MtGox, Bitcoin’s once largest exchange falls silent amid rumors of poor accounting and widespread theft. Around 8 PM CST 2/24/14, MtGox’s website went dark. This comes almost 2 weeks after halting Bitcoin withdrawals from the exchange, all the while assuring account holders that the problems prompting the halt were being worked on and near resolution. […]
Are you being harassed by debt collectors? Texas consumers are currently facing an onslaught of abusive debt collection practices by debt collection companies. Dealing with debt collectors can be intimidating, not just because they sometimes use intimidation as a tactic, but because you may not fully understand your legal rights in regards to what debt […]
Early this afternoon, the Justice Court Precinct 3, Place 2 in Brazoria County Texas heard cause FEV02577, Freo Texas LLC vs. Martin Arguello. Freo, the landlord, despite an ongoing suit in district court, filed this “Forcible Detainer” action against me. Basically, the landlord alleged that I failed to pay rent. However, Freo failed to tell […]
If you are a permanent resident of the United States and are thinking about applying for U.S. citizenship, the first question you might ask is why bother applying in the first place? There are significant fees involved and it does require a lot of documentation. However, by becoming a U.S. citizen, you gain many rights […]
This week, the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals dismissed the last remaining appeals to the BP Medical settlement (http://www.nola.com/business/index.ssf/2014/02/bp_moves_forward_with_gulf_spi.html).Unlike the economic settlement, which has been paying claims for over a year, the Medical Settlement could not begin compensating victims until all appeals were resolved. Our firm represents over six hundred sick and injured clean up […]
A judge in the 346th district court in El Paso, TX struck down an insurance company’s attempts to conceal documents requested under discovery. The Defendant claimed these documents were privileged and protected, though the Judge did not agree and granted Plaintiff’s motion to compel.
Extreme cold can damage a car inside and out. Cars depend on the flow of fluids, including water, fuel, and oil, to keep their engines running. Texas drivers count on their car’s batteries, tires and transmissions to function at peak efficiency. The high winds, icy roads and freezing temperatures expected to run through Houston and […]
In recent weeks, many parts of the U.S. have faced severe winter weather. Low temperatures, high winds and freezing precipitation have brought many businesses, schools and government agencies to a standstill. In Houston and southeast Texas, temperatures can swing from unseasonably warm to shockingly cold in a matter of days. Unlike their neighbors to the […]
Houston Attorney starts accepting Bitcoins. Arguello Law Firm has decided to start accepting payment for our fee-based services via Bitcoin. We are the second practice in Houston and one of only a handful of firms that has started to accept Bitcoins in the state of Texas. Bitcoin has the potential to shake up the financial industry […]
Why You Need An Identity Theft Attorney If you are like most people, at some point over the holidays, you shopped at Target; and, chances are that you are one of the 110 million people whose personal information has been compromised. In what is being called one of the largest data breaches in history, Target’s […]