A charter bus accident led to 8 deaths and at least 44 injuries 46 miles north of Laredo, Texas, news sources report. According to a trooper for the Texas Department of Public Safety, “The driver of the bus lost control and rolled over.” Seven people died at the scene of the accident, and another died…
Erin K. Copeland of Fibich, Leebron, Copeland & Briggs will speak at the “Mass Tort Boot Camp” in Santa Barbara, CA, a seminar from the American Association for Justice (AAJ). At the seminar, Ms. Copeland will participate in three speaking events: Identifying a Viable Mass Tort: Case Selection (March 29, 9:00 – 9:45 a.m.), the Essure® Litigation Group Business…
Fibich, Leebron, Copeland & Briggs is proud to announce that three members of its legal team – Gregory Fibich, Andrew Dunlap and Lindsay Itkin – were selected to the 2016 Super Lawyers® Rising Stars list. No more than 2.5% of attorneys from each state earn this distinction. Super Lawyers recognizes attorneys from 73 legal practice areas….
When gas prices dive, more people take to the roads. While it is unsurprising that there is a correlation between the number of people on the roads and the number of accidents and fatalities, economists are also predicting that nice weather may be linked to rates of traffic fatalities. At the annual meeting of the…
Last week, an explosion at PeroxyChem, a Pasadena chemical plant that produces hydrogen peroxide and other products, resulted in the death of a contractor and has left three other workers with serious injuries. This accident is just the latest in a string of plant explosions in the greater Houston area over the past 14 months. In…
Rescuers from the Houston Fire Department responded to the site of a terrifying partial scaffolding collapse in Downtown Houston this morning. The high angle rescue began before 11:00 a.m. this morning at the JPMorgan Chase building on Texas Street near Travis. A window washer’s scaffolding partially collapsed after one of its support lines gave way…
As we head into the winter season, Texas will experience several days of wet weather. With wet pavement contributing to approximately 1.2 million collisions every year, it is important to exercise extreme caution while driving in the rain to avoid losing control of your vehicle. Our Houston personal injury lawyer at Fibich, Leebron, Copeland &…
With the holiday season in full effect, you can bet department stores, restaurants, grocery stores, and malls will have the busiest parking lots yet! Of course, this is due to the countless number of holiday shoppers traveling to purchase gifts for their loved ones, enjoying dinner with their families, buying food for the holiday dinners,…
The Automobile Association of America (AAA) estimates that as many as 8.3 million Texans will be traveling between now and the end of the holiday season, with the majority of them hitting the road. With a seven percent increase over last year, Texas highways are expected to see a ton of traffic. We want you…
Morcellators have been widely used by surgeons as a minimally invasive method of performing laparoscopic and myomectomy procedures. Women who suffer from painful uterine fibroids often undergo one of these procedures to remove them. Morcellators are designed to shred these fibroids, leaving only a small scar and requiring in a shorter recovery period than other…
