Today our episode conversation was sparked by the Intercontinental Terminal Company plant fires in Houston.  Reading articles led us to a quote from a Houston attorney by the name of Mo Aziz.  Mo was kind enough to take time out of his day to be a part of our podcast.

His experience plant fires and explosions is recent and varied.  He was involved in litigation in the West Fertilizer Plant Explosion from 2014-2017.  Mo is also involved in Arkema litigation that is current and ongoing.

We had the pleasure of discussing plant safety and policies in regard to West, Arkema, ITC and in general with Mo.  Listen in as we get an attorney’s perspective on how quality matters.

Feel free to explorer the articles we used in our own research

* ITC: Latest Deer Park fires caused likely caused by wall breach

https://www.chron.com/houston/article/ITC-Latest-Deer-Park-fires-caused-likely-caused-13711276.php

* Houston Ship Channel still closed as 9 toxins found in water near ITC

https://www.chron.com/news/houston-texas/houston/article/Houston-Ship-Channel-still-closed-as-9-toxins-13711762.php

* Officials: Wall breach at ITC facility raises risk of toxin release

https://www.chron.com/houston/article/Officials-Wall-breach-at-ITC-facility-raises-13709163.php

* Deadly West, Texas, Fertilizer Plant Explosion Was 'Criminal Act': Feds 

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/deadly-west-texas-fertilizer-plant-explosion-was-criminal-act-feds-n572231

* City of West reaches $10.4M settlement in deadly 2013 fertilizer plant explosion 

https://www.dallasnews.com/news/courts/2018/01/24/city-west-reaches-104m-settlement-deadly-2013-fertilizer-plant-explosion

 

Abraham, Watkins, Nichols, Sorrels, Agosto & Aziz

The Oldest Plaintiffs' Trial Law Firm in Texas.

https://www.abrahamwatkins.com/

https://www.abrahamwatkins.com/Attorney-Profiles/Muhammad-S-Aziz.shtml

Mo Aziz Bio

Mo Aziz is a Partner at the Houston personal injury law firm of Abraham, Watkins, Nichols, Sorrels, Agosto & Aziz. He is Board Certified in Personal Injury Trial Law by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization and is a member of the American Board of Trial Advocates, an invitation-only organization of trial lawyers. Mo served on the Plaintiff’s Executive Steering Committee in the West Fertilizer Plant Explosion litigation from 2014 to 2017. He was able to secure settlements on behalf of 95 clients and this case was the first time in history that Plaintiffs were successful in products liability claims against Ammonium Nitrate manufacturers. In 2016, Mo represented the family of an exploding Takata airbag victim against Honda and Takata and the case was confidentially settled within four months. He reached a confidential settlement in a Title IX lawsuit against Baylor University on behalf of a sexual assault victim. Mo is currently involved in significant national litigation, including: Las Vegas Route 91 Mass Shooting litigation; Michigan State University and USA Gymnastics litigation as a result of L...