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JUUL Profits While Kids Pay the Price

By the time top executives of the largest U.S. tobacco companies were hauled in before Congress in 1994, people had been smoking mass-produced cigarettes for nearly 130 years. And though these men, under oath, claimed with straight faces that nicotine wasn’t addictive, we’ve long known better. In 2019, just 16 years after e-cigarettes came onto...

What Does a Public Entity Litigation Attorney Do

If you have heard the term public entity litigation attorney, you may be wondering what that position entails. A public entity litigation attorney is a lawyer whose clients are public entities—such as state and local governments. Public entity litigation attorneys protect the legal interests of government entities, school districts, tribes and more. These highly specialized...

What is the Stand Your Ground Law?

In Texas, we have something called the ‘stand your ground’ law. It is sometimes referred to as the ‘castle doctrine’ because of the adage ‘a person’s home is his castle.’ This law is based on the right to self-defense, which allows you to defend yourself or others if there is a reason to believe you...

3M Earplugs That Caused Hearing Problems Lead to Legal Action

The military contracted manufacturing company 3M for high-quality earplugs to be used by soldiers, but it has been determined that the earplugs did not keep a tight seal. This allowed dangerously loud sounds to slip through – unbeknownst to the individual wearing the earplugs. As a result, thousands of military veterans across the country have...

What Makes a Hospital Lien Fraudulent?

In Texas, hospitals can file a lien against patients who haven’t paid their bills. They do this to recover compensation for the unpaid bills, but not all liens are legal. Sometimes hospitals illegally file a claim or overcharge, which causes financial problems for many Texan families. In 1933, the Texas legislature passed a law to...