Trigger Warning: Remington Arms Co. Discloses Files Showing Trigger Defects in Model 700 Rifle
Transparency is on the whole a very important thing to exercise when something conceivably could go wrong, yet time and time again it is revealed that corporations deliberately conceal known risks in order to continue selling malfunctioning products. I know we aren't just talking about cranky cats when it comes to the potential millions (or...
TxDOT #EndthestreakTX Campaign Highlights Unbroken 16-year Period of Daily Traffic Fatalities
November 7, 2016 marked an anniversary, which the Texas Department of Transportation marked by issuing a release to commemorate a grim Texas milestone: "At least one person has died each and every day on Texas roads since November 7, 2000." Sixteen Years?! Just How Many Fatalities Have There Been? Over the last sixteen years--that's 5,845...
U.S. Safety Agencies Commit to Eliminating Traffic Fatalities in Next 30 Years…But How?
As I recently learned, several regulatory agencies and private safety firms have pledged to try and eliminate traffic fatalities within the next 30 years. The details of the conference and the proposed initiatives haven't been made public yet, but it is likely that they will borrow heavily from similar projects taking place across Europe, particularly...
Crash Statistics Reflect Increased Traffic Fatalities in First Half of 2016
In early October, federal officials released the preliminary estimates of U.S. traffic fatalities during the first six months of 2016. Fatalities have risen by an estimated 10.4 percent since the government's last assessment. This continues an unpleasant trend that began during 2014's economic recovery and hasn't stopped climbing since. For example, 2015's fatalities clocked in...
Gandy v Camp Thurman: Trespassing and Texas Premises Liability Law
In late 2011, 30-year-old Arlington man Jeremy Gandy broke into the premises of popular outdoor-adventure destination Camp Thurman after hours in Pantego. Arriving on the grounds between 3 and 4 a.m., Gandy had been drinking heavily before his decision to enter the camp; after climbing over a rear fence, he scaled a 30-foot zip line...
The Estate Of Marc Palotay et al v. Studio City Fitness Gym: Analysis and Premises Liability Law
Not every state law makes a great deal of sense. Some laws are left over from drastically-different periods in history, and others are clearly issued in response to specific situations the legislature didn't think it would ever have to address. For example, in my home state of Texas vendors are forbidden from selling any liquor...
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...
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...
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...
Balloon Crash: A Texan Tragedy
Saturday, July 30 marked the most fatal recorded hot-air balloon crash in U.S. history. Honestly that's not something I thought I'd write in 2016 (or ever) but it has already been quite a year, so why not? A craft owned by Heart of Texas Hot Air Balloon Rides recently crashed mid-flight in the Lone Star...
Halloween Tragedies and Pedestrian Accident Law
While Halloween is usually one of the more joyful holidays of the year, kids in costumes, candy, and a sense of community that comes from trick-or-treating, perhaps no other holiday brings pedestrians and vehicles into closer contact, with predictably tragic results. Just a small sampling of the news today shows that three people were killed...
What You Need to Know About Same-Sex Marriage and Wrongful Death Claims
Before the Supreme Court declared gay marriage to be a fundamental right in June, one of the arguments put forward by those who wished to legalize same-sex marriage was that it would extend the benefits of marriage to homosexual couples; Benefits like health care, inheritance, and child custody rights have been pretty thoroughly covered in...
Client Stories: Grossman Law Office Takes on Pilgrim’s Pride in Wrongful Death Case
Grossman Law Office was able to help the family of a deceased employee gain closure after we represented them in arbitration against Pilgrim's Pride. The accident happened as Jimmy B. was working at the Pilgrim's Pride processing plant and was run over by an 18 wheeler that was backing up into a loading dock at...
Client Stories: Wrongful Death 18-Wheeler Accident
Former client Mindi L. hired Grossman Law Offices to find out what happened in her father's accident with an 18-wheeler. She knew he was in a fatal wreck, but she wanted to know how it happened in order to get closure after his death. Our attorneys began to investigate the case as soon as she...
Client Stories: Midland, TX, 18-Wheeler Accident
While our firm has handled many hundreds of truck accident cases, a recent case that we won really personifies our firm's commitment to finding the truth after an accident, even when the odds are stacked against us. Here is the story of that case. An elderly man and his wife were driving through Midland, Texas,...
