Women who have undergone certain surgical procedures involving the placement of surgical mesh are being warned by the Food and Drug Administration that the added risk associated with the surgical mesh may outweigh the intended benefit. Earlier this month, the FDA released an updated safety bulletin warning health care providers and patients that this product…
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The Texas Court of Appeals recently upheld a $3 million verdict in a wrongful death case involving police brutality, stun guns and a paranoid schizophrenic who was off his medication. A Texas mother filed a wrongful death lawsuit against Harris County in 2009 following the death of her 52-year-old son after he was tased 18…
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Personal information belonging to 34,000 investment clients of Morgan Stanley Smith Barney has been lost, and possibly stolen, in a data breach. Morgan Stanley sent two letters to clients warning them of the breach. The information includes clients’ names, addresses, account and tax identification numbers, the income earned on investments in 2010, and in some…
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The 39-year-old firefighter who died after falling from the stands as he attempted to catch a ball at a Texas Rangers game was laid to rest on Monday. It was reported that hundreds attended his funeral in central Texas and thousands more lined the street of the small town, watching as a fire truck led…
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A federal lawsuit was filed last week against Ford Motor that claims Ford infringed on Eagle Harbor Holdings’ and its subsidiary MediusTech’s patents. Specifically, the complaint alleges that Ford’s popular SYNC technology violates Eagle Harbor’s patents. The SYNC system allows drivers to integrate all of their personal electronic devices, including their cell phones. Further, upon…
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On Friday, July 8, 2011, a Houston jury returned its verdict in Jamie Leigh Jones’ case against KBR, Inc., Halliburton Co., and Charles Bortz. Jones is the former KBR employee that was allegedly drugged and raped by fellow employees while working in Iraq. The companies and Bortz denied all allegations of rape and a subsequent…
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A tragic accident over the holiday weekend led to the loss of both parents for three Houston children. On Saturday night, the family of five was on their way home to Houston from a family vacation in Colorado. They were traveling just outside Fort Stockton when a Toyota 4Runner veered the median and into oncoming…
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“Drug Company Accused of Fraud” According to the Associated Press, a federal lawsuit was filed this week in Mississippi which claims Wyeth made millions of dollars by misrepresenting clinical data and using sham litigation to maintain a monopoly over a drug used to treat depression and anxiety. The lawsuit was filed by a retail pharmacy…
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