We are proud to announce that J. Javier Gutierrez has been selected as a 2021 Super Lawyer in the field of Personal Injury in the State of Texas. This is Javier’s fifth consecutive year being selected by Super Lawyers. He was also named a Texas Super Lawyer Rising Star every year from 2012 to 2017. Only the top 5% of
Our firm is proud to announce that attorney J. Javier Gutierrez has been named to the 2019 Texas SuperLawyers List. This is Javier’s seventh consecutive year of Super Lawyers recognition. Super Lawyers selection is based on nominations and evaluations from other lawyers, in addition to Thomson Reuters’ independent research. No more than 5% of all attorneys in Texas are bestowed
From 2010 to 2016 there were 16,807 accidents involving bicycles in Texas, resulting in almost 10,000 injuries and 362 fatalities. Most of those accidents happened on city streets, but the majority of serious injuries and deaths happened on U.S. and state highways. Not surprisingly, cyclists who were not wearing protective gear were often more seriously injured. Cycling and the Law
Construction workers make up a huge part of the American workforce. Projects such as building construction, bridge construction, and demolitions employ hundreds of workers per site. While there are federal standards in place to keep construction workers safe, these types of job sites continue to be high-risk areas. Two workers die every day on U.S. construction sites, and more deaths
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has issued an alert regarding intragastric balloon surgery, saying 12 deaths are linked to this procedure since 2016. The patient deaths are associated with two different types of gastric balloon devices, the Orbera Instragastric Balloon System and the ReShape Integrated Dual Balloon System. Both these devices are used to treat obesity. Other complications intragastric balloon patients could face
The Insurance Institute for Highway safety has given 2018 models of the Ford Explorer and Jeep Grand Cherokee “poor” ratings in recent crash tests. This is the lowest rating for passenger vehicles. In the tests, both vehicles were crashed into a concrete obstacle along the passenger side bumper. This was done to imitate a real-life accident in which a vehicle might
