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Abraham Watkins Lawyers Achieve $7.1 Million Jury Verdict At Trial
In mid-December of 2021, Abraham Watkins associates Chris Mahfouz and myself obtained a $7.1 million jury verdict for a client who was injured while working as a nurse’s aide in a nursing home. The client was transferring a bariatric patient from bed to wheelchair when…
Product Injuries This Holiday Season
Whether it’s an exciting new toy wrapped under the tree, or a kitchen gadget guaranteed to turn you into Top Chef, the holiday season is filled with hazardous gadgets and products that have the potential to cause injury. Being prepared and knowing what to do…
Chemical Safety Board Renews a Sense of Urgency in Ongoing Investigations
The Chemical Safety Board (CSB) is the federal government entity that investigates industrial chemical accidents. Like many federal agencies, the CSB suffers from a backlog in its incident investigations. The backlog faced by the CSB affects investigations of significant industrial incidents, including notable Houston-based incidents…
Drunk Drivers Cause About a Third of Traffic Fatalities
In 2016, a National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (“NHTSA”) report found that 28 percent of all traffic accident fatalities involved drunk drivers. In Texas, this number sat even higher at 38 percent. The same report found that over 25 percent of motorcyclists killed in motor…
White Arrow Nocks Recalled by Manufacturer After Almost Two Dozen Serious Injuries Reported
Ravin Crossbows has issued a recall of an all-white plastic molded clip-on nocks used in arrows for the Ravin brand crossbows. These arrows nocks were sold in a package of 12 or in conjunction with Ravin R9 and R15 crossbows. According to the United States…
How Is “Personal Injury” Defined in Legal Terms?
Although the concept of a personal injury is fairly clear to the average person, it takes on a different meaning from a legal perspective. Like most things related to the law, the exact definition of personal injury probably differs from how most people perceive it.…
10 Keys That Will Make or Break a Personal Injury Lawsuit
Filing a personal injury lawsuit can be a strenuous process in what is already a trying time as you deal with an injury, property damage, and other related losses. It is made even more difficult as the insurance companies that claim to have your best…
Abraham Watkins Scores Victory Under New 5th Circuit Maritime Precedent
In Sanchez v. Smart Fabricators, a unanimous, en banc decision of the 5th Circuit upended existing precedent in greatly narrowing the critical threshold issue of who qualifies as a seaman under the Jones Act. As one of the leading personal injury firms in the nation,…
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