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Less than two weeks after Hurricane Harvey made its final landfall along the Texas coast, the human toll in both deaths and injuries continues to rise. Sadly, these tragic losses are being made even worse by the influx of what can be best described as a “criminal element” which seeks only to enrich themselves at the expense of Texas hurricane survivors. In the following sections, the Doan Law Firm of Houston offers a few “words to the wise” concerning steps…

If you have been injured in a semi-truck accident, you undoubtedly have a number of serious questions and concerns. Of course, many of these questions pertain to your injuries and medical issues. However, if you are like many people injured in an accident, you probably have legal concerns and questions as well. For example, you may wonder whether you can obtain compensation for future medical expenses after sustaining injuries in an accident involving a commercial truck. You can obtain the…

Although it seems like it was last year since we had any good news in the Texas coastline / southwest Louisiana area, here it goes: It hasn’t rained in almost five days and we’ve enjoyed sunshine for almost the same length of time! It seems hard to believe, but that light at the end of the tunnel is really the sun and not a freight train. Unfortunately, not all the news is good news. As we all know, or at…

The University of Missouri-Columbia chapter of the Kappa Alpha Order has been named in a lawsuit alleging hazing and forced consumption on near-lethal amounts of alcohol. In that lawsuit, Brandon Zingale states that as an 18-year-old freshman he and other pledges of the Kappa Alpha Order’s local chapter were “coerced” into participating in a vodka-chugging contest as a part of their effort to join the fraternity, even though the university had put the fraternity on probationtwo weeks earlier for violations…

The medical malpractice and accident lawyer at the Doan Law Firm explains how malpractice can involve health care workers as well as physicians Most people will associate “medical malpractice” with physicians. However, any health care worker whose conduct is not consistent with the generally-accepted standards of care of his or her profession can be held liable for any injuries that may occur if the worker deviates from those standards. Medical malpractice occurs when: A medical professional assumes responsibility for some…