The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission issued a wide recall recently on Roll-up and Roman window shades due to strangulation risks and deaths. About once a month a child in the U.S. dies from window cord strangulation. Children are becoming entangled in the inner cord of a Roman shade, which has resulted in deaths in…
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Houston, Texas (August 27, 2009) – As many lawyers know, law school can be not only demanding of one’s time, but also on one’s bank account. Fortunately, the Mexican-American Bar Association of Texas Foundation (MABATx Foundation) hosted their Fourth Annual Luncheon benefiting Hispanic law student scholarships Wednesday, August 19, 2009 at the Downtown Doubletree Hotel…
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The family of Margarita Saavedra recently filed suit against Harris County for her death that occurred on January 12, 2008 while awaiting a trial date in the Harris County Jail. It was a death that was medically preventable, but the county’s neglect eliminated every chance she had of survival. The suit alleges both medical malpractice…
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It is reassuring to witness people giving back to their communities. The Mexican American Bar Association of Texas Foundation (MABATx Foundation) stands on the principle that service to the Hispanic community by means of leadership, commitment, justice and equality is essential for the betterment of our entire populace here in Houston. A couple of weeks…
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Texas Supreme Court Justice Scott Brister announced last Monday that he would be leaving the Court effective September 7, 2009, to return to private practice with the law firm of Andrews Kurth L.L.P. Justice Brister has served on the Supreme Court for six years, since his appointment in November 2003. Before that, he was chief…
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This past week, I met with a young man who was recently injured on the job. He worked at a valve shop and was directed by his employer to burn materials in the shop. However, this young man was not given the proper equipment, training, or instructions by his employer. Consequently, the worker was badly…
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The Federal Government issued a consumer safety warning to parents about Simplicity bassinets after two more infants were killed when they became trapped. Two young children died after getting trapped in previously recalled Simplicity close-sleeper/bedside sleeper bassinets, the Consumer Product Safety Commission released. The company’s 3-in-1 and 4-in-1 convertible bassinets contain metal bars spaced farther…
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The Hispanic Bar Association of Houston’s (HisBA) goals are, in part, to provide legal services to the Hispanic community, to enrich and ensure the success of its members in the legal profession in Houston and to become involved in legal issues affecting the Hispanic community. This past weekend, the officers and the board of directors…
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