Posted in Drunk Driving Accident Victims on May 25, 2015

A San Antonio man has racked up an astonishing 12 DWIs in a 40 year period. Now, in prison for his most recent DWI in April, Carlos Faz and his attorney are appealing the 10-year sentence, hoping instead for probation and alcoholism treatment. With each DWI conviction, the penalties get more severe in Texas. Prior… read more

Posted in Drunk Driving Accident Victims on May 18, 2015

Too many families in Texas have felt the unspeakable pain of losing a loved one due to a drunk driving accident. Texas has the highest number of drunk driving deaths in the nation, with 1,337 deaths reported in 2013 alone. According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, 40% of all traffic deaths in our… read more

Posted in Oil Refinery Law on May 11, 2015

On Friday, May 22, there was a fire on an offshore oil production platform in Brenton Sound. 28 workers managed to escape the flames injury free, and were taken to Venice for safety. The Coast Guard received a call at 2:50 a.m. about the fire. The stubborn fire continued to burn until responding crews were… read more

Posted in Oil Industry, Oil Refinery Law, Oil Rig Injury, oil rig injury liability, oil rig safety, Work Site Injury, Wrongful Death on May 4, 2015

It’s no surprise that oilfield workers face many risks in their daily work. Texas, in particular, loses many oilfield workers every year to explosions and deadly accidents. Just recently, we lost 3 more workers in an explosion in Texas’s Permian Basin. These sad and unnecessary deaths are a reminder of one basic fact: because there… read more