Howard Nations issues a challenge to ALL Houston Area Law Firms to donate to the HPD Comida Food Drive. For the past 27 years HPD has partnered with Fiesta Mart, Inc., The Pepsi Bottling Group and the Houston Citizen’s Police Academy Alumni Association to collect, package and distribute boxes of […]
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By Cindy Nations July 22, 2013 – I’d like to take a minute to acknowledge the hard work and dedication of attorney Kim Truongle. Kim works on several of our mass tort dockets. She has the amazing ability to take a complex morass of chaos and reduce it to a […]
July 11, 2013 – The 8th Annual Artist Expo July 18-20, 2013 Woodlands, Texas, at the Waterway Marriott Featuring Grant Manier as the guest artist www.artistexpo.afrogs.org Come out and see Grant debut his larger-than-life Red Macaw bird “Grant’s artwork in print is outstanding, but to see the originals up-close will […]
July 10, 2013 – Grand Opening of PAWS for a PURRpose was held at South Texas College of Law (STCL) benefiting the Texas Humane Legislation Network (THLN) and South Texas College of Law Animal Law Clinic. Over 40 Texas artists were chosen by internationally known artist Allison Gregory to create […]
Posted by Lacey Crawford, Webmaster of The Nations Law Firm, June 7, 2013 Art Exhibit: June through August, 2013, at South Texas College of Law PAWS for a PURRpose held an exhibit at South Texas College of Law (STCL) on their 9th floor to benefit the Texas Humane Legislation Network […]
Posted by Andrea Schmauss, IT Administrator, The Nations Law Firm May 20, 2013 – “The Man in the Arena” is an excerpt from Theodore Roosevelt’s speech “Citizenship In A Republic,” delivered at the Sorbonne, in Paris, France on 23 April, 1910. These powerful words were the inspiration behind the naming […]
By Andrea Schmauss May 9, 2013 – Each spring, the Congressional Institute sponsors a nationwide high school visual art competition to recognize and encourage artistic talent in the nation and in each congressional district. Congressman Kevin Brady has chosen Eco-Artist, Grant Manier, from Houston Focus Academy as the winner of […]
April 30, 2013 – Howard Nations details the abject dangers of adhering to our American plutocratic society in a segment of the Ed Show on MSNBC. With guest host Mike Papantonio. Click here for the video: Plutocracy in America
By Andrea Schmauss March 18, 2013 – Dan Pastorini was in our studio last week learning the technique of “Paint by Paper” from veteran Eco Artist, Grant Manier. Their work of art which consisted of over 3,000 pieces of recycled paper, will be auctioned off at an upcoming charity event. […]
By Buck Daniel March 20, 2013 – Two years ago, the Supreme Court severely limited the conditions under which consumers could sue generic drug manufacturers. The Pliva v. Mensing decision stated that generic manufacturers do not have control over a drug’s warning label content due to FDA regulations; and therefore, […]
Posted by Kim Truongle March 9, 2013 – As reported in this blog yesterday, a jury in California returned a verdict for the Plaintiff for nearly $8.34 million. $8 million of that figure was awarded for non-economic damages, including physical pain and emotional suffering and distress. The jury agreed the […]
Posted by Kim Truongle March 8, 2013 – A California jury has awarded the Plaintiff $8.34 million in the first trial regarding a defective ASR hip implant. More information on the verdict and what this means for your ASR case to come…
By Andrea Schmauss March 5, 2013 – Grant Manier stopped by the STCL auction to meet with staff and visitors. Proceeds from the auction will benefit The Animal Law Clinic at South Texas College of Law, Caring Critters, Inc., and SNAP (Spay-Neuter Assistance Program Houston). The auction is open to […]
Posted by Kim Truongle March 1, 2013 – The jury that awarded a transvaginal mesh Plaintiff a $3.35 million verdict this week in New Jersey tacked on an additional $7.76 million award for punitive damages against the manufacturer Defendants. What are punitive damages? Punitive damages are damages awarded to serve […]
Posted by Kim Truongle February 27, 2013 – Yesterday, a jury in New Jersey found in favor of a mesh implant Plaintiff, awarding her a $3.35 million verdict. What does this mean for your mesh implant case? This does NOT mean that all mesh cases will gross millions, nor that […]
Posted by Buck Daniel February 25, 2013 – On February 23rd, Affymax and Takeda instituted a recall of OMONTYS following serious adverse reactions, including life threatening and fatal events. Omontys is used to treat anemia associated with chronic kidney disease for patients on dialysis. Anemia, in which the body is […]
By Cindy Nations February 22, 2013 – A Class I recall has been issued by DePuy Orthopaedics. This time the product involved is a device used in conjunction with the LPS System, an end-stage revision knee product. Reportedly, the defectively-designed device can malfunction, which may lead to possible loss of function, […]
By Buck Daniel February 20, 2013 – On February 19, 2013 Judge Rebecca Doherty issued a scheduling order to proceed with two potential bellwether trials in the Actos MDL. These trials are tentatively scheduled for January 27, 2014 and April 14, 2014. Both Plaintiff and Defense counsel will submit a […]
From ABC13 KTRK News February 19, 2013 – Hip replacements are slightly more likely to fail in women than in men, according to one of the largest studies of its kind in U.S. patients. The risk of the implants failing is low, but women were 29 percent more likely than […]
By Andrea Schmauss February 13, 2013 — The Nations Law Firm is proud to support the work of the Animal Law Clinic at South Texas College of Law by donating The Caribbean Owl a “Paint by Paper” canvas print by Grant Manier, one of Houston up-and-coming young artists, for their […]
February 19 – 22, 2013 Florida Justice Association – Orlando Workhorse 2013 Topic: Applying Psychological Principles to Opening Statements