Elderly Drivers More Likely to Be Riskier Drivers
Age does not necessarily make one a bad driver, but statistics show that older drivers are involved in more fatal car crashes than any age group other than teens. How to keep unsafe drivers off the road without infringing on the rights of safe drivers is a question faced by both legislators and family members…
Read MoreCompounding Pharmacy In Texas Recalls Medication
A Texas-based compounding pharmacy is the latest facing a nationwide recall in what is quickly becoming a growing public health concern: tainted medications. It is alleged that patients have become ill after taking products manufactured at Specialty Compounding, LLC, based in Cedar Park, Texas. Specialty Compounding is in the process of recalling all of the…
Read MoreMedical Malpractice An Epidemic, Yet Doctors Consistently Walk Free
Doctors are practicing across the country in spite of serious errors and misconduct in their professional lives. A majority of those doctors who continue to practice have had their clinical privileges revoked by hospitals or have been strictly restricted in their practice, but the medical boards in their state have not taken actions against them…
Read MoreBlood Thinner Side Effects of Pradaxa Triggers Multiple Lawsuits
Following the formation of the pharmaceutical Pradaxa multidistrict litigation (MDL 2385) in late 2012, there have been more than 640 new federal claims filed. The majority of plaintiffs are alleging that the blood thinner has caused them internal bleeding and other potentially life-threatening side effects. Dabigatran, better known as Pradaxa, marketed by Boehringer Ingelheim, is…
Read MoreSurgical Complications Can Mean Good Business for Many Hospitals
According to an article published this April in the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA), rather than lose money when things go wrong, hospitals typically profit from the medical mistakes they make, whether or not negligence is involved. Interestingly, hospitals are compensated by insurers when patients stay hospitalized longer and additional care is required to…
Read MoreBetter Workplace Regulations And Stricter Enforcement of Current Regulations Key to Workplace Safety
The recent fertilizer plant explosion which caused multiple fatalities and serious injury in West, Texas, has raised the public visibility of workplace safety issues. “Every worker should be able to feel that their safety and the safety of their coworkers is a priority,” stated Waxahachie personal injury attorney John Hale. “But unfortunately, workplace safety continues…
Read MoreCalls From Concerned Citizens A Help In Combating Drunk Driving
Calls from passing motorists can help Texas police locate drunk drivers and get them off the road. Many of the calls emergency dispatchers receive must be transferred to other jurisdictions and the 911 callers may not be present to see the driver they suspected of driving while inebriated, but both Texas dispatchers and police have…
Read MoreTexas Highways Safer Than They Were, Still Potentially Dangerous For Drivers
Though traffic fatality numbers have dropped over the past few years, Texas highways remain dangerous. Among the latest of traffic fatalities, the survivors of a man from East Texas who died have just filed a lawsuit alleging wrongful death. The suit alleges that a truck driver acted with negligence when he backed up his truck…
Read MoreDrowsy Driving Is An Underreported Danger
A study recently released by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) has shed new light on the number of “drowsy driving” incidents. “Drowsy driving,” or falling asleep behind the wheel is an underreported and dangerous issue on the roadways. Because there is no definitive test to determine sleepiness behind the wheel, state reporting relies…
Read MoreFaulty Defibrillator Wires Are Once Again Being Recalled
St. Jude’s ultra-thin defibrillator wires are part of a new recall for heart patients. On January 13, St. Jude Medical Inc. issued a recall of the wire that is used to secure a device designed to close an opening which can occur in the heart between the two upper chambers. According to the recall, the…
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