- Staff Writer | December 15, 2005 8:42 AM | Austin, TX
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Property Owner's Liability (Slip & Fall)
Golfer injured by stray ball on Austin Golf Course is suing golfer, coach and school.According to a report by KVUE News, an Austin man has filed a lawsuit against a student golfer, her coach and her university, after he was hit in the head with a golf ball. The lawsuit states that, without warning, the student athlete from St. Edward's University hit the ball while Cortez was still on the green....
- Staff Writer | December 08, 2005 10:07 AM | Austin, TX
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Property Owner's Liability (Slip & Fall)
A first time dog owner poses a question in the Austin Chronicle regarding what could happen if his dog bites someone. The question posed was I'm a first-time dog owner. My friend recently told me that I would have to pay for all damages my dog causes if he ever bites someone. Is this right?Although I do not disagree with the general answer posted in response to this question, the ultimate issue...
- Beth Janicek | August 21, 2011 11:39 AM | San Antonio, TX
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Workplace Injuries
Recently a group of Houston engineers confirmed that negligence led to the February 14, 2011, collapse of a partially completed University Hospital parking garage. The engineers’ review found...
- Staff Writer | November 28, 2005 8:17 PM | Austin, TX
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Property Owner's Liability (Slip & Fall)
An elderly woman was mauled to death by a pack of dogs while mowing her yard on Saturday afternoonAccording to the American Statesman, an elderly woman was mauled to death by a pack of dogs while mowing her yard on Saturday afternoon. Mrs. Stiles, 76, was found lying in her front yard at her home near Thorndale with bites all over her body. She had been attacked by six pit bull-Rottweiler...
- Scott Kappes | July 17, 2008 12:51 PM | Houston, TX
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Property Owner's Liability (Slip & Fall)
Around 7:40pm last night the sounds of children playing
quickly turned into screams when a staircase at a southwest Houston apartment
complex collapsed on three children playing underneath it....
- Will Sciba | October 04, 2007 9:02 PM | Victoria, TX
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Property Owner's Liability (Slip & Fall)
Pit bulls have been seen roaming Victoria. This is particularly troubling because this breed has been known to injure and kill people and other animals at an alarming rate. During 1997 and 1998, at least 27 people died of dog bite attacks (18 in 1997 and 9 in 1998). At least 25 breeds of dogs have been involved in 238 human DBRF during the past 20 years. Pit bull-type dogs and Rottweilers were...