There are few things more traumatic for a victim and their family than a cancer diagnosis, especially when that diagnosis reveals one of the most dangerous and highly lethal forms of cancer, mesothelioma. The cause of mesothelioma is asbestos exposure and it can happen even when the exposure is very brief and the particles are very tiny. Unfortunately, because mesothelioma tends
Texas roadways are inherently dangerous, no matter where you go, whether it’s Dallas or Corpus Christi. According to recent statistics, more than 89,000 serious injuries occur due to vehicle accidents every year. A person is injured every two minutes 15 seconds in Texas and a person is killed about every other hour. In Corpus Christi alone, there are more than 6,800 accidents
There are a number of industries for which the use of heavy machinery is essential, including building and road construction, oil and gas extraction, and manufacturing. Those who operate this heavy equipment run the risk of serious injury from a variety of accidents, including falls, since much of this equipment towers well above the ground and these machines are often operated
Texas personal injury litigation attorney Ana Gutierrez was selected for inclusion in The National Trial Lawyers: Top 40 Under 40. Membership is by invitation only and is extended exclusively to those trial lawyers practicing civil plaintiff and/or criminal defense law. Ms. Gutierrez was nominated by her peers and selected for inclusion in the category of civil plaintiff law. Ana Gutierrez has several years of
Some of the most devastating accidents on the road involve cement trucks. One of the main reasons is the sheer size of these trucks; an empty one can weigh as much as 30,000 pounds and they are often carrying another 30,000 pounds of wet concrete. In many cases, these trucks, even though they seem much smaller, are often much heavier
Media outlets across the country are reporting that a recently purchased 1997 Continental Charters Van Hool bus was involved in a fatal crash over the weekend. The charter bus allegedly ran off of Interstate 40 and hit an overpass bridge abutment at 1:00 a.m. on Friday, November 6 in North Little Rock, Arkansas. The bus accident is said to have caused
