Avoid Injury on Oil Rig: Safety Can Suffer in DownturnPosted in Oil Refinery Law on August 26, 2015
The oil and gas industry is currently in an economic downturn. Drilling companies are letting workers go right and left. Rigs are being shut down. And Texas oil refinery workers are feeling the pressure from every direction. The workers who keep their jobs sometimes find themselves with more to do to make up for lost… read more
Contractor Horror StoriesPosted in Construction Defect Disputes on August 19, 2015
When it comes to hiring contractors to do work on a home, there are all types of horror stories out there. There is the contractor who requires a large deposit before beginning the work, and then disappears and never completes (or even starts) the agreed upon work. There are stories of contractors who bid way… read more
Sunroofs Spontaneously Shattering, Says KPRCPosted in Product Liability on August 13, 2015
The drivers who have experienced a spontaneous sunroof shattering say it sounds like a gunshot or an explosion. Then broken glass rains down onto their body. The shock of this situation would likely make it difficult to focus on driving. It sounds terrifying, yet it is happening to Houston drivers. Why is this happening, and… read more
California Moves on Construction Companies to Disclose Defect Convictions and SettlementsPosted in Construction Defect Disputes on August 5, 2015
Lawmakers in California are pushing a proposal that would require construction companies to reveal the results of criminal convictions and civil suits in cases of construction defects, fraud, negligence, and incompetence. This was driven in part by an incident that recently took place in Berkeley where six college students were killed, and 7 others were… read more