https://tpwd.texas.gov/ Each year Spring Break revelers and vacationing hotel guests wind up in the Emergency Room for preventable reasons. The lawyers at Carabin Shaw, specialize in Swimming Pool Safety and Traumatic Brain Injury cases, here are suggestions for a Safer Spring Break. Don’t drink and dive. Nearly 70% of water-related…
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Texas Nursing Home Disputes Involving Arbitration Clauses
Texas individuals who admit their loved ones into nursing homes do so with the expectation that the nursing facility will provide their family members with appropriate medical care and treat them with respect and compassion. However, the sad reality is that many people suffer abuse and serious injuries because of…
RECALL ALERT: National Recall for Insulin Pump Used for Type 1 Diabetes
(NATIONAL RECALL: February 2020) The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has issued a recall for an insulin pump that thousands of people use with Type 1 diabetes. The recall is centered around certain Medtronic MiniMed 600 series insulin pumps. One person has died, 2,175 people have received injuries and there…
ACCIDENT INJURY REPORT – Septic Tank Fall Claims Life of Two-Year-old in Aransas Pass
Photo Credit: KRIS TV (February 20, 2020 Aransas Pass, TX) A 2-year-old girl fell into a septic tank Wednesday evening of the 19th at the Paradise Lagoons RV Resort in Aransas Pass. The child identified as Charleigh Nicole Nelson had been walking on the lid of the tank when she…
Appellate Court Addresses Bystander Law in Texas Car Accident Case
A Texas appeals court recently issued an opinion stemming from injuries that a passenger suffered when a car he was traveling in collided with a trailer parked on the side of the road. According to the court’s opinion, the accident occurred when a young man’s pickup truck with an attached…
ACCIDENT INJURY REPORT: CHESAPEAKE ENERGY HAS SECOND EXPLOSION INCIDENT
Google Earth Bryan, Texas, February 8, 2020: A second explosion happened at one of Chesapeake Energy’s oil wells in the Eagle Ford Shale just two weeks after a Jan. 29 deadly explosion at a Chesapeake Energy oil well site in nearby Burleson County. Three men were killed and one…
ACCIDENT INJURY REPORT: Two Injured After Train Crashes into Semi in Ft. Worth
Photo Credit: CBS 11 (FT. WORTH, Feb 3, 2020) – At least two people have been injured after a crash involving a Trinity Railway Express (TRE) train and an 18-wheeler. The accident happened Jan. 28 around 7:30 a.m. during the morning commute at the…
The Statute of Limitations for Texas Personal Injury Lawsuits
Texas personal injury victims must understand and follow the state’s statute of limitations to ensure that their claims are addressed. The statute of limitations provides plaintiffs with a strict time period within which they can bring their lawsuits. This mechanism serves to protect defendants by encouraging plaintiffs to diligently and…
ACCIDENT INJURY REPORT: Two People Killed in Houston Gas Explosion
Photo Credit: KTRK (HOUSTON, January 27, 2020) Two people were killed in a gas explosion in northwest Houston at a manufacturing warehouse on Friday the 25 at around 4:30 a.m. After the explosion the Houston Fire Department reported that 48 people had to be sheltered and 18 people were sent…
“TEXAS WE HAVE A PROBLEM!” Swimming Pool Deaths
by Attny Jesse E. Guerra, Jr. According to a recent study, Texas had more pool drownings in 2019 than in recent years. Certainly, this is a tragic statistic given that Texas has vast resources and has initiated extensive outreach to promote swimming pool safety. As an aquatic litigation pioneer, I…