Wrongful Death

Someone's unexpected death can result in a cascade of unexpected consequences for their family members. A premature passing can trigger numerous expenses and deprive the remaining family members of the deceased party's income and practical support. The grief that...

Workplaces have a duty to keep employees safe from potential hazards. Unfortunately for Gabriel Infante and Eugene Gates in Texas, their workplaces turned into deadly environments. Extreme heat, a danger often overlooked, became the fatal factor for these men. It...

Wrongful death is the preventable and avoidable death of a loved one caused by another person. In Texas, you can hold a person liable when they cause an injury that results in death if the injury arose because of the person’s “wrongful act, neglect, carelessness,...

The last thing you want when you leave home for work is a call from the ER that someone you love has been involved in a car crash. Unfortunately, hundreds of people receive these types of calls every single day.  When a car accident leads to a loved one’s death, you...

Accidents are a leading cause of injury and death in the United States, and many different situations might constitute an accident. For example, it is an accidental injury if someone falls off a ladder while changing a light bulb in their dining room or if someone...

If a person or a business hurts someone, the responsible party may have legal or financial liability. Someone hurt by a drunk driver could file a personal injury lawsuit against the driver who got behind the wheel after having too much to drink. However, the person...

There are many dangerous industries, but it is safe to say that construction is reliably one of the most dangerous that you can work in. It leads to the highest total number of fatalities in the United States every year. For instance, the statistics from 2019 show...

The death of a loved one under any circumstance can be devastating. And if that death has been occasioned by someone else’s reckless actions, then the victim’s relatives may pursue a wrongful death lawsuit against the at-fault party. However, before filing a wrongful...

Losing a loved one is never easy. When it's a wrongful death situation, it's often even harder, because it's unexpected. This can be made even more difficult because you likely blame someone else for this death. Examples of a wrongful death can include things like...

Death is a natural part of life, but when a loved one dies in the hands of someone else, you want justice. In the criminal justice system, people are held accountable for manslaughters and murders, and if they are found guilty, they pay their price to society.  But...