BEAUMONT - Sixteen Provost Umphrey attorneys have been honored in the 2023 edition of Best Lawyers in America, including four singled out as "Lawyer of the Year" in specific practice areas, a press release states.
HOUSTON – Bradley Arant Boult Cummings has announced that 320 of the firm’s attorneys are listed in the 2023 edition of The Best Lawyers in America®, including 60 attorneys who are named Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch in America. In addition, 32 Bradley attorneys are named Best Lawyers “Lawyer of the Year.” In each metropolitan area, only a single attorney in each legal practice area is designated as the “Lawyer of the Year,” a press release states.
A nearby industrial warehouse, the Watson Grinding and Manufacturing facility, had exploded.
Cruz went to the emergency room and was eventually released. He moved his wife and their two children into a hotel because their home was destroyed.
Two weeks later Cruz died, his lawyer says, from those injuries.
The explosion ended up damaging more than 470 homes and businesses, injuring at least 18 people and killing three.
Edward Castillo
The explosion aftermath at Watson Grinding and Manufacturing in Houston on Jan. 24, 2020.
Down the street, Frank Peters said he was working on home repairs when he was thrown against a wall. I was just convinced it was an atomic bomb, Peters said. You know, dirty bomb or something terrorism.
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It’s Been 1 Year Since The Watson Explosion In Houston. What’s Being Done To Prevent More?
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January 24, 2021, 10:32 AM
A worker moves a platform at the Watson Grinding and Manufacturing site in August, more than half a year after the explosion.
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