The Catholic Church has a reputation for its poor handling of sexual abuse by clergy over the past several decades. Movies, books and numerous articles have been written about priests molesting young children and the Catholic Church’s efforts to hide the abuse. Many lawsuits have been filed over the years against Catholic Dioceses for their failure to warn victims and ...
On March 18, 2020, a new law, the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA) was passed to address current pandemic situations caused by the COVID-19 outbreak. Shortly thereafter, on April 1, 2020, the U.S. Department of Labor (“DOL”) posted a temporary rule offering additional guidance on the new legislation.
A hit and run is an act where a person causing property damage, injury, or death, flees the scene or refuses to stop after a car crash has occurred. In most states, a hit and run is considered a misdemeanor or a felony...
The FMLA is a federal law that allows eligible employees of covered employers to take up to 12 weeks of leave in a 12-month period of time for specified family and medical reasons. While FMLA leave is unpaid, it entitles an employee with continuation of health insurance coverage under the same terms and conditions as if the employee had not ...
The O’Hara Law Firm has represented several clients who were injured by Houston employees in car accidents. In one case, a Houston police officer rear ended another driver at an intersection. The police officer admitted fault, and the Harris County Constable placed fault on the police officer in the police report. Despite clear liability, the Houston City adjustor claimed that ...
The O’Hara Law Firm resolved a case on behalf of its client who filed a lawsuit against his employer for exposing him to second hand cigarette smoke for over a decade. The lawsuit alleged that the employee developed laryngeal cancer as a result of his exposure to smoke at work. Multiple employees smoked in the office, including the plaintiff’s manager, ...
The O’Hara Law Firm is reviewing potential cases against employers whose employees were exposed to coronavirus and died. The O’Hara Law Firm represents the child of a deceased worker in the food industry who likely was infected with COVID-19 at work. An alarming number of grocery store workers have died already from the coronavirus. Nationwide, at least 30 grocery store ...
The O’Hara Law Firm filed a lawsuit against Peter Nygard on behalf of a young woman that he slept with while she was a minor. The woman was under the age of eighteen and not old enough to consent to sexual intercourse with a man in his sixties under California law. Peter Nygard, a multimillionaire that Canadian Business Magazine estimated ...
The coronavirus pandemic has impacted millions of Americans, including many Texans. Many have lost wages and work. The number of citizens infected by the Coronavirus continues to grow every day. Sadly, some people never recover and pass away as a result of infection. Spouses and minor children are left without a parent and provider. Victims of the Coronavirus who were ...
Do you know there are federal and state laws protecting your rights at your workplace? These rights, taken together mean that you have a right not to be harassed or discriminated against at your workplace, not to be retaliated against for taking part in a protected activity and to work in a safe environment. It is important to note that ...
