Texas City senior living apartment complex, Colonial Park Apartments, suffered a fatal fire on April 7, 2010. In that blaze, Melody Fitzgerald Rivera, 52, lost her life after the fire erupted in her room. The fire spread through the complex while Rivera was asleep in her room. Firefighters were onsite by 1:30 a.m. and able…
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According to Reuters, Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company said it would recall about 41,000 of its Wrangler Silent Armor tires produced in 2009 over concerns that a number could tear, leading to crashes. Two people died in a 2011 rollover crash in Texas involving a vehicle equipped with these tires. It is estimated that about…
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A Texas man has filed a wrongful death lawsuit against Ford Motor Company following the death of his wife in a rollover accident involving one of Ford’s SUVs. Two women were headed eastbound on Highway 30 on May 30, 2010, when one of the rear tires on their 2003 Ford Expedition suddenly blew. According to…
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A Food and Drug Administration (FDA) advisory committee recently recommended approval of the weight-loss drug Qnexa. Qnexa is a combination of two existing drugs. It is composed of the appetite suppressant phentermine, which was part of the fen-phen combination, and the anti-seizure medication topiramate, more commonly known by its brand name Topomax. Pre-approval studies show…
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Johnson & Johnson is pulling all of its infant Tylenol from the United States market because of numerous problems associated with their newly redesigned bottles. The new bottles were supposed to make it easier and safer to measure doses through the syringe. The idea behind the new design was to limit how much of the…
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The consequences of driving while intoxicated can be life changing – and not only for the driver involved. Take the story of a Texas man, who spoke about how his life changed forever on a night almost 15 years ago. He was hit head-on by a drunk driver in Washington State. Both the driver and…
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Whenever you are in a collision, the best practice is to call the police. This can help to avoid many issues later, but one is whether the proper information has been provided by the at-fault driver and any witnesses to the auto accident. A talk show host on a local radio station is currently suspected…
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An industrial accident in a Texas City facility claimed the life of a 26-year-old worker last weekend. The incident occurred on Saturday, February 11, just after 10 p.m. on Dock Road in the Port of Texas City at plant owned by Dallas Group of America, Inc. According to its website, Dallas Group produces “adsorbent synthetic…
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