Texas Legal News & Case Updates

Salmonella-Tainted Peanut Butter May be in Other Products

Hershey said they do not get any of their peanut butter from ConAgra which manufactured the infected Peter Pan and Great Value peanut butter, but the FDA has not ruled out the possibility.The case of the tainted peanut butter is ongoing, with investigators still trying to follow the trail of Salmone

By The Legal Examiner

/ 28 Feb 2007

Unarmed Man Killed by State Trooper – $1 Million Settlement

Joseph Erin Hamley, who had cerebral palsy, was shot while officers searched for a Michigan prison escapee. Police have signed an agreement with Hamley’s estate that’s dependent on the state’s approval of $1 million for the settlement.Arkansas governor Mike Beebe requested $1 million of the state’s

By The Legal Examiner

/ 27 Feb 2007

Fatality linked to Salmonella from Peanut Butter

Barkay died of a bacterial infection in the hospital. Barkay and her husband, William, had purchased a jar of Peter Pan peanut butter in November. The jar in question was part of the batch recalled by ConAgra earlier this month. No one in the family had connected their illnesses to the peanut butter

By The Legal Examiner

/ 23 Feb 2007

ConAgra Peanut Butter Recall

ConAgra is recalling all peanut butter that have product codes beginning with “2111”. You can find the product number on the lid of the peanut butter jar.Nearly 300 people in 39 states have been infected by the tainted peanut butter. New York, Pennsylvania, Virginia, Tennessee and Missouri have show

By The Legal Examiner

/ 16 Feb 2007

$150M Suit Filed Against Naval Hospital

The claim statesthe child’s cerebral palsy was caused by “failures of the physicians and staff of Naval Hospital Jacksonville, due to asphyxiation during birth process, Gavin Alcorn sustained a severe brain injury.”The parents of Gavin Alcorn are filing a $150 million claim against Naval Hospital Ja

By The Legal Examiner

/ 13 Feb 2007

Top 10 Causes of Truck Wrecks

Prescription drug use and driving too fast cause over 50% of trucking accidents according to former truck driver.Allen Smith, a former truck driver who publishes the TruthAboutTrucking.com blog, has listed the “Top 10 Causes of Truck Accidents”:1. Prescription Drug Use 26%2. Traveling Too Fast 23%3.

By The Legal Examiner

/ 31 Jan 2007

Oklahoma Patient Death Lawsuit Settled

State officials have agreed to pay $135,000 to settle a lawsuit from the death of a Cerebral Palsy patient.According to a story from KFDA CBS 10 in Amarillo, state officials have agreed to pay $135,000 to settle a lawsuit from the death of a Cerebral Palsy patient who drown after being left unattend

By The Legal Examiner

/ 24 Jan 2007

Coleman Sued for Carbon Monoxide Related Deaths – Dangerous Heaters

Two lawsuits were filed against Coleman stating their PowerMate 5045 propane heater was responsible for two carbon-monoxide-related deaths. Plaintiffs claim the model has a defect that “produces deadly levels of carbon monoxide.” Coleman is one of the most popular brands of outdoor and camping equip

By The Legal Examiner

/ 18 Jan 2007

Dirty Hospitals – Hospital Infections

Two million patients are infected in hospitals each year and more than 90,000 patients die. Do you think we can find a cure? As hospitals work harder to stop infections, bugs become more resistant to to antibiotics. Some studies suggest that hospital acquired infections are the 8th leading cause of

By The Legal Examiner

/ 10 Jan 2007

Large Truck Accidents and Liability

More than 5,200 people died in accidents involving large trucks in the U.S. last year, 502 in Texas.According to The Dallas Morning News, more than 5,200 people died in accidents involving large trucks in the U.S. last year, 502 in Texas. The state consistently leads the nation in fatalities, in par

By The Legal Examiner

/ 10 Jan 2007

Proving Fault in Slip and Fall Accidents

These guidelines will help you determine who is responsible if you slip or trip and fall on someone else’s property.Many thousands of people are injured each year — some very seriously — when they slip or trip and fall on a dangerous floor, a flight of stairs or a rough patch of ground. If you have

By The Legal Examiner

/ 9 Jan 2007

1.5 Million Americans Affected by Prescription Errors Annually

According to a report by the Institute of Medicine, as many as 1.5 million Americans suffer illness, injury or death annually because of mistakes made in prescribing, dispensing and taking prescription drugs.The report states that statistically, a patient will be subjected to a medication error once

By The Legal Examiner

/ 5 Jan 2007