urging Samsung Galaxy Note 7 devices not to power up the devices in-flight, due to concerns about the batteries catching fire without warning. Since that time, the government issued a formal recall and existing rules prohibit...
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...
Insurance Fraudster Jeffrey Cohen Gets 37 Years in Prison
We pulled this one from the "stranger than fiction bin." Last December, 40-year-old Jeffrey Brian Cohen was sentenced to a 37-year federal prison sentence for several charges, including wire fraud, aggravated identity theft, and making false statements to an insurance regulator. Essentially, Mr. Cohen ran a scam insurance company that collected over $100 million in...
This is a Dangerous Way to Transport a Boat
Not even 2 day after a major news report about increase in deaths on our roads due to improperly transported cargo, what does someone at Grossman Law Offices spot driving down the road? This: Improper Cargo Transportation Costs Lives Images like this are both frustrating and infuriating. For most passenger cars, the back of the...
Take This to Heart: IVC Filter Risks and Recourse for the Injured
In the interest of keeping blood clots from causing debilitating and sometimes lethal damage to patients, an enterprising vascular surgeon named Dr. Kazi Mobin-Uddin invented the inferior vena cava (IVC) filter in 1969. Surgically implanted, the small filters function as traps for roving clots, keeping them from reaching the heart, lungs, or brain, where they...
I See Debris: Unsecured Belongings are Killing Motorists
Most motorists have cruised past some kind of abandoned flotsam on the shoulder of the highway. In my own travels I've seen old mattresses, lost tires, suitcases with spilled clothes, and most unusually, a destroyed photocopier. It's kind of sad to see what people left behind, whether they knew it or not at the time,...
Exposed Bridge Supports Are Killing Texas Motorists
The next time you are driving along in your car, try to take a moment and glance at the support pillars of bridges and overpasses. If you are driving on a safely-built road, there should be a guardrail or concrete barrier between the roadway and the pillars. This certainly isn't the type of scenery that...
Big-Rig Explosion in Quemado, Texas and the Law
If you pay attention to the news at all, or you have an interest in feeling safe in your own car, you've probably heard the name "Takata" coming up occasionally over the past year or two. A truck accident and explosion this past week in Quemado, Texas, which killed 69-year-old Lucila Robles, has thrust Takata...
5th-Wheel Hatchbacks Trailers: Some Ideas Should Stay Dead
One of the more interesting parts of American history is that so much of what we take for granted started with someone saying, "Wouldn't it be neat if...?" Then that person either invents something that can do the task they were thinking of, or sparks an idea in another who solves that problem. Of course,...
Risperdal and Invega: Potential Side Effects and Personal Injury Lawsuits
What are Risperdal and Invega? Risperdal is the trade name attached to the medication risperidone, a powerful "atypical antipsychotic" medication designed primarily to treat schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, and irritability caused by autism. Invega, a metabolite of Risperdal, is in the same family of medications. It is the brand name for paliperidone. Both drugs are manufactured...
Just How Drunk is a .26 BAC?
A few days ago, our firm was hired on a case wherein a young woman went to a Buffalo Wild Wings, was served an obscene quantity of alcohol, and then died in an accident after the bar sent her on her way. Unrelated, a few members of our staff were having a conversation about the...
Benzene: Its Effects and Legal Recourse for the Injured
History's progress has been fueled by some very dangerous chemicals. The chemicals that immediately come to mind are those that soak into people's bones and ruins their lives. So many are produced and used each year that safety testing for their human and environmental effects is often inadequate - or missing altogether. Unsurprisingly, some of...
How Are Texans Affected by Talcum Powder Injuries?
Even considering the hundreds of talcum powder claims that have so far been filed, the ubiquitous nature of this consumer product suggests that there are probably thousands more that are not yet reported. When a manufacturer is accused of the degree of negligence currently associated with Johnson & Johnson about its baby powder and other...
Compulsory Vaccinations: I Want My MMR
On July 1, California's state bill No. 277 went into action. This legislation effectively bans the admission of unvaccinated children to public schools for grades K-12. Children who have not been given the standard shots to help prevent serious diseases will not be allowed to attend school with their vaccinated peers. Laws like SB 277...
