Texas Legal News & Case Updates

Regulations on Children's Jewelery Containing To Much Lead

Lead poisoning is a potential risk from children’s jewelry.In March 2006 a boy in Minnesota died of lead poisoning after swallowing a metal pendant from a charm bracelet that came on a pair of shoes. This resulted in one of 14 recalls since 2004.Current regulations state products intended for childr

By The Legal Examiner

/ 4 Jan 2007

60,000 Chrysler Vehicles Recalled with Break Issues

62,369 model year 2007 Chrysler vehicles have been recalled to reprogram a brake system computer to avoid the loss of anti-lock brakes and traction control. The recall includes 2007 models of Chrysler Sebring, Chrysler 300, Jeep Commander, Jeep Compass, Jeep Grand Cherokee, Jeep Liberty, Jeep Wrangl

By The Legal Examiner

/ 3 Jan 2007

Make Sure You are Covered Before Hosting That Super Bowl Party

Having a few friends over for New Year’s Eve? Hosting a Super Bowl Party? If so, you’d better be sure that you have plenty of insurance in case the worst case scenario occurs.Most of the 28.5 million Americans who plan to host a party between Thanksgiving and the Super Bowl are underinsured, accordi

By The Legal Examiner

/ 28 Dec 2006

New 18 Wheeler Accidents Yet Again Raise the Need for More Industry Regulation

Two new deadly 18-wheeler accidents, which have occurred in consecutive days along I-20 (which connects Louisiana and Texas, among other states), raise new concerns over 18 Wheelers and the lack of regulation for this industry. How many more people are going to have to be seriously injured or killed

By The Legal Examiner

/ 18 Dec 2006

Are Sleepy Doctors Malpractice Waiting to Happen?

Imagine yourself as a hospital patient. Your doctor walks in and lets out a long yawn. When you ask why he is so tired, he admits to working nonstop for the last 24 hours. He says that he works these marathon shifts many times a month.Should you be concerned for your safety? Increasing evidence sugg

By The Legal Examiner

/ 12 Dec 2006

Jury Awards $144 Million in HMO Discrimination Lawsuit

We all hear the jokes and the stories about HMO plans – they’re expensive, unpopular, and many people find them a pain to deal with. Well, a recent jury verdict in Illinois will do nothing but reinforce many beliefs about HMOs. A health maintenance organization hired by the government to provide cov

By The Legal Examiner

/ 7 Nov 2006

Deceased Rat = $1.7 million. Deceased Human = $250,000?

Here’s to hoping I find a dead rat in my salad sometime soon! If I find a dead rat in a salad, I have the potential to recover $1.7 million for my “emotional and physical pain and suffering,” not to mention my “change in dining habits.” If one of my parents were to unfortunately die as a result of m

By The Legal Examiner

/ 1 Nov 2006

Louisiana's $500,000 Tort Reform Cap Ruled Unconstitutional

Keep in mind that Louisiana’s neighbor to the West, a little state known as Texas, has a cap on non-economic damages (i.e., all of the pain and suffering that one has to endure for a lifetime as a result of a serious injury or loss of a loved one) of $250,000 or $500,000 (depending on the number and

By The Legal Examiner

/ 13 Oct 2006

Can Time Travel Really Prevent Medical Malpractice???(2)

I know this isn’t one of my customary topics, but news like this just doesn’t come up all that often. We’ve all been to a doctor or nurse whose bedside manner or treatment practices we have questioned. Most health care litigation attorneys have even met (and deposed) some real nut jobs (that is the

By The Legal Examiner

/ 29 Sep 2006

Playskool Recalls Tool Bench Toys After Multiple Deaths

Toymaker Playskool and the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission issued a recall Friday of about 255,000 of its “Team Talkin’ Tool Bench” toys following the deaths of two young children.Playskool, a unit of Hasbro Inc., said it received reports that a 19-month-old boy from Martinsburg, W.Va., and

By The Legal Examiner

/ 22 Sep 2006

Preventable Medication Error Responsible for Infant Deaths

We’ve all read the articles that medical errors harm hundreds of thousands, if not over a million people every year. This time, an easily preventable medication error took the life of multiple infants. Lena Nelson had looked forward to buying dolls and other presents for her first granddaughter, who

By The Legal Examiner

/ 19 Sep 2006

ER Wait Death Ruled Homicide

A coroner’s jury in Illinois has ruled that the death of a 49 year old woman while she waited in an emergency room in Lake County, Ill was a homicide. The woman, Beatrice Vance, entered the hospital emergency room in July of 2006, complaining of neasea, shortness of breath and chest pain. Ms. Vance

By The Legal Examiner

/ 18 Sep 2006