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Sammons & Berry Races For The Cure

On Saturday, October 1, 2016, attorneys and staff from Sammons & Berry, P.C., participated in the “Susan G. Komen Race For the Cure” at Sam Houston Park in downtown Houston.   Special thanks to Summer Bokhary (Associate), Grace McGregor (Paralegal) and Deanna Guerrero (Paralegal) for representing the firm in this great event! Deanna, Summer & Grace

Jury Awards $7.5 Million to Railroad Worker With Leukemia

On September 28, 2016, a jury in Madison County, Illinois entered a unanimous verdict in the amount of $7.5 million against Union Pacific Railroad Co.  The case was filed by a railroad worker who developed acute myelogenous leukemia (AML) as a result of exposure to creosote on railroad ties he installed over the course of

Fatal Truck Accidents Are Up 18% Since 2009

According to the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, on average there are 11 fatal truck accidents every single day in this country, killing nearly 4,000 people each year.  According to a recent investigation by CNBC, fatal truck accidents are up 18% since 2009, but because trucking deaths are scattered in small numbers across the country, they often get overlooked in the

“Bad Faith” Insurance Claims in Texas

In 2006, the Supreme Court of Texas issued its opinion in Brainard v. Trinity Universal Ins. Co., 216 S.W.3d 809 (2006).  Touted by insurance companies as a great victory and lamented by plaintiff’s attorneys as an pro-insurance aberration, the Brainard opinion has taken on a mythical life of its own with many defense attorneys and insurance companies arguing