For most people, settling a personal injury claim promptly is important. With medical bills piling up and lost wages taking a financial toll, every expense that comes before the insurance company delivers a payout must be paid out of pocket. Fortunately, there are legal limits…
Abraham Watkins Associate, Chris Mahfouz, will join the Board of Directors of the Houston Young Lawyers Association (“HYLA”) for the 2022-2023 bar year. As a part of his Board responsibilities, Mahfouz will also serve as the chair of HYLA’s Signature Events Committee, planning a number…
In 2021 alone, there were 25,261 drunk driving related traffic crashes in Texas. At least 1,061 people were killed by drunk drivers, and every single one of these deaths was 100% preventable. Unfortunately, with these statistics, the fact that a driver was drunk and caused…
Si ha tenido un accidente automovilístico, es posible que necesite tener evidencia de su lado para probar su caso y poder reclamar la compensación que merece. Una de las pruebas más fundamentales que puede tener es el testimonio de los testigos. Pero, ¿qué debe hacer…
Si usted estuvo involucrado en un accidente en Houston, TX, y resultó lesionado debido a la negligencia de otra persona, es posible que se pregunte si debe buscar una compensación legal. El mejor consejo que podemos dar es hablar con un abogado de accidentes automovilísticos.…
Accidents of any nature can have long-lasting consequences that many wrongfully injured victims, and their spouse and family, may not consider on the surface. Economic and non-economic damages are the two main categories of recoverable damages under Texas Law. However, while economic damages, including medical…
As of April 4th, 108 aircraft remained grounded by China Eastern Airlines. China Eastern Airlines issued the statement “it is not yet clear whether the cause of the accident is related to the aircraft, but for safety reasons, the company has decided to suspend the…
In Texas, a landowning defendant sued under a premises liability theory of negligence is afforded a particularly stalwart affirmative defense pursuant to Texas Civil Practice and Remedies Code Chapter 95. Referred to commonly as simply “Chapter 95,” it “applies to a claim, counterclaim, cross-claim, or…

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