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Can Social Media Hurt My Personal Injury Case?

February 21, 2018 By Staff - p.s. Leave a Comment

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Social media has become a popular means of communication these days. It’s so convenient that some use it more than talking on the phone. While it can be harmless, it can hurt you or others if used irresponsibly. When it comes to a personal injury case, you should be careful about your social media activity. What you post could influence the outcome of your case. Don’t do anything to discredit the fact that you’re injured Defending attorneys will do their jobs of fully investigating their opponent. Social media isn’t off limits for gathering evidence. Definitely don’t post pictures or messages … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Articles of Interest Tagged With: Injury, Personal Injury, Physical Injury, social media

Happy Stop The Texts Day!

May 1, 2012 By admin Leave a Comment

Distracted driving is a real scourge in our society.  Secretary of Transportation, Ray LaHood, has declared today #StopTheTextsDay asking Twitter for ideas on how best to fight this menace and convince people to put down the phone and drive.   Celebrities like Kasey Khane have even released public service announcements with the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration urging drivers to “STOP THE TEXTS STOP THE WRECKS.” Unfortunately, distracted driving isn’t just a problem amongst consumers.  Many employers still have policies that allow, or even encourage employees to use their cell … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Articles of Interest, Automotive, Truck Accidents Tagged With: 18-wheeler, Accident, Attorney, Cell Phones, Damages, Denton, Distracted Driving, liability, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, Personal Injury, Physical Injury, Texas, Texting, Truck, Wrongful Death

Emotional Distress without Physical Damages – Supreme Court to Review

January 13, 2012 By admin Leave a Comment

With a hat-tip to the blog, “How Appealing,” the ABA Journal is reporting that the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals has asked the Washington Supreme Court whether its product liability laws will allow a recovery emotional distress damages without evidence of any other injury. The case is based upon “glob of spit” found by a sheriff’s deputy on a Whopper. The deputy reportedly got an “uneasy feeling” about two of the Burger King’s employees, so he opened his burger before taking a bite. When he looked under the bun, Thomson Reuters News & Insight and SeattlePI.com report that he noticed a … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Articles of Interest, Bar Related Tagged With: Anxiety, Appellate Court, Damages, Denton, Emotional Distress, Insomnia, Nausea, Personal Injury, Physical Injury, Recovery, Supreme Court, Texas, Vomiting

Voluntary Recall Of Slimming Capsules

July 28, 2011 By admin Leave a Comment

from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration website**: Intercharm Inc. Issues A Nationwide Voluntary Recall Of Slim Forte Slimming Capsules Lot 20100604 And Lot 20100928, Slim Forte Slimming Coffee Lot 20100903, And Meizitang Botanical Slimming Softgel Exp. 12.23.2011 Weight Loss Capsules Found To Contain Sibutramine Contact: Intercharm Inc. 323-876-7441 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE - July 25, 2011 - Intercharm Inc., is recalling Slimforte Slimming Capsules, Slimforte Slimming Coffee, and Botanical Slimming Soft Gel to the consumer/user level. FDA laboratory analyses found the products to contain … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Pharmaceutical Cases, Recalls Tagged With: Accident, arrhythmias, Attorney, congestive heart failure, consumers, coronary artery disease, Damages, Denton, Diet Pills, FDA, Food and Drug Administration, Injury, Intercharm Inc., Meizitang Botanical Slimming Softgel, Nationwide Voluntary Recall, negative side effects, Personal Injury, Physical Injury, Recall, Sibutramine, Slim Forte Slimming Capsules, Slimming Capsule, Texas, Voluntary Recall

Toyota Plans Recall of Hybrid SUVs

July 12, 2011 By admin Leave a Comment

Toyota Hybrid SUVs May Suddenly Lose Power or Stop Completely by By Jonathan Welsh of The Wall Street Journal - June 29, 2011 2011 Toyota Highlander   Toyota Motor Corp. said today it will recall about 82,200 hybrid sport-utility vehicles to correct an electronic problem that could cause the vehicles to lose power or stop running completely. The car maker said the recall includes about 45,500 Highlander Hybrid and 36,700 Lexus RX 400h models from the 2006 and 2007 model years and sold in the U.S. The company said no other Toyota or Lexus vehicles are involved in the recall. Toyota … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Automotive, Recalls Tagged With: Accident, Attorney, consumers, Damages, Denton, Highlander Hybrid, Hybrid, Injury, Intelligent Power Module, Lawsuit, Lawyers, Lexus RX 400h, liability, Litigation, Personal Injury, Physical Injury, Recall, SUV, Texas, Toyota, U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission

Johnson & Johnson Recalls Hip Implants

March 22, 2011 By admin Leave a Comment

By NATASHA SINGER The New York Times Published: August 26, 2010 More than two years after the Food and Drug Administration began receiving complaints about the failure of a hip replacement implant made by the DePuy Orthopaedics unit of Johnson & Johnson, the company said Thursday that it was recalling two kinds of hip implants. DePuy said that it had made the decision to withdraw the products because many patients required a second hip replacement after the company’s implants had failed. The news compounded problems for Johnson & Johnson, which has recalled a succession of some of … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Featured, Pharmaceutical Cases, Recalls Tagged With: Accident, ASR implants, ASR XL Acetabular System, Attorney, clinical trials, consumers, Denton, DePuy, DePuy Hip Implants, Doctor, FDA, Food and Drug Administration, Injury, Johnson & Johnson, Knee Replacement, Lawyers, Personal Injury, Physical Injury, Recall, Safety, Texas, U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, Voluntary Recall

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

Glaxo Suit on Avandia Heart Attack Death Settled on Trial’s Eve

March 15, 2011 By admin Leave a Comment

from Bloomberg.Com Glaxo Suit on Avandia Heart Attack Death Settled on Trial’s Eve GlaxoSmithKline Plc said it settled on the eve of trial a lawsuit alleging its Avandia diabetes drug caused a North Carolina man to die of a heart attack, avoiding a jury determination over risks associated with the medicine. The U.K.’s biggest drugmaker resolved the suit by the family of James Burford, an Avandia user who died in 2006. The company declined to provide details of the accord’s terms. The resolution eliminates the risk Glaxo would face a large jury award, said Navid Malik, a drug-industry … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Pharmaceutical Cases Tagged With: Accident, Attorney, Avandia, Denton, Diabetes, FDA, Food and Drug Administration, GlaxoSmithKline Plc, Heart Attack, Injury, Lawyers, Patient, Personal Injury, Physical Injury, Recall, Safety, 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

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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