Blog Posts in April, 2011
Posted on Apr 30, 2011 By
The male victim, 20 to 30 years of age, whose name has been withheld, was pronounced dead at the scene after his small sports car collided with an SUV in a Houston intersection along the Sam Houston ...
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Posted on Apr 27, 2011 By
A worker caught under a collapsed concrete slab at the old Galveston Flagship Hotel died of his injuries yesterday, say reports. The worker, Tauelangi Angilau, 65, of Salt Lake City, Utah, died ...
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Posted on Apr 27, 2011 By
Why Hire a Lawyer Houston police are investigating a fatal traffic accident in the 6100 block of Aldine Bender which occurred on a Saturday, early last month. Reports say a female pedestrian in her ...
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Posted on Apr 24, 2011 By
Austin Police Officers responded to a serious injury collision in the 4800 block of Southwest Parkway, after it appears a senior citizen struck a tree along a roadside. A preliminary investigation ...
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Posted on Apr 16, 2011 By Houston Personal Injury Attorney
A family of three was electrocuted earlier this month by power lines that had fallen in the backyard of their home, reports say. The family of three, including the mother, father and their 21-year old ...
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Posted on Apr 14, 2011 By Houston Personal Injury Attorney
The Federal Drug Administration has ordered that cautions be added to the labels of all antipsychotic drug as they pertain to the possibility of some birth defects when used by pregnant patients. The ...
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Posted on Apr 14, 2011 By Houston Personal Injury Attorney
Houston police have been asking for the public's assistance in locating a motorist involved in a fatal hit-and-run traffic accident at 2000 State Highway 6 about 3:30 a.m. on Sunday, February 6 th, ...
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Posted on Apr 13, 2011 By Houston Personal Injury Attorney
A pair of expensive racehorses collapsed and died last month under mysterious circumstances just before a race at in Britain, with speculation that electrocution was the cause. The British Horseracing ...
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Posted on Apr 12, 2011 By Houston Personal Injury Attorney
Reports say that Biotab Nutraceuticals, Inc, the makers of Extenze Nutritional Supplement Tablets, an erectile dysfunction suppliment, has voluntarily recalled some shipments of the pills due to a ...
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Posted on Apr 12, 2011 By Houston Personal Injury Attorney
The Federal Drug Administration has removed for sale more than 500 unapproved prescription cough, allergy and cold medicines because none have been appropriately evaluated by the FDA for sale. Some of ...
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Posted on Apr 11, 2011 By Houston Personal Injury Attorney
One patient is suing Immunex, Pfizer, Wyeth, and some distributors of the arthritis drug, claiming the drug caused cancer, reports say. The patient, Wayne Stone Sr., is suing with the claim that ...
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Posted on Apr 10, 2011 By Houston Personal Injury Attorney
Reports say that there is evidence that using protpn pump inhibitors in the first trimester of pregnancy could increase the chance of cardiac defects. Such inhibitors are for treatment of ...
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Posted on Apr 9, 2011 By Houston Personal Injury Attorney
Reports say Houston police are still investigating a fatal traffic accident that occurred at 10200 North Freeway, also known as North Interstate Highway 45, last month on a Saturday morning about 6:20 ...
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Posted on Apr 8, 2011 By Houston Personal Injury Attorney
Early last month Houston police say the driver of a silver Chevrolet Malibu left the roadway at 10200 North Freeway - also known as North Interstate Highway 45 -- about 6:20 a.m. on a Saturday ...
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Posted on Apr 7, 2011 By Houston Personal Injury Attorney
Four Saint Joseph's University students were taken to the hospital emergency room after drinking Four Loko and Joose energy drinks. Reports say the Four Loko drinks caused students to experience ...
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Posted on Apr 6, 2011 By Houston Personal Injury Attorney
Mark Hurd, Chief Executive of Hewlett-Packard Co., resigned suddenly over the summer following a sexual harassment claim which was filed against him by an outside contractor. Reports say that as HP ...
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Posted on Apr 5, 2011 By Houston Personal Injury Attorney
During the icy conditions in South Texas early last month, a fatal traffic accident occurred at 5600 Southwest Freeway (South U.S. Highway 59) about 3:55 a.m. Friday, February 4 th, reports say. Due ...
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Posted on Apr 5, 2011 By Houston Personal Injury Attorney
Reports say Smith & Nephew's Advanced Wound Management division recently announced a U.S. voluntary nationwide recall of some alcohol prep products, such as pads, wipes, and swabs over concerns ...
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Posted on Apr 4, 2011 By Houston Personal Injury Attorney
The UN is currently dealing with a string of sexual harassment complaints within its own ranks, reports say. Several women who complained of harassment say their employment contracts weren't renewed, ...
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Posted on Apr 3, 2011 By Houston Personal Injury Attorney
Dov Charney, chairman and chief executive officer of American Apparel, has been charged in a court filing by Irene Morales, a former manager of one of American Apparel's branches in New York City, ...
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Posted on Apr 2, 2011 By Houston Personal Injury Attorney
Several freshmen at Central Washington University were hospitalized after attending an off campus party in October last year at which they consumed Four Loko, an alcoholic beverage containing twelve ...
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Posted on Apr 2, 2011 By Houston Personal Injury Attorney
Although exactly what happened still isn't clear, what is clear is that the death of 39-year-old Jennifer Michelle Patton was an accident. Patton veered off the road and into a pond, trapping her ...
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Posted on Apr 1, 2011 By Houston Personal Injury Attorney
Individuals with high blood pressure or heart disease are being warned to avoid energy drinks, a recent report posted by the Henry Ford Hospital study said. The study showed that adults without a risk ...
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