Blog Category - Negligence Page 2

Dec

Settlement Dispute Ruling Overruled in BP’s Favor

An appeals court has overruled a lower court's ruling, agreeing that the lower court misinterpreted terms of a BP settlement, says Frenkel & Frenkel. A federal appeals court overturned a decision by U.S. District Court Judge Carl Barbier, agreeing that the judge misint...

Dec

Employees Filed Suit Against Mars Petcare for Exposure

Eight employees of Mars Petcare filed suit against the company for allegedly exposing them to phosphine gas, says the law firm Frenkel & Frenkel.Eight employees of a recently closed Mars Petcare plant filed suit against the company just as operations were winding...

Dec

BP Officials Under Fire In Court

Frenkel & Frenkel, a Dallas law firm, explains how BP officials have come under fire during the second phase of the lawsuits regarding the massive oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico.British Petroleum (BP) officials came under fire during the second phase of trials re...

Dec

PG&E Faces Lawsuits over Failure to Clean Up Contamination

Despite losing a $333 million settlement in 1996 after groundwater contamination in Hinkley, PG&E still faces additional suits for not cleaning up the area, says Frenkel & Frenkel.In 1996, 636 residents of Hinkley, a small town on the Mojave Desert dependent on well wat...

Dec

Nursing Home Negligence Attorneys – Protecting the Elderly

As the baby boomers enter their golden years, the number of people needing elder care is going to reach staggering proportions. Because of this, it is more important than ever to be aware of the issues that face those people who have to spend their waning years in nursing homes...

Dec

Hold the Bars Responsible for Their Actions

http://www.khou.com/news/ITEAMTABCPARTTWO-110219479.htmlAbove is a great story about how Texas is really behind the times when it comes to holding bars responsible for over serving patrons. If a bar allows someone who is drunk to continue to be served they should be held l...

Dec

Natural Gas Explosion

Natural gas leaks has been a big problem in Texas, causing serious injuries, property damage, and in some cases death. Our firm stands ready to assist those who have suffered damages as a result of these leaks. Below is a recent article from the Ft. Worth Star Te...

Dec

Nursing Homes / Tort Reform

Below is a case dealing with the death of an elderly patient in a nursing home. My firm used to do an extensive amount of work in nursing home litigation, but tort reform has made it harder for attorneys to take such cases. There are caps now that limit recoveri...

Dec

Swimming pool cases

A jury has awarded $3.8 million to the family of a former Alabama State University football player who died after an incident at a hotel swimming pool. The lawsuit alleged that employees at the Rodeway Inn in Montgomery allowed 19-year-old Derrick Marshall to use the pool even t...

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