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Gun Safety Lawsuit in Texas
Our law firm was recently hired to represent a family that lost a child due to the an instance of firearm negligence. In this specific case, a gun owner left a dischargeable (loaded) handgun accessible to an eight year old boy. At some point, the child accidentally shot and killed himself. In spite…
The Importance of Workplace Safety When Working Around Heavy Equipment
In this, the sixth post in our series on the importance of workplace safety in San Antonio and Texas in general, we start with a story that hit the news earlier this year. It probably seems like a long time ago, but before the pandemic shut everything down and forced many of us to…
NYC Scaffolding Collapse Reminds Us of the Need for Scaffolding Safety in Texas
With this, the fifth entry in our ongoing series on the state of workplace safety in San Antonio, Bexar County, and Texas in general, we discuss another of the most common safety issues in the state, having to do with the use of scaffolding at work sites. Then, last week, the news brought the…
Sexual Assault in the Workplace
Hill Law Firm’s Experience In recent months, multiple sexual assault victims hired Hill Law Firm to represent them against their employers. One involved the manager of a major national restaurant chain sexually assaulting an underage employee. Another involved two employees left without supervision. And, the last, involved a business owner staging fake interviews to…
On the Job Heat Stroke Risks
Texas workers have to deal with a lot of dangers when they go to work. First, Texas has a poor record when it comes to protecting workers. Also, Texas has a very large number of workers in industries with high incidences of injuries and fatalities. The oil and gas industry, construction industries, and roofers,…
Stats Show Texas is #1 State for Workplace Injuries, Illness
Welcome to the fourth in our series examining the issues surrounding workplace safety in San Antonio, Bexar County and Texas as a whole. In this post, we discuss the current state of workplace injuries and illness based on current statistics. One #1 Status Texas Shouldn’t Want The prevalence of workplace accidents that cause injuries…
The Importance of Hazard Communication in the Workplace
This is the third in a series of articles regarding potential liability in workplace accidents… In a great many workplaces in San Antonio, as well as throughout Texas and the country at large, workplace management has to deal with the issue of hazardous materials, especially chemicals that are necessary to get the job done….
New Hill Law Firm Attorney, Steven A. Lopez
Steven A. Lopez Joins Hill Law Firm as Senior Counsel and Trial Attorney. Where are you from? I was born in Chicago, but my family moved to South Texas when I was one. I grew up in Harlingen, a city in the Rio Grande Valley. I’ve lived in several cities in Texas, including Austin, Waco…
The Importance of Forklift Safety in the Workplace
This marks the second post in our series on the importance of safe workplaces in San Antonio and the state of Texas. This time, we discuss one of the most common and useful heavy equipment found in many workplaces; the forklift. It’s important that you speak with a personal injury lawyer in San Antonio…
Can a Car Accident Cause a Stroke?
In a busy city such as San Antonio, Texas, the odds of getting into a car accident are relatively high. Unfortunately, drivers run the risk of getting into car accidents each time they get behind the wheel. In 2018 alone, the City of San Antonio reported 42,043 total car accidents and 135 fatal collisions….