During the morning hours of May 19, dozens of workers at Kuraray America EVAL in Pasadena, Texas, were injured after a blown pressure safety valve caused a massive explosion and flash fire. Nearly 270 workers were on-site at the time of the blast. Most injuries from the incident were non-life threatening, and while most injure[...]
Date: July 13, 2018 / Personal Injury / Premises Liability / Workers Compensation
Legal terms often sound more complicated than they should. The jargon used by attorneys and officials can be intimidating, but it doesn’t have to be that way. Let’s consider one of the most common types of injury cases - premises liability. The idea behind premises liability is that a property owner is responsible for keepi[...]
Date: June 20, 2017 / Premises Liability
Last July, a 62-year-old woman, Patricia Dowdell, went to Oriole Park at Camden Yards to watch the Baltimore Orioles host the Cleveland Indians. When Orioles’ first baseman Chris Davis took the plate, Dowdell had no way of knowing that her life was about to dramatically change for the worse. While swinging at a pitch, Davis l[...]
Date: May 8, 2017 / Premises LiabilityFall on Slippery Steps When you take a fall on slippery steps, it hurts. In some cases, you may suffer serious injury. When that happens, you may be concerned about how to pay for medical expenses. In addition, an injury from a fall down stairs can mean you miss work as you recover from your injuries and may then be concerned [...]
Date: August 3, 2016 / Accident Attorney / Premises Liability[caption id="attachment_5657" align="alignleft" width="354"] Familiar with the dangers posed by hot tubs?[/caption] At present, the U. S. Consumer Product and Safety Commission’s statistics concerning annual hot tub injuries and deaths can be difficult to interpret since they’re commonly grouped together with swimming pool [...]
Date: July 27, 2016 / Personal Injury / Premises Liability
