Monthly Archives: July 2020
Family of First Black, UT Football Player Sues NCAA Over Head Trauma
The family of Julius Whittier, the first Black football player to ever take the field for the University of Texas, has filed a wrongful death lawsuit against the NCAA alleging that Whittier suffered from head trauma during his time as an athlete. Whittier died at the age of 68. The plaintiffs believe that football… Read More »
Family Files Wrongful Death Over Alleged Hazing Incident
The family of Nicky Cumberland has filed a wrongful death lawsuit against the Texas Cowboys, a men’s student organization. Cumberland’s parents say that a night of hazing led to their son’s death. Cumberland was involved in a car accident that turned out to be fatal. Cumberland died in a Houston hospital nearly a month… Read More »
Family of UIW Student Allowed to Proceed with Wrongful Death Suit
The family of a University of the Incarnate Word student filed a wrongful death lawsuit after their son was killed by a campus police officer at a routine traffic stop. This lawsuit made it all the way to the Texas Supreme Court. The question of whether or not the officer and the university should… Read More »
Houston Lawyers Announce They Will Not Pursue COVID-19 Malpractice Lawsuits
A number of Houston medical malpractice attorneys have banded together to say that they will not file lawsuits against health care workers who have made “good faith efforts” to treat COVID-19 patients. This is after several states (but not Texas) have passed legislation placing a moratorium on medical malpractice lawsuits stemming from COVID-19. The… Read More »
