Our friend Grant Maniér temporarily lost his art livelihood after hurricane Harvey. Although Grant suffered his own loss, he got to work and rolled up his sleeves, giving back to the city that established his art and name. Click here to see his book, Different is More All books are […]
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By Cindy Nations September 15, 2017 Last Chance to Donate to JJ Watt’s Fundraiser! Well, you’ve probably heard by now that JJ Watt has set up a crowdfunding campaign to raise money for victims of Hurricane Harvey (if not, please see below.) It started out as a way to provide […]
The Nations Law Firm is proud to announce the successful outcome of a charitable event which we were fortunate enough to sponsor. The 7th Annual North Texas Warrior Golf Tournament took place in Southlake, Texas all day today. This is the group’s only fundraiser and essentially funds their entire yearly […]
As you have probably heard by now, Equifax, a consumer credit reporting agency , has been hacked. Reportedly, the hackers have accessed personal information, including social security numbers, driver’s license numbers, and credit card numbers for 143 million U.S. customers. That is nearly two-thirds of the adult U.S. population! Identity […]
By Cindy Nations September 4, 2017, updated December 14, 2021 Acadiana Voluntary Organizations Active in Disasters (Acadiana VOAD) is open in Lafayette, Louisiana. The center serves as a resource hub for those affected by weather disasters. Charitable organizations are known to provide hot meals, clothing vouchers, personal care kits, resource […]
By Cindy Nations August 30, 2017, updated December 14, 2021 There are lots of organizations accepting donations to help the victims of Hurricane Harvey. One that you may not have heard of is being coordinated by J.J. WATT. #99 Defensive End of the Houston Texans, known for crushing quarterbacks on […]
By Cindy Nations August 30, 2017, updated December 14, 2021 To our friends in Texas. The Texas insurance laws changed FRIDAY SEPT 1st, 2017. Any claims filed after that date fell under the new law, HB 1774, reducing protection and remedies against insurance companies, should they deny claims or drag […]
By Cindy L. Nations August 30, 2017 – The rain finally stopped yesterday evening and the sun peeked out in time for sunset. Today we have blue skies, clouds, and some mild wind. It is not raining, at least not in this part of Houston. Don’t be fooled by this […]
By Cindy Nations Update September 15, 2017 Well, you’ve probably heard by now that JJ Watt has set up a crowdfunding campaign to raise money for victims of Hurricane Harvey (if not, please see below.) It started out as a way to provide some assistance and help out with the […]
By Cindy L. Nations August 28, 2017 – Our thoughts and prayers are with everyone who is experiencing the effects of Hurricane Harvey. We are based in Houston and are feeling the effects first-hand. The entire city is flooded and the roads are impassable. Our Houston offices will remain closed […]
Congratulations to our very own Joanna Meinecke, winner of the Houston AdminAwards Loyalty Award. Joanna Patton Meinecke came to work for The Nations Law Firm 33 years ago as a part-time temporary. When she joined the firm, the current managing partner, Cindy Nations, was still in high school and working […]
By Cindy L. Nations – Drug company Mylan agreed to pay $465 million to quickly settle a Justice Department investigation into claims that it deliberately overcharged Medicaid for its EpiPen anti-allergy device. Why would a company agree so quickly to such a large settlement? Well, it might have something to […]
By Cindy L. Nations – On May 24 and 25, the Women Trial Lawyers Caucus descended on Capitol Hill to lobby Congress to beat back legislation designed to close the courthouse doors on our clients. Overall, 150 women from 41 states attended over 250 Congressional meetings. Women trial lawyers stormed […]
By Amber Affolder – Joey Young is a wonderful young man I’ve had the pleasure of working with on my team at The Nations Law Firm. I can’t recall a single day he has had anything other than a smile. He’s had such a positive influence on the people around him […]
By Cindy Nations – The Nations Law Firm is proud to announce that our friend Grant Maniér is releasing his first book! It is titled Grant the Jigsaw Giraffe ~ Different is MORE! This is more than just a book. It is the beginning of something big. Something that will […]
Howard L. Nations of Houston has been selected as one of five 2017 recipients of the Texas Bar Foundation’s Outstanding 50 Year Lawyer Award. The award recognizes attorneys whose practice has spanned 50 years or more and who adhere to the highest principles and traditions of the legal profession and […]
The Trial Lawyer, official magazine of The National Trial Lawyers, has revealed its 2016 members of The RoundTable: America’s 50 Most Influential Lawyers. These extraordinary civil plaintiff and criminal defense lawyers were chosen from nominations of the magazine’s readers. Each lawyer was assessed for his or her professional accomplishments, trial […]
By Lacey Crawford – February 27, 2017 – Ford, Nissan, Honda, BMW, and Toyota are accused of using Takata airbags despite knowing about their defects. Read more… To find out if a vehicle is on the recall list, enter the VIN number here on NHTSA Safercar.gov’s database.
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration released a series of reports involving Takata’s defective air bag inflators, around 100 million of which have been declared defective worldwide, with nearly 70 million inflators in the U.S. alone. In the report, Takata also holds its U.S. arm, not the parent company, responsible […]
Ford announced that it was tallying 1.5 million cars, SUVs and vans to the recall, bringing the North America total of recalled vehicles this year to 2.4 million. Read more here…
General Motors stated it will recall almost 4.3 million vehicles worldwide due to a software defect that prevents air bags from deploying during a crash, a fault already linked to one death and three injuries. Read more here… URL: http://www.cnbc.com/2016/09/09/gm-recalling-4-million-vehicles-worldwide-for-software-defect-linked-to-1-death.html