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 &…
Last November, four workers at a DuPont Co. plant in La Porte, Texas were killed after being exposed to a deadly airborne chemical called methyl mercaptan, a substance used by the plant to produce insecticide. The accident occurred early in the morning when a worker tried to drain what she thought was water from a…
We are proud to announce that Fibich, Leebron, Copeland & Briggs is an underwriter for the Texas Trial Lawyers Association Pharmaceutical & Medical Device Seminar this October. Additionally, two of the firm’s partners, Tommy Fibich and Erin Copeland, will speak at the event. The Pharmaceutical & Medical Device Seminar is a certified Continuing Legal Education (CLE) program for…
Last week, a federal judge in Texas ordered Trinity Industries to pay $663.4 million in a whistleblower case involving defective guardrails manufactured by the Dallas-based company. The lawsuit – filed under the False Claims Act in 2012 – also resulted in a substantial whistleblower award. Here are some details about the case: The case involves…
Last month, Japanese auto part maker Takata announced that it would be expanding its recall of U.S. cars and trucks fitted with defective airbags. The expansion brought the recall to 34 million U.S. vehicles, making it the largest auto recall in American history. 53 million vehicles have been recalled worldwide. As part of the recall,…
Construction – One of the Riskiest Professions While there is potential for serious injuries to occur in many different industries, one of the most dangerous is the construction industry. Due to ongoing projects and an increase in new construction, construction sites are arising all over the nation and more workers are entering the industry. Unfortunately, this translates…
The news and headlines are frequently filled with reports of various cars and trucks being recalled. While this isn’t all that unusual – automobiles are recalled quite regularly for one reason or another – you may have noticed that these types of stories are popping up more often than they usually do. This is because…
