HOUSTON, TX – On February 21, 2014, a Harris County jury returned a verdict for a little over $4.3 million dollars in favor of a worker who was injured in a refinery on the Houston Ship Channel.  On June 19, 2010, the plaintiff, Mr. Perez, was employed by an industrial cleaning contractor and was vacuuming

Don’t let Big Asbestos Continue to Delay, Deny, and Lie Almost two decades ago, OSHA observed that “it was aware of no instance in which exposure to a toxic substance has more clearly demonstrated detrimental health effects on humans than has asbestos exposure.”  Yet asbestos use is still legal in the U.S. despite the fact

HOUSTON, TEXAS On July 19, 2012, the Fourteenth Court of Appeals entered its majority opinion in The Kansas City Southern Railway Company v. Oney (No. 14-11-00815-CV), affirming the Texas Multidistrict Litigation (“MDL”) Court’s determination that the Federal Employers’ Liability Act (“FELA”) preempts the report requirement under Chapter 90 (Asbestos) of the Texas Civil Practice & Remedies Code. The Appellee,

According to a recent report published by Bloomberg, e-mails reveal a pattern of industry pressure on scientists at the Oklahoma Geological Survey to downplay possible links between the rise in seismic activity in Oklahoma and the rapid increase in oil and gas production, the state’s largest industry.  The e-mails were released through public records requests filed