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Houston-Area Motel Fire Sends Seven to Hospital A three-alarm fire has caused expensive structural, water, and smoke damage to the Motel 6 near the intersection of Cypresswood and I-45 in the Houston suburb of Spring, TX. On-scene reports state that seven people, including two children, were transported to local hospitals for treatment of non-life-threatening smoke inhalation According to Harris County fire investigators, the  fire was caused by children by who were playing with a cigarette lighter in a third-floor room….

The CDC is tracking reports of lung disease that may be related use of e-cigarettes and other “vaping products.” In this post our defective products injury lawyer describes the symptoms of this disease and offers suggestions for those who believe they may have been made ill bu using these products.

Can a Non-citizen File a Personal Injury Lawsuit in a U.S. Court? In a recent post, we discussed the potential liability of businesses for injuries their customers and employees might receive in a “mass shooting” incident or during some other act of premeditated (“planned”) public violence. We have since been asked to discuss an issue that we did not raise in our original post: “Given that many victims of the recent mass shooting incident in El Paso were Mexican nationals,…

Personal Safety in Public Places: Who is Responsible for Your Personal Security at a Store, Restaurant, or Other Public Location? Like virtually everyone else in the United States, you spend a fair amount of your time in public places like stores, restaurants, entertainment venues, offices, and so forth. You find yourself in garages, parking lots, and in different types of establishments at different times of the day and even of the night. When you enter and exit business establishments, when…

Who Is Liable in “Mass Shootings” and Other Acts of Public Violence? As the recent mass shooting incidents in El Paso and in Dayton, Ohio, have tragically demonstrated, we live in a society where acts of “planned” or “premeditated” public violence have become a matter of great concern in regard to public safety. Although we will avoid the very real issues of concern to both the law enforcement and civil libertarian communities, at The Doan Law Firm we believe that…