Category Archives: Personal Injury
Family Files Lawsuit Against Houston Chemical Plant For Toxic Exposure
A Houston chemical plant has been sued after releasing a noxious gas that can cause severe respiratory distress and is highly flammable. According to an area mother, the fumes were released from a rail car inside the Lubrizol Corporation plant in Deer Park, Texas. The chemical, known as Mercaptan, is an invisible gas that… Read More »
Mom Sues Area Daycare After Child Breaks Arm On First Day
The first day of school is tough on anybody, but one Houston-area child had a really bad first day, and now his mom thinks that the daycare should be liable for his injuries. The girl suffered a broken arm on the first day at his new daycare. The daycare called his mother to inform… Read More »
Woman Burned In Starbucks Drive Through Files Lawsuit
A Texas woman claimed she was injured in a Starbucks drive-through after a hot coffee (that she didn’t even order) spilled in her lap. According to the plaintiff, the employee recognized that they had given the order to the wrong customer and asked them to hand the coffee back. The woman did as asked,… Read More »
Two Black Men File Lawsuit After Returning TV To Walmart
Two black men were accused of stealing a television and then attempting to return it at a Houston-area Walmart. Both men were black and the employees were white. The black customer had already presented the employees with a receipt for the television totaling over $300 when he and his friend were cuffed on suspicion… Read More »
Houston Truck Driver Files Lawsuit After Chemical Fire
A Houston truck driver has filed a lawsuit against a Texas chemical logistics company after a major fire broke out at their plant while he was trying to make a delivery. In a rush to get out of the area after several explosions went off, the man ran toward a fence where several other… Read More »
Lawsuit Filed After 13-Year-Old Child Dies In Swimming Pool
A Houston family has filed a lawsuit against an apartment complex and the management companies responsible for the pool after their 13-year-old son drowned. The child did not have authorized access to the swimming pool, but there was a gaping hole in the fencing surrounding the pool that allowed kids to access it even… Read More »
Texas Man Wins Lawsuit After Bar Fight
This one is a bit confusing. A Texas man sued a bar-restaurant for overserving him alcohol. The man got into a fight with another man in the parking lot and sustained head injuries as a result of that fight. The plaintiff was awarded $5.5 million. Texas is a state that doesn’t like complainers. Injury… Read More »
Medical Malpractice Lawsuit Results In Increased Scrutiny Of Device Companies
We all know that medicine is big business. In fact, it’s among the biggest businesses in the U.S. This has occasionally resulted in unscrupulous tactics such as patient brokering or doctor contracts and kickbacks to use specific types of medical devices. To be sure, your doctor has a duty of care to you—the patient—that… Read More »
Federal Jury Finds In Favor Of Victim Of Police Brutality
Two HPD officers were ordered to pay $1 million to a man who was savagely beaten during a routine traffic stop in 2017. The jury found that the two officers were responsible for unjustly harming the man and then conducting an illegal traffic stop of the victim’s car. One officer remains with HPD, but… Read More »
Texas Has Worst Health Care, Lowest Medical Malpractice Payouts
A recent WalletHub report rated Texas as one of the worst states in the country when it came to health care. On the plus side, however, Texas is one of the best states in the country for doctors to practice medicine. Why? Because medical malpractice payouts are lower here than in any other state…. Read More »
