By Andrea Schmauss – April 6, 2015 – Last Saturday, April 4th 2015, our own webmaster Lacey Crawford once again exhibited at First Saturday Arts Market in Houston’s Historic Heights district. For the first time ever, the director Mitch Cohen ran a Best in Show “contest” whereby two artists won. […]
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By Sophie Williams – The Nations Law Firm is proud to announce that Howard Nations has been selected as a member of the Nation’s Top One Percent by the National Association of Distinguished Counsel. NADC is an organization dedicated to promoting the highest standards of legal excellence. NADC members are […]
By Sophie Williams – Recently a record $70 million fine was levied on Honda Motor by safety regulators in the United States-the largest ever imposed on an automaker by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. Honda has acknowledged what is the basis for the fine — that it clearly underreported […]
By Sophie Williams – Takata Corporation president Stefan Stocker, will step down and Shigehisa Takad, the company’s chairman, will become president in order to unify Takata’s response to the recalls of its air bags. Officials with Takata say the executive shift is intended to speed up decision-making related to the […]
By Buck Daniel – Currently, we are placing our focus on two litigation fronts for our Risperdal cases. In the Philadelphia litigation there are hundreds of cases pending, whereas the California litigation is in its beginning stages. California Superior Judge William Highberger, who is overseeing the cases, along with the […]
By Buck Daniel – With each passing day we are closer to having our clients paid with funds from the $650 million dollar settlement agreed to in mid-2014. Unfortunately, as described in the Master Settlement Agreement, the value for each injury category will be slightly less than first estimated. Our […]
By Buck Daniel – Our cases are on file and we are awaiting the negotiation phase of this litigation. On November 17, 2014, jurors in West Virginia State Court deliberated for approximately three hours before returning with a verdict in the most recent Actos bladder cancer case. The jury concluded […]
By Kim Truongle – AMS – Our firm is part of a multi-firm settlement with AMS. If you are one of our AMS clients and have not yet been contacted by us, your contact information may be outdated, so please contact us at (800) 269-3050. Settlement administration is expected to […]
By Kim Truongle – ASR – We are pleased to report that all of our clients who elected to participate in the U.S. ASR Settlement earlier this year have been funded the majority of their claim. We currently await the Settlement Administrator’s review of bonus claims out of the Extraordinary […]
By Sophie Williams – While Chrysler claims there have been no injuries or incidents in its vehicles involving defective Takata airbags, the company, which is in a group of nine other automakers recalling older vehicles with the airbags, has recalled some 617,573 Chrysler vehicles in total. The expanded recall covers […]
Fred and Mabel R. Parks Foundation is proud to present an interactive evening speaking engagement with autism advocate, author, and inventor Dr. Temple Grandin on Friday, February 6, 2015 at Sugar Creek Baptist Church. Art Display from artists with unique abilities, featuring those living with autism.
By Cindy Nations – Andrea Schmauss has been with The Nations Law Firm for 24 years now. We’ve always known that Andrea has a kind heart and a strong determination to help those in need. Now you can get a peek into what she does in her “spare time.” Read […]
By Andrea Schmauss – The staff of the Nations Law Firm formed the “Jogging for Joanna” team and participated in Saturday’s Susan G Komen’s Houston Race for the Cure. The team’s formation was inspired by Joanna Meinecke, Office Administrator for the Nations Law Firm, who openly shared her breast cancer […]
By Andrea Schmauss – The Nations Law Firm would like to share a story about a special young lady we met at a recent DPS / HPD Make a Wish Event. Six-year-old Khyrstin Andrews, better known as “Kyssi,” was diagnosed in 2012 with a Wilms’ Tumor, a type of childhood […]
By Andrea Schmauss – The Nations Law Firm, “Jogging for Joanna,” team shirt won 3rd place in the Susan G. Komen Houston Race for the Cure T-Shirt Contest. The design was a collaborative effort by several members of the staff.
On September 10, 2014, Howard Nations was interviewed by Tom McDonald on NPR radio about the grand opening of the Trial Lawyers Hall of Fame at the Temple University Beasley School of Law. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N7UQ7Sjx4OQ
Howard Nations will be interviewed on Lawyer 2 Lawyer, Wednesday, October 1st, at 12:30pm – 1:15pm CST. http://legaltalknetwork.com/podcasts/lawyer-2-lawyer/
By Andrea Schmauss – No child should have to start the school year without the basics, such as a haircut or school supplies. Heading off for the first day of school can be intimidating for some, and those feelings can be compounded by low self-image and feelings of being ostracized. […]
By: Andrea Schmauss, IT Administrator As an avid volunteer and supporter of law enforcement I have had the opportunity to meet some very fine officers over the years. I recently attended the book signing/fundraiser for Jason Roy’s novel “Zero 2 a Hundred” who also created the foundation bearing the same […]
“Once you learn to read, you will be forever free.” ― Frederick Douglass September 17, 2014 – The Nations Law Firm staff participated again this year in the Houston Bar Association’s Annual Fall Book Drive which is sponsored by the HBA Lawyers for Literacy Committee. The staff collected books and […]
By Andrea Schmauss – The Trial Lawyer Hall of Fame recognizes and honors remarkable trial lawyers who have left an indelible mark on the American legal tradition through a lifetime of service to the American public and the Constitution, and who have distinguished themselves as advocates in the courtroom. The […]