Picture this: You just purchased a brand-new toaster oven. It did not come with a warranty, but you have heard great things about this brand and know several people who own the same model, so you trust it will work just fine. The toaster oven works great for a while, but one day, it explodes. The toaster did not hurt anyone or damage anything else, but you spent a lot of money on it! However, you probably cannot sue the manufacturer. Why?
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The Legal Implications of Name Image and Likeness in College Athletics
The long-debated topic of collegiate athletes receiving compensation in return for the revenue they bring into their respective universities has finally been settled in the United States Supreme Court. On June 21st, 2021, in the case of The National Collegiate Athletic Association vs. Alston et. al, the Supreme Court ruled in favor of current and former “amateur” collegiate athletes.
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What Are Punitive Damages and When Are They Awarded?
What are Punitive Damages?
In Texas, those injured in personal injury cases may be able to pursue both compensatory and punitive damages.
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Uvalde and Mental Health
May 24, 2022, is a date that will forever haunt Robb Elementary School and the people of Uvalde, Texas. For those in school, the end of May signifies the end of the school year. It marks that time when summer break is around the corner, school assignments are winding down (or almost nonexistent), end-of-year classroom celebration parties happen, along with end-of-year assemblies. May 24, 2022, quickly turned into a parent’s, teacher’s, and student’s worst nightmare. May 24, 2022, ended in tragedy when 19 students and two teachers were callously murdered in a school shooting.[1]
Aviation Accident Settlement
Aviation crashes occur for a variety of reasons, however, they should not happen because a component in the aircraft was improperly manufactured. Our client, an experienced fixed-wing and helicopter pilot, was piloting a helicopter when the tail rotor pinion shaft fractured between the bevel gear and the helical gear. The fracture resulted in an in-flight tail rotor drive failure, causing the helicopter to crash.
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Upon further investigation attorneys Shalimar Wallis and Oscar Quiroz, along with their team, found that the pinion gear shaft failed because it did not meet the manufacturing specifications. Specifically, the manufacturer failed to ensure that the shaft was heat treated in accordance with specifications. Further, the manufacturer did not even have a process in place to verify that the parts it manufactured for use in the subject helicopter complied with the design specifications. This represents a gross deviation from the industry standards.
Our client, who was a highly experienced pilot and had more flight hours than every expert that was involved in the case, was fortunate enough to survive the crash but suffered multiple fractures, contusions, and a broken knee. He will likely never return to his pre-crash condition. Luckily our team was able to thoroughly work this case to find the opposing party at fault resulting in a settlement.
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This crash could have been prevented had the manufacturer adhered to the design specifications or had it taken the proper steps to verify that the end product complied with the design parameters. Our team held this entity accountable for their carelessness which resulted in our client’s extensive injuries and damages. Great job, team!
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