This Memorial Day will represent my parents’ 35th wedding anniversary. However, more importantly, it will also represent their thirty-fifth anniversary of living in this country, and in Houston, Texas. Leaving both of their families behind, and the only country that they had ever called home, my parents left India and came to Houston in 1979. […]
My family has been in America for quite a long time. I have heard that my mother’s family descends from Isaac Stearns, who came to America in 1630 and then served as secretary to Governor John Winthrop, the first Governor of the Massachusetts Bay Colony. My mother’s family eventually came to live in Aurora, Illinois, […]
Ms. Nishi Kothari recently joined our team, and she has been kicking butt and taking names! I recently attended a mediation with Nishi where she got an astoundingly good settlement for the kind of case we had. Due to confidentiality issues, we can only speak about some settlements in general terms. But the mediation of […]
According to a report from the National Practitioner Data Bank (NPDB), Texas had the lowest per capita rate of medical malpractice payouts in the nation last year. Texas medical practitioners paid $3.03 per capita for medical malpractice payouts in 2013, up only one cent from 2012. The per capita rates allow for more accurate comparisons […]
On April 4, 2014, severe storms and tornados hit the Dallas and Denton, Texas areas, including Frisco and Allen, Texas. I have personally worked hail storm claims in the North Dallas area before, both as a public adjuster, as an insurance adjuster, and as an insurance bad faith attorney. In my experience in Garland and […]
http://www.cbsnews.com/news/bp-oil-spill-4-years-later-long-term-health-questions-linger/ As the news story above highlights, tens of thousands of clean up workers have suffered lingering health effects from helping BP clean up its mess. Four years after the event, these poor people have received no compensation for their physical injuries. Many do not have health insurance and have had no medical treatment for […]
If you or a loved one took or is taking Actos for treatment with diabetes, you will want to read below. This week a jury in Lafayette Louisiana awarded a plaintiff 9 billion dollars in damages against the drug companies for Actos because they knew and concealed the fact that it caused bladder cancer. In […]
Is your child moody, fearful, angry or anxious because of your divorce? Does your child’s attitude towards you change every time they come back from your ex-spouse’s home? Has your child developed emotional or behavioral problems since the divorce? When was the last time you saw your child smile? Divorce is a difficult process that […]
In a landmark case against Takeda Pharmaceutical Co. and partner Eli Lilly & Co., a federal jury in Lafayette, LA. found for the plaintiff, awarding $1.5 million in damages and $9 billion in punitive damages against the defendants. At the heart of this case was evidence that the defendants knew that their drug greatly increased […]
We recently had a client retain us to handle their construction or home defect claim against Perry Homes. The home was built around seven years ago—which would make you think that it’s too late to pursue a home or construction defect claim. However, it is not. In fact, in this case, our client is not […]