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Liability Issues Related to Chronic Head Trauma in Amateur and Professional Athletes In the past few months the popular news media have been filled with reports related to a condition known as chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE) and its prevalence in both amateur and professional athletes. In this post, the personal injury lawyer at the Doan Law Firm will provide a brief review of the factors that appear to be closely linked to this condition before explaining the legal options available…

Pelican Island Crane Collapse Investigated by OSHA Officials identified one of the individuals killed in the recent Galveston crane collapse. 20-year old Blake Carlisle lost his life in the Pelican Island crane collapse in Galveston. Carlisle was a highly-regarded Dickinson high school football player. Indeed, Blake Carlisle has been described as being a “star of the field” and even a better individual off if the field. The death of Carlisle has stunned the community and those who knew and admired…

Two men were killed in a T & T Marine offshore crane accident on a dock off of Pelican Island. When Galveston emergency responders reached the scene of the accident, they found there victims. Two of the men suffered fatal injuries. The third man was seriously injured. If you lost a loved one in an incident like the T & T Marine offshore crane accident, The Doan Law Firm legal team stands ready to provide you with the information and…

In the space of less than three weeks, two unprecedented natural disasters have caused billions of dollars in damages to the states of Texas and Florida. Among the facilities that suffered the most damage health care institutions such as hospitals, “free-standing” outpatient centers, and nursing homes were among the hardest hit. While some centers, such as Baptist Hospitals of Southeast Texas in Beaumont, were able to evacuate without loss of life that was directly linked to the evacuation, other facilities…

The human and financial losses caused by Hurricanes Harvey and Irma are only now being assessed. It goes without saying, of course, that these damages will be unprecedented in our nation’s history; with most estimates running into the tens, if not hundreds, of billions of dollars. In today’s post, the storm damage and accident lawyer at the Doan Law Firm will discuss the basic legal principles of storm damage liability claims and some of the remedies that may be available…