Experienced Dallas sexual assault lawyers at Crowe Arnold & Majors, LLP, are committed to fighting sexual abuse in the workplace and helping victims obtain justice and compensation for the pain, humiliation, shame, and economic losses they have suffered. Our Dallas-Fort Worth lawyers are here to guide you through every step of the legal process, including gathering evidence at the scene …
Certain Royal Sovereign Portable Air Conditioners Recalled Due to Fire Hazard
If you have recently purchased one of these air conditioners from a retailer such as Amazon, Home Depot, Costco, Sears and several other stores, please read the following article about a serious safety hazard involving fires and a very recent recall by the Consumer Product Safety Commission: This Product Sold at Home Depot Has Been Recalled After a Death According …
Potential Dram Shop Civil Case: Too Many Vodka Red Bulls Reportedly Leads to Tragedy in Dallas-Fort Worth
This is a truly heartbreaking story involving the death of an off-duty Euless police officer and severe injuries to his wife and their children due to an apparently very drunk driver, Dylan Molina. According to the story, “A witness told investigators that Molina fled after the wreck. Police said his breath smelled of alcohol and he was acting intoxicated. According …
Texas Reports Highest Number of Sexual Assaults on Army Bases
The RAND Arroyo Center, a federally funded research group, recently published a report on sexual assault. It showed that female service members at Fort Hood and Fort Bliss in Texas faced a higher risk of sexual assault than at other Army bases across the country. Women in field artillery and engineers faced the overall highest risk of sexual harassment and …
Bill Requiring Texas Nursing Homes to Disclose Disease Data Becomes Law
In response to public criticism early in the COVID-19 pandemic, the Texas legislature recently enacted a bill that will increase transparency regarding infectious disease numbers in nursing homes. Governor Greg Abbott signed the bill, known as S.B. 930, into law in late May 2021, and it will go into effect in September. The Dallas nursing home lawyers at Crowe Arnold …
Cheyenne Products Recalls Folding Chairs and Barstools Due to Fall Hazard
On May 19, 2021 Cheyenne Products and/or Cheyenne Industries recalled 795,000 multiple styles of “Mainstay” padded chairs and barstools because the weld attaching the legs to the seat bottom can break, posing a fall hazard. These chairs and barstools were sold at Walmart stores nationwide and Walmart.com from January 2014 through April 2021 for between $30 and $42. You can …
Amazon At Times Sells Defective Products Causing Injury. What to Do About It?
This is an interesting article from the Washington Post in August 2020 concerning allegations and lawsuits that Amazon has sold defective products that have injured people, and several of the defenses it attempts to raise. In March 2021 we blogged about one of the defenses Amazon typically raises – that in many instances it is just an “innocent retailer” under …
U.S. CPSC 2020 Report: Injuries and Fatalities Associated with Furniture Tip-Overs
We have blogged within the past several months about the hazards associated with household furniture that is not designed properly and, as a result, has a propensity to tip over and cause death or injury, especially to young children. The January 2021 report authored by the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) addresses in detail this very dangerous problem as …
Drunk Driving Takes Another Life in North Texas
We have blogged often in past few months about the dangers of drunk driving. They are obvious. The rule is simple: DO NOT DRINK AND DRIVE!! More recently, we have blogged about the responsibility of bars and restaurants for death or personal injury caused by a guest or customer who was served too much alcohol. Texas law prohibits restaurants and bars …
Medicare Fraud is a Big Problem You Can Fight and Possibly Get Paid On!
Medicare fraud results in higher health care costs and taxes for everyone. Here is an informative website maintained by the federal government concerning Medicare fraud and how it might affect you or your parents, especially if you are elderly or care for an elderly parent. This website is aimed more at how telemarketer crooks and con artists can obtain your …
