Category Archives: Personal Injury
Dollar General Employee Files Lawsuit After Multiple Armed Robberies
Imagine going to work and being seriously injured twice over the course of three armed robberies. Such was the case with Timothy Ray Ramos who is now filing a lawsuit against the Dollar General chain. Ramos was stabbed and then shot in different incidents at a San Antonio location. The three robberies he experienced… Read More »
Man Injured at Track Meet Takes Discus to the Face
Imagine going to your high school son’s or daughter’s high school track meet. You’re clapping for the athletes when, from out of nowhere, a discus hits you square in the face. When you wake up several hours later in the hospital, you’ve suffered a broken nose, lost some teeth, required your jaw to be… Read More »
Corpus Christi Pipeline Explosion Leads to Several Lawsuits
The families of three men who lost their lives and another man who was seriously injured filed lawsuits against Orion Marine Construction Inc. after a pipeline explosion at a construction site. The three wrongful death lawsuits are seeking $50 million each, while the injury lawsuit is seeking $10 million in damages. A vessel named… Read More »
Houston Man Ends Up in Debt After Getting Hit by Bus
A Houston man is saddled with hundreds of thousands of dollars worth of debt after he got hit by a bus. The accident was not his fault. The crash occurred in 2019. Matthew Leger was on his way home from work. He cannot recall the details of the accident. What he knows is what… Read More »
Injured Officer Sues Man Who Struck Him in Pedestrian Accident
Officer Mark Priebe has filed a personal injury lawsuit against Jon Tyler Routh. According to Priebe, he tried to apprehend Routh after he relieved himself on the front door of a police station. Priebe attempted to get Routh to stop his vehicle, but Routh just kept going, running the officer over. Another officer shot… Read More »
Paramedic Struck by Foul Ball Sues Astros
Yes, the Astros are in trouble again, but this time, it’s not for stealing signs. Well, not exactly. Most folks will remember the play during which Michael Brantley hit a foul ball in the dugout. What proceeded was a lot of concerned people with a great deal of consternation on their faces. A paramedic,… Read More »
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 »
Family Files Wrongful Death Against Tyson Foods
In the other article on COVID-19 deaths in the workplace, we discussed generally the issues surrounding workers’ compensation and personal injury lawsuits. In this article, we’ll discuss the lawsuit itself. The family of Pwar Gay has filed a wrongful death lawsuit against Tyson Foods, Inc. after Gay came down with the virus in the… Read More »
