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Identifying the Parties at Fault in a Truck Accident Case

June 21, 2018 By admin Leave a Comment

Learning how an accident occurred and who caused the wreck is the first step in deciding who to include in a personal injury lawsuit. This is a complicated process that requires an experienced attorney where a truck accident is concerned. The companies and firms involved in the transport of goods via 18-wheeler can be numerous, and often, more than one party may have been negligent in causing or contributing to an 18-wheeler accident. Potentially liable parties can include: Truck Drivers:  We have handled cases in which drivers have operated 18 wheeler trucks for long hours and were … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Featured, Truck Accidents Tagged With: 18-wheeler, Accident, Attorney, Commercial Vehicle, crash, Denton, Exhaustion, Fatigue, Hazard, Injury, Manufacturers, Personal Injury, Semi-Truck, Texas, Tractor Trailer, Truck, Truck Drivers

All-Metal Hip Implants Prone to Early Failure, Need to be Removed

April 27, 2012 By admin Leave a Comment

Great story by NPR on the continuing problems faced by patients who have received All-Metal Hip Implants. Implants Need To Be Removed Early by Richard Knox EnlargeRichard Knox/NPRYoung-min Kwon of Massachusetts General Hospital holds the metal-alloy ball of Susy Mansfield’s faulty artificial hip joint. The yellowish tissue on top is dead muscle caused by a reaction to the metal debris produced by the defective hip implant. When Susy Mansfield needed a hip replacement in 2009, her orthopedic surgeon chose a relatively new and untested kind of artificial hip made entirely of … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Articles of Interest, Health, Medical Cases Tagged With: All-Metal Hip Implant, Attorney, Denton, DePuy, DePuy Hip Implants, Doctor, Hazard, Injury, liability, Metal Hip, Patient, Personal Injury, Recall, Texas, Voluntary Recall

Honda Recalls Weed Trimmers Due to Laceration Hazard

March 2, 2012 By admin Leave a Comment

Unsafe products can cause serious injuries at the most unexpected times. Household names we all come to know and trust are no exception to oversites due to engineering, manufacturing or material shortcomings that require diligent testing and monitoring. Honda  has acted to recall certain gas powered weed and lawn trimmers within a designated manufacturing span denoted by listed serial numbers.  Awareness of such measures is one paramount to the safety of all consumers. Springer Lyle feels the information in this article should be made known so consumers who rely on Honda’s reputation can … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Articles of Interest, Recalls Tagged With: Accident, Attorney, Denton, Hazard, Honda, Injury, Laceration, Lawsuit, liability, Litigation, Personal Injury, Recall, Safety, Texas, U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, Weed Trimmers

J&J recalling more Tylenol from closed plant

March 31, 2011 By admin Leave a Comment

Reported in Reuters by Lewis Krauskopf -- Johnson & Johnson said it was recalling more than 700,000 bottles or packages of Tylenol and other consumer medicines made at a now-closed plant, the latest in a litany of recalls by the company. J&J’s McNeil Consumer Healthcare unit recalled one lot of Tylenol 8 Hour Extended Release Caplets, or 34,056 bottles, from retailers, the company said. The company cited a musty odor that has prompted many other J&J recalls. The product was made at its Fort Washington, Pennsylvania plant before J&J closed the facility in April … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Pharmaceutical Cases, Recalls Tagged With: Accident, Attorney, Benadryl, consumers, Denton, Doctor, FDA, Food and Drug Administration, Hazard, Injury, Johnson & Johnson, Lawsuit, Lawyers, liability, Personal Injury, Recall, Sudafed, Texas, Tylenol, U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, ylenol 8 Hour Extended Release Caplets

Johnson & Johnson insulin cartridge recall

March 15, 2011 By admin Leave a Comment

from Reuters J&J Animas unit recalls leaky insulin cartridges * 384,180 cartridges recalled in U.S., France * 22 adverse events reported, no deaths * Leak could result in underdelivery of insulin * FDA also warns Cordis unit over stent manufacturing * Shares close up 0.5 percent (Updates number of adverse events, closing share price) By Bill Berkrot NEW YORK, March 8 (Reuters) - Johnson & Johnson (JNJ.N), which has been beset by a seemingly endless stream of product recalls, has recalled hundreds of thousands of potentially leaky insulin pump cartridges that could … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Pharmaceutical Cases, Recalls Tagged With: Accident, Animas, Attorney, consumers, Cordis, Denton, diabetic ketoacidosis, Doctor, FDA, Food and Drug Administration, Hazard, Injury, insulin cartridges, Johnson & Johnson, Lawyers, leaky insulin cartridges, leaky insulin pump cartridges, Patient, Personal Injury, Physical Injury, Recall, Safety, Texas, U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, Voluntary Recall, Wrongful Death

Child-Safety Seats Recall

March 15, 2011 By admin Leave a Comment

from the New York Times online Nearly 800,000 Dorel Child-Safety Seats Are Recalled By CHRISTOPHER JENSEN Almost 800,000 child seats are being recalled because their harnesses may not hold the child securely, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said Monday. The recall covers a wide range of booster, convertible and infant seats, including some sold as part of a stroller travel system, made by the Dorel Juvenile Group of Columbus, Ind. The action was prompted by the safety agency, which began an investigation of the restraints last year after receiving several consumer … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Featured, Recalls Tagged With: Accident, air bags, Airbag Deploy, Airbag Inflation, Attorney, Booster Seat, Car Seat, consumers, crash, Denton, Dorel Child-Safety Seats, Hazard, Lawyers, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, Personal Injury, Physical Injury, Recall, Safety, Texas, Voluntary Recall, Wrongful Death

AstraZeneca and Seroquel Suits

March 15, 2011 By admin Leave a Comment

from Bloomberg.Com AstraZeneca Said to Pay $150 Million to Settle About 6,000 Seroquel Suits AstraZeneca Plc agreed to pay $150 million to settle more lawsuits claiming its antipsychotic drug Seroquel causes diabetes, pushing the amount the drugmaker has paid to resolve cases over the medicine to almost $350 million, people familiar with the accords said. AstraZeneca, the U.K.’s second-biggest drugmaker, will resolve about 6,000 cases alleging the company knew Seroquel could cause diabetes and failed to adequately warn patients, two people familiar with the settlements said. They spoke on … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Pharmaceutical Cases Tagged With: Accident, antipsychotic drug, AstraZeneca, Attorney, consumers, Denton, Diabetes, Doctor, Drugs, FDA, Food and Drug Administration, Hazard, Injury, Lawyers, Personal Injury, Recall, Safety, Seroquel, Settle, Settlement, Texas, Voluntary Recall, Wrongful Death

Ford & Chrysler Recall Trucks, Crossovers, SUVs

March 12, 2011 By admin Leave a Comment

from the Kansas City Star The Consumer Memo, 12/30: Ford recalls 15,000 trucks, crossovers; Chrysler recalls trucks, SUVs Ford is recalling nearly 15,000 trucks and crossovers due to problems with electrical systems that can short and create a fire. The Detroit automaker said Thursday that the recall includes some 2011 model year F-150, F-250, F-350, F-450, F-550, Ford Edge and Lincoln MKX vehicles. A Ford supplier of a control module produced the faulty product over a six-day period. F-Series trucks are built at the Claycomo plant. Owners may call Ford at 1-866-436-7332 to see if their … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Automotive, Recalls Tagged With: Accident, air bags, Airbag Deploy, Airbag Inflation, Attorney, Chrysler, consumers, crash, Denton, F-150, Ford, Ford F-Series, Hazard, Injury, Lawyers, liability, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, Personal Injury, Physical Injury, Recall, Safety, SUV, Texas, Truck, U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, Voluntary Recall, Wrongful Death

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Articles of Interest

Honda Worldwide Recall of Sedans, Minivans, SUVs

By Deepa Seetharaman and Bernie Woodall of Reuters. Honda Motor Co Ltd plans to recall nearly 2 1/2 million vehicles: small SUVs, cars and minivans worldwide. This includes the popular Accord sedan. … [Read More…]

Hip Implant Complaints Increase, While Dangers Are Reviewed

By BARRY MEIER and JANET ROBERTS of the New York Times Published: August 22, 2011 The federal government has received a surge in complaints in recent months about failed hip replacements, suggesting … [Read More…]

Tragedy Brought on by Tainted Fruit

By Moni Basu, CNN William Beach was one of those people who fixated on certain foods. He would eat the same thing voraciously for a few days, and then, when he tired of the same tastes, he moved onto … [Read More…]

No Better Care, Thanks to Tort Reform

Published in The Texas Tribune by guest columnist, Charles M. Silver In 2006, Dr. Howard Marcus wrote that Texas’ 2003 tort reform statute sparked an “amazing turnaround” in which doctors came … [Read More…]

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