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Texas likely has the second highest tiger population after India. However, most of the tigers in Texas are illegally undocumented. The New York Times estimates that there are more tigers in captivity in Texas than in the wild globally.

Patrick O’Hara recently settled a lawsuit on behalf of a client who was injured by another driver insured with PURE Insurance. A man was rear-ended on a highway 249 feeder road when a driver took her eyes of the road approaching an intersection. The man received conservative medical treatment and eventually underwent a laminectomy when conservative treatment failed to reduce ...

HEB is no stranger to lawsuits with over three hundred stores across Texas. However, despite hundreds of injury claims, if not more each year, HEB continues to execute unsafe practices in its stores. An O’Hara Law Firm client recently sued HEB for injuries she received when falling over an empty pallet in an aisle. The empty pallet never should have ...

Every year there is a city or county in Texas that proposes new local legislation regarding dogs or dangerous dogs. Corpus Christi proposed legislation that would prohibit a person from keeping a dog in the city limits after it seriously injured or killed another animal. Opponents attacked the proposed legislation because a dog could be banned from the city for ...

The O’Hara Law Firm is accepting claims for personal injury and property damages from the explosion at the Port Neches plant which produces chemical and petroleum-based products. The explosion was strong enough to blow out windows miles away from the plant...

The O’Hara Law Firm resolved a case on behalf of a woman who fell at a car wash and was injured. The woman was a passenger in a car as her daughter approached the conveyor belt near the entrance of the car wash. The daughter, an inexperienced driver, had difficulty lining the wheel of the car up with the conveyor. ...

Unless you want a lowball offer for your insurance claim or you want to increase the likelihood of being sued as a defendant in a lawsuit, do not buy insurance from Allstate. Allstate’s slogan, “You’re in good hands,” is anything but the truth. Allstate has catchy commercials with celebrity actors, but it is all puffery. When it comes time to ...

While some states have specific laws regarding injuries caused by dog bites, most states also permit an injured person to recover compensation for injuries caused by a dog bite through the theory of negligence. Common fact scenarios where dog owners are found liable for a bite include: dog escapes from yard, dog on walk without a leash, dog escapes through ...

The O’Hara Law Firm represents a woman who was injured at a Walmart store located in Houston, Texas. The woman was returning to her car when she fell in the parking lot. She tripped over bolts protruding out of the asphalt parking lot. The elderly woman injured her knees, back, neck and leg in the fall. The incident was reported ...

If you have been injured by a dog, there are important steps to take to address the physical injury. Obviously, the very first thing a dog bite victim must do is escape from the dog to a safe location where the dog cannot attack again. After the person is safe from further attack, he or she can address the wound. ...