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• Winning truck accident cases
• Dangerous baby cribs recalled
• Are tomatoes a “dangerous product”?
• 6 killed in tragic medical helicopter crash
• Union Pacific Railroad settles injury case with railroad conductor
• Exxon Valdez case - Punitive damages now allowed under maritime law
• Defective seat belt verdict in Mitsubishi SUV case
• Construction accident in Houston kills 1, injures 7
• Jones Act injury case against Waterman Steamship
• New Longshore and Harbor Worker's case against Noble Drilling protects injured worker's rights

Practice Areas

• Jones Act & Maritime Law Attorneys
• Texas Workplace Injury Attorneys
• Texas Truck and Automobile Accident Attorneys
• Texas Motorcycle Accident Attorneys
• Texas Accident & Injury Attorneys
• Texas Helicopter & Airplane Crash Cases
• Texas Dangerous Products Attorneys
• FELA & Railroad Injury Attorney

News

• Investigations seek cause of fatal crane collapse in Houston
• Navy helicopter crash kills 3 in Texas
• Texas DOT worker critically injured by judge is transferred
• Navigazione Montanari S.p.A. and Pelican Offshore Lawsuit - Settlement Jones Act case with injured mooring master
• Head Injuries Increase Dramatically After Motorcycle Helmet Law Repeal
• Explosion in Vanderbilt Texas Injures Several Workers
• Children's Product Industry Put in Regulatory Bind
• Officer on motorcycle killed when struck by truck wasn’t wearing helmet
• Wharton wreck leave 2 dead, 3 hurt
• Galveston police sergeant killed in motorcycle accident
• Houston Chemical Plant Explosion Injures Six People
• Huntsville Helicopter Crash Kills Four People
• Injured Halliburton offshore welder / mechanic obtains settlement for back injury
• Jones Act and Maritime Injury Book
• Pill Ingredient Could Prevent Brain Damage After Head Injury
• Texas drivers who fail to buckle up face fines in 'Click It or Ticket' campaign
• More Mexican candy recalled due to high lead levels
• Wrong Way Driver Kills Woman in Head-on Collision
• Family Sues After Deadly Cement Truck Accident
• Baxter, Supplier Say Heparin Taint Was Deliberate
• One dead, one injured after tragic accident with cement truck
• Lawmakers look at injured worker ruling in BP deaths
• Dallas Cement Truck Accident Leaves 1 Dead
• Jury says U-Haul must pay $84 million to injured man
• Texas health groups awarded $33 million for brain injury research
• Suit alleges defective seatbelts in Nissan caused injuries
• Implantable Medical Devices May Expose Patients To Security, Privacy Risks
• Reebok Fined $1M for Faulty Bracelets
• 5 killed when logging truck rams into SUV in East Texas
• FDA Calls for More Foreign-Drug Inspectors
• Widow blames benzene for husband's leukemia, sues four refineries
• Judge rules that BP deal didn't violate victims' rights
• Jones Act Wrongful Death Case Filed Against Blessey Marine
• USDA recalls 143 million pounds of beef
• Accident Claims Lives Of Three Central Texas Teenagers
• Fentanyl Pain Patch Recalled
• Hoosier Marine Hit With Lawsuit By Injured Worker
• Victims angrily object to plea deal in deadly BP plant blast
• Ardisam Tree Stand Manufacturer Fined for Dangerous Tree Stands
• Alaska says punitive damages are warranted in Valdez oil spill
• OSHA issues fine to Dallas company after spectacular blast
• Man With 'Popcorn Lung' Sues Kroger
• Auto Recalls Increase in 2007
• Another Worker Dies at Texas City BP Plant
• Victoria Bus Crash - Driver had 19 previous citations
• Plane Crash in Alaska Kills Five People
• National Maintenance & Repair Sued by Injured Offshore Worker
• Injured Worker Brings Case Against Diamond Offshore
• Scissor Lift Lawsuit
• Insurance Company Gouges Man Who Lost His Wife to a Medical Mistake
• General Mills Recalling 5 Million Frozen Pizzas
• Alcohol May Have Caused Fatal Crash in Houston, Texas
• Houston Truck Accident - Family members hire Houston law firm Vujasinovic & Beckcom to represent them for father's death in truck crash
• Texas Trucking Accident - Vujasinovic & Beckcom Law Firm Uncovers Horrifying Facts in Case Against Victoria Trucking Company
• Ford Recalls 1,500 Explorers and Mountaineers
• Deadly cribs - Missteps Delayed Recall of Killer Cribs
• Houston Bus Crash Kills One, Injures Another
• Texas Man Killed in Truck Accident
• Texas Man Dies in Workplace Accident
• Mexican Trucks Set to Operate on Texas Highways
• Product Recall - Warming Throws Recalled Due to Fire and Burn Hazard
• Mattel Recalls More Dangerous Chinese Toys
• Three People Killed in Post-Crash Car Fire in Houston, Texas
• Mattel to Recall More Toys
• Chinese Tires Recalled - Again!
• Fisher-Price Recalls Dora the Explorer Dolls
• Fisher-Price Recalls Dora the Explorer Dolls
• Fisher-Price Recalls Dora the Explorer Dolls
• Evenflo Ordered to Pay More Than $10M in Car Seat Lawsuit
• Pacifiers Recalled Due to Choking Hazard
• Bridge Collapse Kills 7
• Truck Accident Causing Brain Injury Results in $3 Million Dollar Verdict
• Hasbro Easy-Bake Oven Recalled
• Helicopter Crash in Phoenix Kills Four
• Gerber Baby Cereal Recalled for Choking Hazards
• Offshore Drillers Transocean and GlobalSantaFe Agree to Merge
• Home Depot Lawsuit - Company Sued Over Dangerous Grout Sealer
• Plane Crash - Brazilian Airplane Crashes Into Fuel Depot
• Florida Plane Crash Kills Five People
• Jones Act Attorney - NTSB Urges Inspections of Lifesaving Equipment on Boats and Vessels
• Dangerous Pool Drains - Young Girl Injured by Dangerous Pool Drain
• Accidents Raise Safety Concern For Chines Tires
• Dangerous Refineries Get New Guidelines
• House Labor Committee Approves Bill That Extends Collective Bargaining Rights to Public Safety for All 50 States
• Texas Enacts Schoolbus Seat Belt Law
• Charter Bus Accident in Atlanta Kills Two
• Texas Governor Rick Perry Sides with Irresponsible and Drunk Drivers Over Innocent Victims
• Texas Tire Lawyer - Dangerous Chinese Tires Manufactured Without Safety Feature
• Chinese Tires Recalled
• Lead Paint Forces Recall of Toy Trains
• Lawmakers seek to strengthen child safety rules for infant and toddler products
• Houston Tow Truck Accident - Collision sends seven people to the hospital
• U.S. Government Warns of Defective ATVs
• Hidalgo County Oil Rig Explosion Kills 3
• Polaris Recalls Defective Hawkeye ATVs
• Defective Infant Cribs Recalled
• Michigan Plane Crash Kills Six
• Fifth Circuit Allows Shipowner to Sue Employee
• $19,000,000.00 Maritime Verdict Upheld
• Jones Act Verdict Upheld By Houston Appeals Court
• Latest product recalls - Infant Swings
• Weeks Marine Loses Another Jones Act Case
• KTM North America Recalls 20,000 Off-Road Motorcycles
• Vioxx skeptic also critical of Avandia
• Houston, Texas - Avandia Diabetes Drug Dramatically Increases Risk of Heart Attack
• Mississippi Supreme Court Orders New Trial in Oil Rig Injury Case
• Construction Crane Topples, Crushes Pickup Truck
• Vujasinovic & Beckcom Announce Publication of Jones Act & Maritime Law Website and Blog
• According to New York Times, OSHA Shirks Its Responsibility to Injured Workers
• Innocent mother of two killed during high speed police chase
• Houston Activist Killed In Building Fire
• Houston Building Fire Kills Three People, Injures 6
• Bush Proposes Opening Border to Mexican Trucks

Case Results

• Texas Workplace Injury Attorneys
  • $475,000: Jury Renders Verdict for Electronics Technician Claiming Back Injury While Moving Equipment On Coast Guard Tower
  • $390,000: Arbitrator Decides in Favor of Worker Alleging Non-Operated Back Injury In Zero Offer Case
• Texas Truck and Automobile Accident Attorneys
  • $900,000: Electrical Instrumentation Company Settles Claims Of Firefighter Alleging Back Injury In Collision With Company Vehicle
  • $750,000: Trucking Company Settles Claims Of Tire Repairman Alleging Arm Fractures And Head Injury In Collision With 18 Wheeler
  • $700,000: After Two-Year Insurance Coverage Dispute, Insurance Company to Settle Family's Claim that Single Vehicle Crash Caused Death
  • $575,000: Trucking Company Settles Claims of Schoolteacher Alleging Back and Knee Injuries in Collision with 18 Wheeler
  • Electrical Service Company To Settle Claims Of School Teacher Alleging Back Injury In Vehicle Collision
  • Trucking Pays to Insurance Salesman Injured in Truck Collision
  • Dump Truck Operator and its Insurer Pays to Injured Driver
  • Trucking Company and Insurers Pay to Settle Disputed Liability Trucking Collision Case Involving Single Death
• Texas Accident & Injury Attorneys
  • Hospital Settles Parents' Claims That Delay in Delivery Caused Permanent Brain Damage To Baby
  • Obstetric Practice Settles Parents' Claim That Delay In Delivery Caused Permanent Brain Damage To Baby
  • Insurance Company Settles Motorist's Lawsuit Alleging Breach Settlement Agreement Arising out of Non-Operated Back Injury
• Texas Dangerous Products Attorneys
  • General Motors Settles Product Liability Lawsuit Alleging Defective Fuel Tank System Caused Burn Injuries
  • Ford Motor Company Settles Product Liability Case Alleging Vehicle Fire Caused Burn Injuries
• Spotlight Cases
  • $4,500,000: Waste Transportation Company Settles Claims of Motorcycle Rider Alleging Head and Orthopedic Injuries in Crash
  • Confidential: Drilling Contractor Settles Middle East Shooting Single Death Case
  • $2,500,000: Trucking Company Settles Disputed Liability Single Death Case
  • Confidential: Amusement Company Settles Claims Of Child Thrown From Roller Coaster
  • $1,590,000: Nursing Home Settles Single Death Case Arising Out Of Patient Fall
  • Confidential: Manufacturer Settles Product Liability Case Involving Lamp Fire
  • $1,210,000: Oil & Gas Company Settles Truck Rollover Injury Case
  • $850,000: Bus Company Settles Claims of Bus Driver Alleging Neck Injury in Collision with Bus
  • $745,000: Offshore Exploration Company Settles Case Brought By Injured Jones Act Worker
  • Confidential: Construction Company Agrees to Settlement with Family of Worker Crushed by 3-Ton Steel Plate
  • Jury Returns $367,000 Verdict In Workplace Slip And Fall Case
• General
  • $4,500,000: Motorcyclist not wearing helmet hit moving van
  • Confidential: Company man in Yemen was victim of shooting rampage
  • $2,500,000: Driver rear-ended by 18-wheeler killed instantly
  • Confidential: Child thrown from indoor roller coast, fell 20 feet
  • $1,590,000: Family settles nursing home negligence suit
  • $1,495,000: Back injury on Gulf crewboat led to serious nerve damage
  • Confidential: Plaintiffs claimed defective lamp caused fatal house fire
  • $1,210,000: Tractor trailer braked and went into roll, rolling over car
  • $985,000: Undocumented worker's hand amputated
  • Confidential: Teenager's fingers severed in SUV spinout after tire failure
  • $950,000: Pipe elevator fell on roughneck's foot
  • $900,000: Accident allegedly ends firefighter's career
  • $850,000: Airport buses collided in rear-end accident
  • $750,000: Plaintiff hit trailer of non-yielding 18-wheeler
  • $745,000: Platform operator claimed swing transfer injured back
  • $738,164: Deck coordinator was fired from offshore rig after injury
  • $700,000: Man ejected from pickup bed and thrown off overpass
  • $662,109: Rear-ender defendant was intoxicated
  • $650,000: Building inspector fell from balcony that had no safety rails
  • $600,000: Plaintiff claimed discectomy due to intersection collision
  • $575,000: Driver claimed 18-wheeler rad red light, hit her car
  • $550,000: Truck driver made right turn from left lane
  • $500,000: Farmer dies in accident with 18-wheeler
  • $485,000: Sailor injured in "snapback" of mooring lines
  • $475,000: Electronics technician claimed he was injured on tower
  • $400,000: Tow boat captain slipped, fell backwards off dock
  • $395,000: Motorist injured in five-car collision
  • $390,000: Plaintiff claimed non-operated back injury lifting oak doors
  • $375,000: Compact car and 18-wheeler collided in intersection
  • $368,000: Popeye's assistant manager slipped and fell in kitchen
  • $325,000: Girl, age 3, fell from second-story balcony, broke leg
  • $305,000: Car dealership is liable for employee's wreck
  • $300,000: No rails; painter injured in fall at home construction site
  • $225,000: Truck company sued for highway tractor trailor wreck
  • $190,000: Motorist pushed into concrete wall by semi changing lanes
  • $142,400: Grill cook suffered neck injuries in car wreck
  • $120,295: Plaintiff knocked unconscious in car wreck
  • $115,000: Driver who did not yield claimed other car was going too fast
  • $89,931: Rear-end plaintiff had pre-existing injuries
  • $58,966: Worker's finger severed by tortilla machine
  • $27,038: Defendant claimed he was rear-ended by hit-and-run driver
  • $21,514: Policeman arresting drunk driver hit by truck
  • Confidential: Accident with drilling pipe put roughneck out of work
  • Confidential: Ford settles truck fire suit

Document Library

• Jones Act & Maritime Law Attorneys
• Jones Act Seaman Status - Response to Defendant Motion for Summary Judgment
• Injured on a casino boat? You may have special rights under the Jones Act
• Five mistakes that can sink your Jones Act or maritime injury case
• How companies mistreat offshore workers when they are injured
• Injured in the Gulf of Mexico - What law applies?
• I was exposed to benzene, asbestos, or another toxic substance as part of my maritime work - What are my legal rights?
• Offshore Platform Injuries
• Injured on a cruise ship? You have legal rights
• Financial Insecurity & Wrongful Termination - Two Big Fears When You Suffer An On The Job Injury
• The number one mistake injured offshore workers make that can wreck their case
• Texas Attorney Exposes the Truth About Offshore Injury Cases
• Texas Attorney Explains Jones Act Lawsuits
• What kinds of cases does the firm accept?
• The test for "seaman" status under the Jones Act
• Workers Sue for Being Placed in Unsafe Work Position & Working on Unsafe Equipment
• Types of Damages Allowed Under the Jones Act
• Generally, only "pecuniary damages" are recoverable in a maritime death case
• Houston Attorney Explains Recent U.S. Supreme Court Decision Affecting Injured Offshore Workers
• SEAMAN'S ALERT - Houston Texas Attorney Gives Important Warning to Injured Offshore Workers
• How to Choose the Right Lawyer for Your Jones Act or Maritime Injury Case
• The difference between Jones Act and Longshoremen
• Reporting your offshore injury may be the most important thing you do for your case
• Texas Workplace Injury Attorneys
• Response to Motion to Dismiss Case Filed by Nabors Drilling International Limited
• Response to Motion to Apply Yemeni Law Filed by Nabors Drilling International Limited
• Construction Workers Suffer from Workplace Injuries
• Texas Truck and Automobile Accident Attorneys
• Teens and Seatbelts – Click It or Ticket
• When Corporations Cry Foul Over Large Settlements
• What is Distracting Drivers on the Road?
• Truck Crash Reconstruction Diagram
• Truck Safety Coalition Issues Truck Safety Report
• 2005 Truck Crash Deaths Per 100,000 Population
• Large Truck Fatalities By State 2001-05
• Large Truck Crash Fact Sheet
• Report on FMCSA by Advocates for Highway and Auto Safety
• The Truck Safety Advocate Summer / Fall 2005 Newsletter
• Information You Must Know About Truck Accidents in Texas
• Free Information About Texas Truck Accidents
• How to wreck your Texas truck accident case before it even begins
• I was in a Houston truck accident and the insurance company wants me to give a recorded statement - What should I do?
• Houston Truck or Car Accident? 5 Questions to Ask the Insurance Company
• Vehicle Safety Can – and Should – Be Improved
• Traffic Safety Facts – Fatality and Injury Statistics
• 5 things that can wreck your car or truck accident case
• What to do if You're in a Car Crash
• An Overview of Texas Safety Belt Laws
• Common misconceptions in Texas Truck Accident cases
• State Senate Passes Bill Requiring Seat Belts in Schoolbusses
• Texas Truck Accidents - Questions & Answers
• Texas Motorcycle Accident Attorneys
• Houston law firm files case for brain injured motorcyle rider
• Motorcyclists and Drivers Need to Share the Road
• Texas Accident & Injury Attorneys
• Excluding Expert Witnesses - The Plaintiff's Perspective
• The insurance company wants me to give a written or recorded statement - What should I do?
• How to hire the best lawyer for your injury or accident case
• How Safe is Your Home from Hidden Hazards?
• Houston Texas Attorney Explains "Wrongful Death" Cases
• Is The All-American Amusement Park Safe?
• Rick Perry has signed a bill that eliminates speed cameras
• What is a "wrongful death" claim?
• Help Prevent Childhood Injuries – Part II
• Help Prevent Childhood Injuries - Part I
• How to prevent child burn injuries
• Texas Helicopter & Airplane Crash Cases
• Why Airplanes Crash Despite All Our Technology
• Top 6 Aviation Safety Issues
• Texas Dangerous Products Attorneys
• Some information about Avandia
• Defective Products – Keeping up with Product Recalls
• Auto Recalls Increase in 2007 – Should you be Concerned?
• The Hidden Dangers of Poorly Constructed Cribs
• Texas Attorney Reveals Safety Hazards With Child Seats
• Board Certified Texas Attorney Explains Dangerous Tire Claims
• Too Dangerous to be on the road - Fifteen Passenger Vans Should Be Recalled
• Why Is There Lead in Our Children’s Toys?
• General
• What kind of offshore injury cases does your firm accept?
• What kind of offshore injury cases does your firm accept?
• What kind of offshore injury cases does your firm accept?
• Our Philosophy
• Houston Injury Law Firm Resources
• New Dangers from Brain Injuries
• Making Sense of a Traumatic Brain Injury

Frequently Asked Questions

• Jones Act & Maritime Law Attorneys
• What is the statute of limitations under the Jones Act for injuries at sea?
• Texas Truck and Automobile Accident Attorneys
• What is uninsured motorist coverage and does Texas require me to have it?
• I was injured in a truck wreck. Should I talk with the insurance adjuster or trucking company before I hire a lawyer?
• What should I do if I was involved in a Truck Accident?
• Texas Truck Accident - What are the statistics?
• How much auto insurance am I required to carry in Texas?
• What is PIP coverage and do I need it?
• Texas Accident & Injury Attorneys
• I was injured in a car crash.  How can I figure out how much my case is worth?
• Should I negotiate my case directly with the insurance company?
• If my child is injured, do I need to bring my child to the office to meet with you?
• "There is no way I can lose this case, right??"
• General
• What is a Statute of Limitations?

Resources

• Texas Workplace Injury Attorneys
• Lorandos and Associates
• Texas Truck and Automobile Accident Attorneys
• Roseville Injury Lawyer
• Texas Dangerous Products Attorneys
• Florida Product Liability Attorney
• General
• The Attorneys Forum

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Houston, TX 77002

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