“What is someone supposed to do when they are involved in a car crash?”  This is a common question that we are asked at dinner parties or other informal gatherings when we tell people that we are personal injury lawyers.  We are happy to answer this question during these informal discussions.  But we thought it…..

Lance Armstrong finally comes clean.  Manti Te’o acknowledges that his deceased girlfriend was a hoax.  Barry Bonds, Rafael Palmero, and Roger Clemens are all believed to have lied about steroid usage.  These stories make it seem that the lies, deception, and fraud are rampant.  And perhaps they are, at least in the world of sports……

A 26 year old man went to a health care facility in Atlanta to have part of his middle finger removed after he was injured in an assault. However, when the young man awoke, he was in for a terrible surprise. When the young man awoke, he found that doctors had amputated a portion of…..

The old children’s rhyme goes, “Railroad crossing, look out for cars, can you spell that without any R’s?”  Unfortunately, in the State of Texas, there has been an increasing problem with trains not “looking out for cars.”  Statistics show that fatalities at railroad crossings in Texas have doubled in the last year. The deaths include:…..

Seascape Owners Association president Ron Benotti alleges he is the victim of false statements made by another resident and has filed a $10 million lawsuit. He claims that the defamatory remarks were emailed to numerous individuals. The suit alleges Benotti was wrongfully labeled as “arrogant,” “incompetent,” “dishonest,” “unethical” and “harassing.” That he “mishandled a beach…..

Dr. Gary Smith, a pediatric emergency physician with Nationwide Children’s Hospital in Columbus, Ohio, recently published a study concluding that bounce house personal injuries are on a huge rise. Dr. Smith gathered data nationwide based on emergency room visits. The study found that the number of injuries from inflatable rides and bounce houses rose 1,500%…..

Johnson & Johnson was recently slapped with a Class I recall of 157,000 surgical staples used to treat hemorrhoids. Malfunctions of these surgical devices can lead to extremely adverse health issues, including severe pain, sphincter dysfunction, rectal wall damage, sepsis, bleeding, occlusion of the rectal canal, dehiscence of the rectal wall staple line and even…..

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recently mandated that HeartSine Technologies recall its Samaritan 300/300P public access defibrillators manufactured from August 2004 to December 2010 because of their battery defects. The devices have been linked with 5 deaths. The defibrillators were found to randomly turn off and on, depleting the device’s battery life. Similarly,…..

Car accidents can be scary enough no matter how or where they occur. However, when alcohol becomes a factor, the danger level is extremely frightening. Drunk driving accidents occur in the Dallas-Fort Worth metroplex with upsetting frequency. Shockingly, however, more drunk driving accidents occur in “dry” counties than in “wet” counties when compared to the…..

The federal government has recently proposed a new system to gather information and report the frequency of medical mistakes and unsafe practices in the healthcare industry. The American Hospital Association claims to be open to the idea, but has also expressed concerns that patients may not accurately be able to report their medical conditions. The…..

There have been several recalls this month of consumer products that have been found to defective.  One such product is the Sharper Image USB wall charger, with model numbers “TSI202” or “TSI260.” The wall chargers are used to recharge electronic devices through a USB connection, and they are designed to work with MP3 players and…..

When a foreign entity has been aggrieved by a Texan, is the foreign entity required to register to do business in Texas in order to bring suit, potentially incurring substantial Texas franchise tax liability? Sometimes.  The answer usually depends on whether the suit arises from the foreign entity’s business in Texas.  According to Texas Business…..

Powers Taylor LLP has recently completed the settlement and collection of a six-figure judgment obtained in Louisiana by an oil-field services company. Although the client had a sizeable judgment against its former customer, the defendant was a Texas company that did not have any assets or property in Louisiana. As such, the client had been…..

While the Texas Disciplinary Rules of Professional conduct are certainly admirable guidelines, do they actually define a standard of conduct that lawyers must meet?  Surprisingly, the answer is probably “no.”  While failure to follow these guidelines may coincide or overlap with conduct supporting a legal malpractice claim, the mere violation of the Texas Disciplinary Rules…..

When companies falter and cannot meet their financial obligations, they face the threat of becoming defendants in a civil lawsuit.  Oftentimes, the plaintiffs in a case will seek to hold the officers or directors of the defendant personally responsible for the debts and obligations of the corporation based on an “alter-ego” or “piercing the corporate…..

As lawyers, we are frequently called upon to determine the precise meaning of words, whether we are interpreting contracts or applying laws and regulations. I recently came across an article explaining the mechanics of the Cherokee language. The Cherokee language is a polysynthetic language, which means that many small semantic units are joined together to…..

Plaintiffs in Texas are frequently presented with the opportunity to recover their attorneys’ fees as a measure of damages, most commonly in the breach of contract context. Until recently, the Texas Supreme Court had not set forth the specific proof needed to support such a request by a plaintiff. However, in the recent case of…..

It is critical for stockholders of publicly held companies to move quickly when a merger or sale is announced and the shareholder does not believe that the price offered for the shares is adequate or the information provided to shareholders regarding the transaction is complete.  As a stockholder, you have the ability to challenge the…..

Here are my comments on the “popcorn lung” verdict: When a Colorado jury awarded $7.2 million to a man who claimed he was injured by a chemical used in the butter flavoring of microwave popcorn, many people reacted with disbelief. Apparently, a significant portion of the public presumes that something as commonplace as microwave popcorn…..