Two people have died and many others have been hospitalized in a severe accident involving a bus and another car on highway 161 and Belt Line Rd. in TX. The charter bus, which was on its way to the Choctaw Casino in Durant, OK, hit the highway … [Read more...]
WHAT DO AN OCTOPUS AND THE FDA HAVE IN COMMON? BOTH HAVE EIGHT LEGS.
FDA stands for Food and Drug Administration. While most Americans view the FDA as the country's drug enforcement arm, it does so much more and its responsibilities are wide and varied. It deals with human and animal food, drugs, medical devices, … [Read more...]
No Love for Workers Exposed to Silica on Valentine ™s Day
Workers™ advocates in the United States have been waiting since the George W. Bush administration for stricter standards on one of the world's oldest known workplace dangers. Ancient Greek stone cutters knew about the risks they faced breathing in … [Read more...]
POINT MADE, PIERS: THEY MAY NOT BE SMART ENOUGH TO OWN AN ASSAULT RIFFLE
Piers Morgan's interview of 5 people on CNN was aired on February 4, 2013. First, he spoke with the Katy, Texas Tactical Firearms gun shop owner, Jeremy Alcede, where the interview took place. Alcede said we needed to keep assault weapons out of the … [Read more...]
Cellphone and Texting Laws
Texas Governor Perry refused to sign a bill into law that prohibited texting while driving. His rationale was that the state could not tell its drivers what they could or could not do in any distraction is a risk while driving a car. Distractions … [Read more...]
BLIND IF YOU DO AND BLIND IF YOU DON’T
Think Glaucoma's blindness is bad? What about the eye problems/infections, including possible blindness complications that could come from a defective drug used in glaucoma surgery? At least the glaucoma is treatable with surgical procedures. … [Read more...]
Texas is #1“ again
Texas homeowners are still paying the highest insurance premiums in the nation, although residents of two other Gulf Coast states are paying almost as much, new figures from the National Association of Insurance Commissioners show. Texans pay … [Read more...]
MORE THAN A HILL OF BEANS
If you have a civil case against a drug company for compensation for personal injuries that you claim were caused by its drug, the fact that that same drug company was fined millions or even billions of dollars does not mean that your case will … [Read more...]
ELECTION 2012
Tuesday, November 6, 2012 is election day. This is a personal injury blog. So, here are some important thoughts about casting your ballot, on election day, regarding personal injury cases: 1. VOTE!! 2. VOTE for candidates who will preserve your … [Read more...]
Understanding the Fosamax problem
FOSAMAX works by inhibiting bone resorption and suppressing bone turnover. Bone mineralization occurs in two phases. Primary mineralization occurs while new bone is forming. Because FOSAMAX severely suppresses bone turnover, bone remodeling and … [Read more...]
THE FDA TELLS DOCTORS NOT TO PRESCRIBE ERECTILE DYSFUNCTION DRUG TO CHILDREN
On August 30, 2012, the FDA issued a Safety Announcement that recommended that Revatio, a drug used to treat pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) or high pressure in the blood vessels leading to the lungs, not be prescribed for children between the … [Read more...]
TEXAS TORT REFORMERS ONLY LOVE THEMSELVES
In 2003, Texas tort reform advocates and activists mutilated Texas medical malpractice laws to the point that innocent victims of emergency room negligence cannot hold the hospital, doctors or staff responsible. They were also successful in getting … [Read more...]