Texas Legal News & Case Updates

HoMedics Heating Pads Recall

FDA advises consumers to stop using heating pads manufactured by HoMedics, Inc. because the products may cause burns or fires. Consumers should return the heating pads to the place of purchase immediately. See the FDA “Advice For Patients” page for a list of the product model numbers affected by the

By The Legal Examiner

/ 13 Jul 2007

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Robert’s American Gourmet Food, Inc.of Sea Cliff, New York is recalling Veggie Booty Snack Food all lots and sizes, because it has the potential to be contaminated with Salmonella, an organism which can cause serious and sometimes fatal infections in young children, frail or elderly people, and othe

By The Legal Examiner

/ 2 Jul 2007

Nursing Home Abuse on the Rise

Nursing Home Abuse is increasing. The National Center on Elder Abuse estimates at least one in 20 nursing home patients has been the victim of abuse, though they believe the actual frequency is higher due to lack of reporting the abuse. There are well over one million Americans living in nursing hom

By The Legal Examiner

/ 26 Jun 2007

Tyson Fresh Meat, Inc. Issues Recall of Over 20 Tons of E. Coli Contaminated Meat

Tyson Fresh Meat, Inc. can be added to the list of food manufacturers who have had to recall E. Coli tainted products. On Friday, the company issued a recall of 40,000 pounds of beef in 12 states. The company decided to take this action after samples tested at its Texas plant revealed E. Coli contam

By The Legal Examiner

/ 14 Jun 2007

Action Labs, Inc. Conducts Recall of Shark Cartilage Capsules Because of Possible Health Risk

Action Labs, Inc. of Anaheim, CA, is voluntarily recalling its Sentinel brand Shark Cartilage Capsules manufactured in 2005 because they have the potential to be contaminated with Salmonella, an organism which can cause serious and sometimes fatal infections in young children, frail or elderly peopl

By The Legal Examiner

/ 12 Jun 2007

RECALL: Complete MoisturePlus Contact Lens Solution Risk of Infection

Advanced Medical Optics and FDA informed healthcare professionals and consumers who wear soft contact lenses of a recall of Complete MoisturePlus Multi-Purpose Solution. The recall was based on reports of a rare, but serious, eye infection, Acanthamoeba keratitis, caused by a parasite. The link betw

By The Legal Examiner

/ 29 May 2007

Botox Injection Could Help Cerebral Palsy Patients

New research suggests that injections of botulinum toxin A (Botox) enhanced benefits from occupational therapy for children with cerebral palsy affecting one limb.In the study, Dr Remo N Russo, from Flinders University in Daw Park, South Australia, and colleagues randomly assigned 43 children with h

By The Legal Examiner

/ 11 May 2007

Undeclared Sulfites in Gurley's Golden Recipe Cranberry Trail Mix

Gurley’s Foods, Inc., of Willmar, Minnesota is recalling their Golden Recipe Cranberry Trial Mix, packaged in 7.25 ounce packages (UPC77449 49872) in printed bags, sold primarily through various convenience stores nationwide, due to the presence of undeclared sulfites. People who have an allergy or

By The Legal Examiner

/ 10 May 2007

Only 2% of malpractice cases are attempted

Accoring to NewsWireToday.com, medical malpractice causes about 80,000 deaths and injures many more, each year. Shockingly, they report only two percent of malpractice victims seek compensation. Why such a low percentage of suits? I believe there are a few reasons victims or their family do not sue

By The Legal Examiner

/ 8 May 2007

Nursing Home Laws Not Sufficiently Enforced

In a new report released by Congress’s investigative branch, the Government Accountability Office (GAO) the U.S. government is criticized for its oversight of nursing homes across the nation. According to the report published in The New York Times, nursing homes and long-term care facilities that ar

By The Legal Examiner

/ 3 May 2007

2-Year-Old Locked In Hot Car by Mother and Aunt

A 2-year-old girl in Miami was left sweltering in a car on the hottest day of the year so far, while her guardians shopped at a Miami plaza.Police received a call from witnesses that said they had spotted the 2-year-old girl sweating profusely and hysterically going back and forth between the seats

By The Legal Examiner

/ 1 May 2007

Bacteria Contamination Scare Prompts Alpine Xtreme Evergreen Forest Body Wash Recall

Vi-Jon, Inc. issued a voluntary nationwide consumer product recall of a single lot of 28 fluid ounce bottles of Alpine Xtreme Evergreen Forest Body Wash after determining the presence of a bacteria, Enterobacter gergoviae, in some of the product samples tested. The company became aware of this after

By The Legal Examiner

/ 23 Apr 2007