Personal Injury Law

H-E-B French Onion Dip Recalled

Posted on April 08, 2010
H-E-B has initiated a precautionary recall of French Onion Dip due to possible salmonella contamination. To this date, no illnesses have been reported in connection with the recall. The affected products have code dates of 4/15/2010 and 4/20/2010, 4/23/2010 and 4/24/2010 – available in 8 ounce, 16 ounce and 24 ounce sizes...

Mitsubishi Endeavor Recalled Due To Defective Airbags

Posted on September 21, 2009
More than 530 Endeavors from the 2010 model year are being recalled by Mitsubishi because the retainer bracket used for side airbag frames may not have been properly installed and could fail in a crash. The recall affects only those vehicles manufactured between May 26 and July 28, 2009...

Carradine Death Reminiscent of Teen Choking Game

Posted on June 08, 2009
Carradine Death Reminiscent of Teen Choking Game LEARN MORE IB News -  One Mom's Story of the Fatal Choking Game - February 2008 DB Foundation - Choking Game web site  CDC report, February 15, 2008 Morbidity and Mortality  IB Partner, St. Cloud, MN - Kinky Sex Gone Horribly Wrong? - June 2009 GASP Web site GASP video   IMAGE SOURCE:  MSNBC Web site / image of Kevin Tork Image of Luke Austin, Courtesy Jeanne Marcum The mysterious death of actor David Carradine last week is reminiscent of "The Choking Game" that leads teens, primarily young boys, to choke themselves to dizziness as the blood flow is reduced to the brain...

Rescue, Blind Pedestrian Dangers Posed By Hybrids

Posted on June 08, 2009
Lexus GS 450h Hybrid, 2006  Hybrids Silent Danger LEARN MORE Marquette General Hospital Web site PC Magazine- Hybrid Myths debunked  Toyota Guide for hybrid vehicles   IMAGE SOURCE: Wikimedia Commons/ Lexus GS 450h Hybrid on display at US Open, 2006/ author: Graffiti by Numbers    As hybrids emerge as the car most likely to beat the rising cost of gasoline, safety proponents say they pose problems for the blind and emergency crews trying to help you following an accident...

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Study - Medical Bills Lead To 60 Percent Of Bankruptcies

Posted on June 08, 2009
LEARN MORE The American Journal of Medicine, June 2009 InjuryBoard Help Center - on Managed Care and Insurance Companies IMAGE SOURCE:© iStockphoto / medical solutions / author: gmutlu Many Americans are facing financial ruins due to high medical bills...

Few Clues To Air France Crash, More Bodies Found

Posted on June 08, 2009
Brazilian Air Force recovery team, Courtesy Agencia Brasil  LEARN MORE Flight Safety Foundation Web site Air France- Press release on Pitot probes  Injuryboard News - No Hope of Finding Air France Flight- June 2009   Air France Web site  InjuryBoard News - Runway Accidents Most Common - December 2008   IMAGE SOURCE: Wikimedia Commons/ Brazilian Air Force crew of a C-130 Hercules searching for wreckage of Air France Flight # 447/ author: Agencia Brasil   17 Bodies Recovered The recovery of Air France Flight 447 has now yielded 17 bodies but few clues as to why the jetliner, with 228 aboard, crashed in the Atlantic one week ago...

Prevalance Of Tourette Syndrome, CDC Study

Posted on June 05, 2009
LEARN MORE MMWR, June 3, 2009 Tourette Syndrome Association (TSA) IMAGE SOURCE: Wikimedia Commons / Collage representing groups affected by Tourette syndrome / author: Optigan13 A new survey by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), estimates that three in every 1,000 children in the United States suffers from Tourette's syndrome...

New TB Drug Shows Promise In Clinical Trials

Posted on June 04, 2009
LEARN MORE NEJM, June 2009 J&J Press Release InjuryBoard on Tuberculosis WHO on Tuberculosis IMAGE SOURCE: © Wikimedia Commons/ lungs/ author: Gray's Anatomy First New Tuberculosis Drug in 40 Years The results of an ongoing study of the experimental drug TMC207 have been released, by Johnson & Johnson...

Canine Cancer Drug Approved By FDA

Posted on June 04, 2009
LEARN MORE Pfizer Animal Health Pfizer Press Release Cure Canine Cancer American College of Veterinary Internal Medicine IMAGE SOURCE: © iStockPhoto / puppies / author: LivingImages Canine Cancer Drug Approved One in four dogs dies of cancer...

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy Can Reduce Depression in Teens

Posted on June 03, 2009
LEARN MORE JAMA - Prevention of Depression in At-Risk Adolescents, June 2009 InjuryBoard – Teen Issues InjuryBoard on Depression InjuryBoard on Emotional Problems IMAGE SOURCE: © iStockPhoto / author: aldomurillo A new study, in the Journal of the American Medical Association, suggests a cognitive behavioral program for teens at risk of depression may help prevent future depressive episodes while helping them to better deal with their problems...

The E-Cigarette Controversy

Posted on June 03, 2009
   E-Cigarettes May Be Bad For Your Health LEARN MORE InjuryBoard News - U.S. Smoking Rates Decline Below 20 Percent - November, 2008 Injuryboard Help Center on cigarettes and tobacco  Injuryboard News -Teens quitting smoking, December 2008 MMWR: Cigarette Smoking Among Adults U...

Study - Brain Lapses In Learning During Perimenopause

Posted on June 02, 2009
The Menopausal Brain LEARN MORE UCLA - Press release American Academy of Neurology UCLA Division of Geriatrics InjuryBoard, Mobile - FDA Warns About False Claims for some Menopause Therapy Drugs, January 2008 InjuryBoard, Honolulu - Prempro and Breast Cancer - April 2009 InjuryBoard News - Study Links Hormone Use To Breast Cancer - December 2008 Injuryboard on HRT  Dr...

Children's Hooded Fleece Jackets Recalled For Strangulation Hazard

Posted on March 27, 2009
Golden Grove Trading (d/b/a Crystal Castle), in cooperation with the CPSC, recalled Children's Hooded Fleece Jackets because the drawstring on the hood can pose a strangulation hazard to children. Drawstrings on children's clothing are a hidden hazard that can lead to injuries and even death when they catch on items such as playground equipment...

Drunk Driver Kills Four in Accident

Posted on April 19, 2008
On Thursday night, April 18, a drunk driver caused a car crash that sent him to the hospital and killed four others in Wayne County. The Sheriff's Department reported that Bobby Frazier was driving his Ford F-150 inebriated and crossed the center line of the highway...

Nurse may Have Infected Over 300 in Virginia With Hepatitis

Posted on March 29, 2008
Over 300 patients from a Virginia hospital have been asked to get blood tests because an ex-nurse of the hospital is suspected of infecting patients with hepatitis when he worked in Texas. Retired Army Capt. Jon Dale Jones, 45, was arrested this month in Miami on federal charges of assaulting three patients and possession of a controlled substance by fraud...

Nurse may Have Infected Over 300 in Virginia With Hepatitis

Posted on March 28, 2008
Over 300 patients from a Virginia hospital have been asked to get blood tests because an ex-nurse of the hospital is suspected of infecting patients with hepatitis when he worked in Texas.Retired Army Capt. Jon Dale Jones, 45, was arrested this month in Miami on federal charges of assaulting three patients and possession of a controlled substance by fraud...

AP Study Shows U.S. Painkiller Purchases Almost Double

Posted on August 20, 2007
According to a recent study of DEA statistics carried out by the Associated Press, consumers have nearly doubled the amount of money spent on narcotic analgesics between 1997 and 2005. According to the study, the consumption of five major painkillers - codeine, morphine, oxycodone, hydrocodone, and meperidine - rose 88 percent between 1997 and 2005...

AP Study Shows U.S. Painkiller Purchases Almost Double

Posted on August 20, 2007
According to a recent study of DEA statistics carried out by the Associated Press, consumers have nearly doubled the amount of money spent on narcotic analgesics between 1997 and 2005. According to the study, the consumption of five major painkillers - codeine, morphine, oxycodone, hydrocodone, and meperidine - rose 88 percent between 1997 and 2005...

BAR/BRI Charging Too Much for Test Preparation?

Posted on August 04, 2007
A new class action lawsuit has been filed against the country's biggest bar exam preparation company, BAR/BRI bar review, alleging that the company fraudulently and deceptively induced students from New York law schools to purchase BAR/BRI products at inflated prices...

BAR/BRI Charging Too Much for Test Preparation?

Posted on August 04, 2007
A new class action lawsuit has been filed against the country's biggest bar exam preparation company, BAR/BRI bar review, alleging that the company fraudulently and deceptively induced students from New York law schools to purchase BAR/BRI products at inflated prices...

4 Dead in Minneapolis Bridge Collapse

Posted on August 03, 2007
The eight-lane Interstate 35W bridge, a major Minneapolis artery, was in the midst of repairs when the bridge collapsed during the evening rush hour Wednesday. Cars plummeted more than 60 feet into the Mississippi River, some falling on top of one another...

4 Dead in Minneapolis Bridge Collapse

Posted on August 03, 2007
The eight-lane Interstate 35W bridge, a major Minneapolis artery, was in the midst of repairs when the bridge collapsed during the evening rush hour Wednesday. Cars plummeted more than 60 feet into the Mississippi River, some falling on top of one another...

Suit Over Wandering Nursing Home Resident's Death Settled For $750,000

Posted on July 27, 2007
A $750,000 settlement reached in June between a Pennsylvania nursing home and Francis X. Ounan has been approved by a federal judge. Ounan, the executor of his mother's estate, filed suit against nursing home chain

Suit Over Wandering Nursing Home Resident's Death Settled For $750,000

Posted on July 27, 2007
A $750,000 settlement reached in June between a Pennsylvania nursing home and Francis X. Ounan has been approved by a federal judge. Ounan, the executor of his mother's estate, filed suit against nursing home chain

The Arbitration Fairness Act of 2007 Considered by Congress

Posted on July 26, 2007
On July 12th, the Arbitration Fairness Act was introduced to the House and the Senate to amend the Federal Arbitration Act, which was passed in the 1920's. The proposed bill would make clauses in contracts that mandate arbitration and prohibit joining class action lawsuits unenforceable...

The Arbitration Fairness Act of 2007 Considered by Congress

Posted on July 26, 2007
On July 12th, the Arbitration Fairness Act was introduced to the House and the Senate to amend the Federal Arbitration Act, which was passed in the 1920's. The proposed bill would make clauses in contracts that mandate arbitration and prohibit joining class action lawsuits unenforceable...

FDA Expands Warning About Botulism Risk from Certain Castleberry's Food Products and Dog Food

Posted on July 25, 2007
Castleberry's Food Company has recalled numerous products nation-wide due to a risk of exposure to botulinum toxin. The recall, which includes mostly hot dog chili sauces, is for all listed products, without regard to "best by" dates. Exposure to the toxin, which can be fatal, is already responsible for four hospitalizations in two states...

FDA Expands Warning About Botulism Risk from Certain Castleberry's Food Products and Dog Food

Posted on July 25, 2007
Castleberry's Food Company has recalled numerous products nation-wide due to a risk of exposure to botulinum toxin. The recall, which includes mostly hot dog chili sauces, is for all listed products, without regard to "best by" dates. Exposure to the toxin, which can be fatal, is already responsible for four hospitalizations in two states...

Court to Hear Katrina Insurance Appeal

Posted on July 10, 2007
The 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals will hear arguments on whether Nationwide Mutual Insurance Co. should be forced to cover storm surge damage to the home of Paul and Julie Leonard resulting from Hurricane Katrina. Oral arguments will be heard on August 6th...

Court to Hear Katrina Insurance Appeal

Posted on July 10, 2007
The 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals will hear arguments on whether Nationwide Mutual Insurance Co. should be forced to cover storm surge damage to the home of Paul and Julie Leonard resulting from Hurricane Katrina. Oral arguments will be heard on August 6th...

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