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3 Jailed, 3 More Wanted in "Fight Club" Case

Posted on March 16, 2009
There have been some new developments in the 'fight club' case in the Corpus Christi State School. As of Friday, Corpus Christi Police have arrested three of the six state workers accused of forcing mentally disabled residents into 'fight-club' style brawls...

"Fight club" Investigated at Home For the Disabled

Posted on March 12, 2009
Seven employees at a state-run home for the mentally disabled in Corpus Christi have been suspended for staging a "fight club" where disabled residents were forced to shove, punch, and strike each other. Corpus Christi Police Captain Tim Wilson said that the fight club was uncovered when someone gave a cell phone containing videos of the fights to an off-duty police officer...

89 Year Old Alzheimer's Patient Freezes to Death

Posted on March 05, 2009

Drug Maker Illegally Markets Antidepressant to Kids

Posted on March 04, 2009

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Cell Phones Targeted by Legislators

Posted on February 28, 2009

Alzheimer's-Ridden Pro-wrestling Legend Kills Fellow Nursing Home Resident

Posted on February 27, 2009

San Antonio Has A Busy Day with Car Accidents

Posted on February 18, 2009
San Antonio had a little rain yesterday and a whole lot a car wrecks. Police recorded 433 minor accidents and 73 major wrecks. This is a major increase from the week before when it recorded 282 minor accidents and 45 major wrecks. “For a half-day, we had almost double the accidents than we see on a full day,” said Officer Joe Rios, a San Antonio Police Department spokesman...

Snakebite at Wal-Mart

Posted on February 17, 2009
In Florida, a lawsuit was recently filed regarding a snakebite a man received while shopping at Wal-Mart. The attorney for the man said that they should have taken steps to prevent these attacks since there were two previous snake attacks at another store...

Texas Peanut Plant Update

Posted on February 14, 2009
I posted a blog, Peanut Plant in Texas Closes, about the ongoing investigation at the Peanut Corporation of America (PCA) processing plant in Plainview, Texas. I have since learned new information, and wanted to post an update on new reports. On Thursday Texas health officials ordered the mandatory recall of all products ever shipped from its plant in Plainview after the Texas Department of State Health Services found dead rodents, rodent excrement and bird feathers in a crawl space above a production area...

Peanut Plant in Texas Closes

Posted on February 13, 2009
The Peanut Corporation of America (PCA) closed its processing plant in Plainview, TX., after laboratory tests indicated a possible salmonella contamination. Fortunately, potentially tainted products were not believed to be sent to consumers. It is not yet known if the salmonella possibly found in the product is the same strain of the bacterium in the 43-state recall...

Peanut Recall Triggers Criminal Investigation and Civil Lawsuits

Posted on February 09, 2009
On January 30, 2009 the FDA confirmed that the government has opened a criminal investigation into Peanut Corp. of America (PCA) in Blakely, Georgia, the processing plant that has been linked to the outbreak of illnesses caused by Salmonella Typhimurium...

Recall of Peanut Containing Products

Posted on February 07, 2009
The FDA has confirmed that the sources of the outbreak of illnesses caused by Salmonella Typhimurium are peanut butter and peanut butter paste produced by the Peanut Corporation of America (PCA) at its Blakely, Georgia processing plant. During the course of the investigation, the FDA determined the PCA distributed potentially contaminated product to more than 100 consignee firms...

Controversy Surrounds Inspection of Peanut Plants

Posted on February 06, 2009
Peanut Corporation of America, the company at the center of the recent salmonella outbreak, claimed on Wednesday that its plant in Blakely, GA had been regularly inspected in 2008. The Food and Drug Administration has confirmed that the Georgia plant is the source of the tainted peanut butter which has caused the multi-state spread of salmonella...

Auto Fraud Database Online

Posted on February 05, 2009
The US Department of Justice has made available on the Internet a database which will help consumers check to see if the vehicle they are considering purchasing is safe. The database includes information regarding whether the vehicle had previously been determined to be “salvage”...

Topical Anesthetic Kills Two Women

Posted on February 02, 2009
Two young women were killed after using topical anesthetic to prepare for laser hair removal. The two women applied the topical anesthetic then wrapped their legs in plastic wrap to increase the cream’s numbing effect. Both women had seizures, fell into comas, and died from toxic effects of the anesthetic drugs...

A Louisiana Crane Company Fined Over Safety Violations After Four Employee Deaths

Posted on January 28, 2009
The U.S. government wants to fine Deep South Crane and Rigging due to a crane accident that killed four employees in Houston, Texas. After an investigation that began July 18, OSHA announced that it has issued citations alleging eight violations, six of which are considered serious...

Eighty Percent of Pools Not in Compliance with New Safety Law

Posted on January 27, 2009
The majority of all public swimming pools are in violation of a new federal safety rule aimed at preventing people from becoming trapped in underwater drains. The Virginia Graeme Baker Pool and Spa Safety Act set new standards for drain covers for public pools, spas, and hot tubs...

FDA Warns About Diet Pills

Posted on January 23, 2009
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration expanded its nationwide alert to consumers about tainted weight loss pills that contain undeclared, active pharmaceutical ingredients. On December 22, 2008, the FDA warned consumers not to purchase 28 different products marketed for weight loss...

Lillian's Law on Dog Attacks

Posted on January 22, 2009
After blogging on dog attacks, I realized the extent of this controversial topic. I found another sad article on Tanner Monk, a 7-year old mauled to death last May near his home in Breckenridge by four pit bulls owned by Crystal Watson and Jack Smith...

Rottweiler Kills Three Year Old

Posted on January 19, 2009
I was deeply saddened when I read this weekend of a three year old that was killed by a Rottweiler in Fort Worth. I have handled cases in the past when people have been bitten by a Rottweiller, on the other hand I have friends who have Rottweiler’s as pets and are quick to defend any accusations that their pet would harm a sole...

Top Ten Driving Distractions

Posted on January 17, 2009
I have been blogging lately on the correlation between car wrecks and cell phone use. Undeniably cell phones are the most common distraction for drivers. In a study by the Virginia Tech Transportation Institute and the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) the top ten distractions while driving are: 1...

Tragic Accident Kills San Antonio Doctor - Is Cell Phone At Fault?

Posted on January 16, 2009
Tragedy is common in the emergency room of the University Hospital. On Sunday, a different type of tragedy struck the ER of the University Hospital. Dr. Michael Sanchez, a doctor who transformed the ER at the University Hospital, died while jogging on Bandera Rd...

Texas Rates 4 in Overall Staffing in Nursing Homes

Posted on January 16, 2009
As the population ages the quality of care in nursing homes has become a mounting concern at the state and national level. The Federal Government has recently changed its approach of evaluating nursing homes. Much like the system used for rating Medicare health and drug plans, the Nursing Home Compare Site rates nursing homes on a five-star quality rating...

Jury Awards $1.25 Million to Family of Nursing Home Resident Who Dies Due to Bedsores

Posted on January 13, 2009
Melvin Raybon died four years ago after suffering a great deal of pain. A DeKalb County jury determined that the suffering was caused by neglect at the Tucker nursing home where he lived for nine months. Raybon was admitted in 2002 at the age of 67...

FDA Adds Warning of Celgene's Risks for Elderly

Posted on January 12, 2009
Celgene Corp. added an additional warning to its blood-clot drug Innohep stating that it could increase the risk of death in elderly patients with kidney problems. Innohep (tinzaparin) is a low-molecular weight heparin used as a blood thinner or anti-coagulant approved in 2000 by the FDA to treat blood clots in patients with pulmonary embolism (PE) and deep vein thrombosis (DVT)...

Pharmaceutical Industry Agrees to Voluntary Moratorium on Drug Company Giveaways

Posted on January 08, 2009
Starting January 1st, the pharmaceutical industry has agreed to a voluntary moratorium which restricts drug company giveaways- such as Viagra pens and Lipitor coffee mugs. These “branded goodies” were meant to foster good will, but some say they may “subliminally” encourage doctors to prescribe more of the drugs...

Lawsuits Consolidated against Manufacturer of Defective Urinary Device

Posted on January 07, 2009
I wrote a blog last month about the FDA’s quick review of certain medical devices and I referenced a “fast-track” approved device meant to help women with urinary issues but the device ended up being recalled. Similar urinary devices have made the news again due to recent lawsuits against a device manufacturer...

Rep. Barton Questions FDA Investigation of Heparin

Posted on January 06, 2009
The controversy surrounding the drug Heparin has been unfolding over the past year with reports of drug recalls and deaths and injuries as a result of contaminated Heparin. It appears, however, that some of the reports the public has been receiving contains conflicting information...

Defensive Medicine

Posted on December 31, 2008
An editorial by USA Today states that physicians practice “defensive medicine” in order to protect themselves from lawsuits rather than serve their patients best interests. The editorial claims that even with healthcare costs being out of control, physicians have began “shunning the sickest patients or ordering needless hospitalizations, drugs, tests, and invasive procedures” because of the threat of being sued...

Family Sues Insurance Company over Daughters Death

Posted on December 30, 2008
The family of 17-year-old leukemia patient, Nataline Sarkisyan has sued Cigna Insurance Company for her death in 2007. The company initially refused to pay for a liver transplant arguing that the procedure was experimental, regardless of the fact that four doctors from Mattel Children’s Hospital at UCLA Medical Center appealed to the insurer to reconsider and "said that patients in similar situations who undergo transplants have a six-month survival rate of about 65 percent...

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