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Discussion of personal injury law and legal issues, with Texas focus.

Author: Bruce L. Roberts, who edits this blawg, is a Texas lawyer.

Blawg Related Categories: Tort Law • Injury & Accident Law • States • Texas • Legal Information

Recent Posts from Tyler Personal Injury Lawyer

Deere & Company Recalls John Deere Tractors Due to Collision Hazard
Deere & Company, in conjunction with the CPSC, is recalling about 5,400 John Deere Compact Utility Tractors due to a collision hazard.The forward drive pedal can get stuck, posing a risk of loss of control…
Sweetwater Valley Farms, Inc. Recalls Southern Cheddar Jack Volunteer Special Cheese
Sweetwater Valley Farms Inc., in conjunction with the FDA, is recalling its Southern Cheddar Jack Volunteer Special Cheese because it may be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes. Pregnant women, young children, the elderly, and people with…
Third Recall for Mattel Because of Lead-Tainted Toys
Mattel has announced another recall on toys, which has been the third recall in less than five weeks. All the recalled toys have been pulled from the shelves because of excess lead in the surface…
Cloud's Tuna and Egg Salad Sandwiches Recalled Due to Contamination
CFS Operating Ltd. is recalling 4219 units of Cloud's Tuna Salad Sandwiches and Egg Salad Sandwiches because they may be infected with Listeria monocytogenes, which is an organism that can cause serious infections in children,…
TB Patient from Arkansas Flees Hospital
Franklin Greenwood, 50, was placed under isolation at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences hospital on June 29. He was seen coughing up blood outside the building for traffic court. After being held at…
Food and Drug Administration to Strengthen Warnings for Antidepressant Drugs
The FDA (Food and Drug Administration) approved the strongest possible warnings for antidepressants to warn patients and physicians that the drug could increase the risk of suicidal thinking and behavior in adults 18 to 24…
Oxycontin Manufacturer Agrees to Plead Guilty and Pay Fine of $600,000,000
The company that makes the narcotic painkiller OxyContin and three current and former executives of Purdue Pharma, the company that markets OxyContin pled guilty in Federal Court to criminal charges that they misled doctors, federal…
United States Supreme Court Orders Lower Court to Review Punitive Damage Award
The United States Supreme Court has ordered a California appeals court to review its decision upholding an 82.6 million dollar Award to a woman who was paralyzed after her Ford Explorer rolled over. The Justices…
Victims of Hurricane Katrina file lawsuit against Army Corp of Engineers
With the deadline approaching for filing claims against the United States government and the Corps of Engineers more than a quarter of a million people have filed personal injury and property damage claims against the…
California Moves to Ban Flavoring in Popcorn Linked to Workers' Illness
Since 2001 academic studies have shown causal links between bronchiolitis obliterans, a rare and life-threatening form of restrictive lung disease and the chemical used in artificial butter flavoring called Diacetyl. Flavoring manufacturers have already paid…