Author Archives: Jay Butchko
Texas Elevator And Construction Machinery Accident Update
America’s Inn Incident Rosa Brown sued Texas Pearl, Inc., the company that owns and manages the America’s Inn in Houston, Texas. Ms. Brown claims she suffered extensive injuries because she fell in the elevator at America’s Inn. The plaintiff claimed that there was a “malfunction” of the elevator, and that malfunction caused the plaintiff… Read More »
Texas Appeals Court Reverses Truck Case Summary Judgment
Highway 281 can be a dangerous road, and recently, while a tractor-trailer was parked on the shoulder of 281, an oncoming car crashed into the parked trailer and the car’s driver was subsequently injured. The car driver sued the truck driver and the truck driver’s employer under the respondeat superior doctrine that says that… Read More »
Missouri City/Houston Hit And Run Bicycle Accident Report
A Houston bicycle rider was killed by a hit and run driver during the Pride Bike Ride on October 12, 2022. The accident happened on West Dallas Street in the 2200 block. The victim, Shane McKinney, seemed to lose control of his bike according to witnesses, and he then veered into an adjacent traffic… Read More »
Premises Liability – Hurt By A Flying T-Shirt?
In 2018 Jennifer Harughty attended a Houston Astros baseball game and was seated on the third base side. Between innings, an Astros mascot launched t-shirts into the crowd from a cannon and one hit Jennifer’s finger. It hurt a bit, but Jennifer figured it was only a jammed finger because, after all, how much… Read More »