Inadequate 18-Wheeler Brakes Lead to Wrongful Death Case
Case Title: Duckworth v. Clayton Homes Slack Davis represented the surviving family of Dickie Duckworth who was killed when another 18-wheeler hauling a Clayton manufactured home crossed the center line and crashed into him head-on on U.S. 79 in Anderson County, Texas. During the course of discovery, we learned that only one of the axles…
Read MoreNegligent Road Conditions Results in Wrongful Death Lawsuit
Case Title: Furlan v. Webber On July 15, 2013, a family of five was traveling in a 2006 Ford F series pickup truck on Interstate Highway 35 near Abbott, Texas. As they went through a highway construction area, they drove through a pool of water, which caused the driver to lose control of the car.…
Read MoreFailure to Yield Results in Wrongful Death Lawsuit
Case Title: Rodriguez v. The United States of America On November 14, 2006, a retired US Army veteran, Jesse Albert Rodriguez, was riding his motorcycle in Fort Hood, Texas. He was returning to work after lunch and was wearing a helmet and a reflective vest. As he approached the intersection of Hell on Wheels Avenue…
Read MoreTanker Truck and Freight Train Accident Results in Catastrophic Personal Injury Lawsuit
Case Title: Camacho, et al. v. Penn Octane International, L.L.C., et al. On August 11, 2005, a tanker truck loaded with liquid propane was hit by a freight train in the town of Lucio Blanco in Mexico. The accident killed six people and injured over 40 residents of the town. Ten people were hospitalized with…
Read MoreImproper Defective Warning Label Results in Wrongful Death Lawsuit
Case Title: Mitchell/Speegle v. TR International Trading Company et al On March 15, 2018, Tri-Chem Specialty Chemicals LLC had a massive explosion in their facility in Cresson, Texas. The chemical plant purchased, blended and resold chemicals for various customers. On this particular day, two employees were mixing a batch of sodium chlorite and water to…
Read MoreNurse’s Intentional Misuse of Drugs Results in Wrongful Death Lawsuit
Case Title: Dixon v. Nocona General Hospital On January 7, 2001, an 82-year-old woman who had been admitted to Nocona General Hospital with suspected pneumonia went into respiratory arrest unexpectedly. She was revived, however she died later that day. Only later did her family realize that the drug administered by the nightshift nurse just before…
Read MoreSchool Bus Wrongful Death Lawsuit
Case Title: Gutierrez v. Austin Independent School District On February 19, 1999, an eight-year-old child was struck by a pickup truck and killed while crossing the street after exiting her school bus. Her mother was present at the bus stop and witnessed her daughter’s death. The driver of the vehicle that hit her was intoxicated.…
Read MoreAbusive Treatment at Prison Wrongful Death Lawsuit
Case Title: Leon Alfano, et al. v. Corrections Corporation of America and Autumn Miller, et al. v. Corrections Corporation of America Slack Davis represented two clients who were being held at the Dawson State Jail, which was owned and operated by the Corrections Corporation of America (CCA). In both cases, CCA was required to provide…
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