Auto Accidents

Over the years, Dean has represented multiple people catastrophic injury and wrongful death cases arising out of 18-wheeler wrecks across the country. In 2006, Dean represented the families of 10 people that were killed when an unqualified truck driver crossed the median of U.S. Highway 75 and plowed his 18-wheeler into a SUV and a pickup truck. The truck driver was sentenced to 10 years in prison last year after pleading guilty to 10 counts of manslaughter. At the time, it was the largest vehicular manslaughter case in Texas.   

https://www.weatherforddemocrat.com/archives/lawsuit-in-deadly-truck-crash-settled/article_4762ca02-694b-50ac-8769-917a631e28a2.html  

 After a fire erupted in an apartment complex in San Marcos, Texas that killed five and injured many more students of Texas State University, some turned to Dean to represent them in a lawsuit against the apartment complex owners and manager for failing to have functioning smoke alarms and a sprinkler system. You can read about one of his client’s amazing journey here:  

 https://www.wfaa.com/article/news/local/investigates/we-never-smelled-gas-why-do-some-house-explosions-come-with-no-warning/287-565699468

https://dfw.cbslocal.com/2019/01/24/burn-survivor-speaks-gas-explosion/

https://www.dallasnews.com/news/courts/2019/05/08/atmos-has-an-obligation-to-give-customers-gas-detectors-says-texas-burn-victim-who-s-suing/

On Veteran’s Day 2012, a Union Pacific train collided into a flatbed trailer being used as a parade float carrying 26 passengers, 12 of which were veterans who had been wounded in action. The train wreck killed four veterans and injured 16 others. One of the veteran’s family retained Dean to bring justice for their loss of their son. You can read more about this tragic case here:

https://www.wsj.com/articles/before-fatal-midland-train-crash-a-litany-of-errors-1382743625