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Category Archives: Negligence
Exxon Explosion, Baytown, Texas
On December 23, 2021, an explosion occurred at ExxonMobil Oil Refinery in Baytown, Texas. At least three (3) people were transported by air ambulance as officials responded to the “major industrial accident.” The explosion occurred around 1 a.m., where Harris County Sheriff’s Office responded to…
Is Human Error Truly to Blame for Most Car Crashes?
In the 1970s, a comprehensive study of road safety revealed that human error was the sole cause in 57% of all car accidents and was a contributing factor in over 90%. Fast forward to 2015, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, a branch of the…
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…
Abraham Watkins Attorney Christopher Mahfouz Secures $7,110,000.00 Verdict for Local Nursing Assistants Injures
A Harris County jury awarded a verdict in the amount of $7,110,000.00 on Thursday afternoon, December 17, 2021, to a local nursing assistant who was injured in 2016 while transferring a bariatric patient from bed to wheelchair at the Courtyards of Pasadena nursing home facility…
Dangers of Bridge Strikes
Texas Department of Transportation (TxDot) officials are warning semi-truck drivers about the dangers of low bridges on non-permitted routes. TxDot reports that truck drivers are disregarding regulations and drive their 18-wheelers over roads that are not designed to handle them or attempt to drive them…
Teenager Hits Six Houston Area Cyclists
A teenage driver slammed into a group of Houston area cyclists last Saturday, injuring six people, near Waller County, a city west of Houston. The collision happened on Business 290 near the Bettis Water Tower. Two cyclists were airlifted to the hospital while two others…
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…
Daytime is still dangerous for motorcyclists
It was the middle of the day on Saturday, August 7, 2021, and a Houston motorcyclist was enjoying a weekend cruise. Meanwhile, 35-year-old Christopher Lawrence Baulch had been drinking and was out driving in the Pasadena area. Around 3:55 p.m. at the intersection of South…
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