We at the Leon Law Firm are proud to serve the Houston community. In fact, most of us here at the firm are native Houstonians. We came across an article in the Houston Chronicle by Dwight Silverman where Houstonians tweeted about how you know you’re a Houstonian. Here are some good ones: You know you are a […]
By: Glenna Herald February 15, 2012 10:27 am Ultimate Memorial Wal-Mart is being sued over claims a stray grape caused a customer to be injured at its Spring Valley location. Olga Barrientos filed a premises liability lawsuit on Feb. 10 in Harris County District Court against Wal-Mart Stores of Texas. Barrientos says on Aug. 29, […]
By: Laura Weisman Houston Chronicle A Houston specialty hospital is being sued over claims it severely neglected a patient and allowed ants and gnats to crawl into his larynx, commonly called the voice box, according to a civil lawsuit filed at the Harris County Courthouse. Keith Simmons and Kirk Simmons filed suit Jan. 12 against […]
By Ariane de Vogue Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer was robbed at knife point in his vacation home on the Caribbean island of Nevis Feb. 9, according to a court spokeswoman, although he’s not the first Supreme Court justice become a victim of crime. In 2004, Justice David Souter was mugged while jogging, and in […]
A man who bought a Lamborghini sports car a week ago lost control of the vehicle and hit two pedestrians and two other cars. It happened in the early hours of Monday morning outside of Belvedere Lounge at Uptown Park in Houston. The man stayed at the scene until police arrived and told them that […]
Memorial management group blamed for balcony fall by Glenna Herald | January 23, 2012 3:29 pm A Harris County man is suing over claims he suffered injuries when he fell from the balcony of a second-floor apartment in Memorial. Marqus Sirls filed a lawsuit on Jan. 20 in Harris County District Court against JRK – […]
Few people have noticed, but the Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) has put a Stranded Motorist Hotline number right on the back of all Texas driver’s licenses and identification cards. Since 1989, the toll-free number has been placed right on the back of the cards to help motorists who run into car trouble on […]
U.S. Department of Transportation has released newest video to their series, “Faces of Distracted Driving,” on the website www.distraction.gov featuring the story of Brittanie Montgomery. Brittanie was a student at the University of Central Oklahoma, who was tragically killed after losing control of her car, crossing four lanes of traffic and being struck by an oncoming vehicle. […]
An emergency room physician and Heights-area hospital are being sued over claims they failed to detect a patient’s potentially life-threatening condition. Perrine Santoy filed a lawsuit on Dec. 28 in Harris County District Court against Ross K. Bauer, M.D., of Sugar Land, and Memorial Northwest Hospital, citing gross negligence. Santoy says on Dec. 22, 2009, […]
The Leon Law Firm is working with the Roger Rider Firm and The Williams Kherker Law Firm to represent the plaintiffs affected by the Wilderness Ridge Fire. Read below for an update as the trial gets underway. Stay tuned to www.theleonlawfirm.com and The Leon Law Firm facebook page for news and notes from the trial. BASTROP — Jurors in a […]
