March 19, 2019 - Criminal offenses in Texas are divided into two main categories, felonies and misdemeanors. Misdemeanors are considered lesser crimes than felonies and are divided into three classes based on the degree of seriousness of the offense and the severity of the punishments.

March 04, 2019 - A defective military ear plugs injury lawsuit filed against 3M—a Minnesota-based company—was settled in July 2018. The defective military ear plugs injury lawsuit was brought under the whistleblower provisions of the False Claims Act, also known as qui tam. The lawsuit affects all those soldiers who served in Iraq or Afghanistan between 2003 and 2015 who experienced partial hearing loss, total hearing loss, tinnitus, buzzing in the ears...

February 22, 2019 - It was initially suggested that Al Qaeda, a Sunni group, played a role in the Khobar Towers bombing, however in 2006, the U.S. District Court in the District of Columbia concluded Iran was responsible, working through a Saudi militant group. In 2004, Osama Bin Laden was seen being congratulated on the day of the Khobar Towers attack and a U.S. federal court speculated the bombing was authorized by Ali Khamenei, the Supreme Leader of Iran...

February 22, 2019 - Several years ago, a billboard close to Barton Springs in Austin, Texas, proclaimed “A DWI costs $17,000.” The website listed on the billboard backed up their claim, with a video which followed a Texas woman’s DWI arrest, which ultimately resulted in 100 hours of community service, the loss of her driver’s license, drug and alcohol education classes, 12 hours in jail and two years’ probation...

February 22, 2019 - If you have received a diagnosis of ovarian cancer—and have been listening to the news regarding talcum powder’s role in ovarian cancer—you may be wondering whether your diagnosis had anything to do with the use of Johnson & Johnson baby powder with talc or Shower to Shower with talc. Three J & J talcum powder ovarian cancer lawsuits have...