San Antonio Personal Injury Lawyer
Discussion of personal injury law and legal issues, with Texas focus.
Author: Beth Janicek, who edits this blawg, is a Texas lawyer.
Blawg Related Categories: Tort Law • Injury & Accident Law • States • Texas • Legal Information
Recent Posts from San Antonio Personal Injury Lawyer
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Texas Water Safety
In Marshall, Texas, residents recently received notices that there were high levels of organic compounds in the water supply. However, city officials insist the water is safe to drink. There have also been water safety…
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GE Recalls Ovens
General Electric Co. is recalling approximately 244,000 wall ovens because of a potential fire and burn hazard. The ovens affected were sold under then the GE, GE Profile, Monogram and Kenmore brands. So far no…
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Mandatory Arbitration May Get Shelved
Mandatory Arbitration Clause’s in my opinion bars your right to justice. Binding Mandatory Arbitration (BMA) as defined by the Give Me Back My Rights Coalition is when a corporation includes a BMA requirement in its…
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FDA's Quick Review of Medical Devices
The New York Times recently reported on a way medical device manufactures can get their products on the market quickly, even without proving the effectiveness of the product. When the FDA began regulating medical devices…
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Hospital Employee Settles Whistleblower Lawsuit
A couple of months ago I blogged about whistleblower claims, and how the law protects nurses and other employees if they report illegal behavior or turn in owners or upper management. Today, the Pittsburg Tribune-Review…
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Falls and the Elderly
The New York Times has an interesting article regarding falls and the elderly. The article discusses how devastating a fall can be for an elderly person but also how important it is for the medical…
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Tainted Heparin Seized by Federal Marshals
I have blogged in the past on contaminated heparin and found this recent article very interesting as a follow up to the contaminated heparin issue. The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) sent federal marshals into…
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Avandia - Too Toxic to Be On The Market
Avandia (rosiglitazone maleate) prescribed to diabetics helps improve blood sugar control in adults with type 2 diabetes. On October 30th, Public Citizen petitioned the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to immediately ban the drug. Avandia…
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String of Accidents for Off Road Vehicles
The Wall Street Journal reports that the federal safety regulators have started investigating the Yamaha Rhino following the report of some 30 deaths involving it. The Consumer Product Safety Commission began investing UTVs, or utility…
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Food and Drug Administration Preemption Rules Based on False Assumptions
On Monday the Supreme Court will hear arguments on the case of a Vermont woman who sued Wyeth after she lost her right arm below the elbow following a high-volume injection of the drug Phenergan.…