According to a study by Houston Methodist and Stanford University, certain acid reflux medications are being linked to an increased risk of heart attacks. Researchers scoured over 16 million records from nearly 3 million patients through data mining in search of a linkage between gastroesophageal reflux disease, or GERD, medication, and frequency of heart attacks….
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Business is booming in the trucking industry, but it has come at a price. Trucking fatalities are on the rise as fatal crashes increased by 3.1 percent from 2011 to 2012 with driver fatigue being the clear leading cause. The use of paper logs to register hours of service and duty status has become outdated and easily manipulated so…
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On June 29, John O’Conner took over the DuPont Chemical Plant in La Porte, Texas. He is the 5th to take over in the past 6 years, following a string of DuPont accidents. The most recent accident was the December tank spill, and the most notable accident was the gas release that killed four last…
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Uber has settled with the family of six-year-old Sofia Liu who was killed by one of their drivers on New Year’s Eve in San Francisco. At the time of the accident, the driver was logged into the Uber app on his phone, but he was not currently carrying any passengers. Uber originally tried to argue…
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The scenarios described below are common mistakes made by victims or lawyers in personal injury lawsuits. Avoiding mistakes like these can improve your chances of receiving maximum compensation. 1. Not using experts. An expert witness can explain how the negligence of the defendant resulted in the plaintiff’s injuries. 2. Not having good proof. If you…
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Across the United States, a Denver based company, Service Systems Associates (SSA), functions as a credit and debit card processing system for many zoos and other cultural centers. According to Brian Krebs of KrebsonSecurity, this past week the company acknowledged that there has been a breach in some of their processing systems. Customers that have…
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According to new Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) data, the rate of Latino construction worker fatalities on job sites has continued to rise from 2010-2013. This alarming rate has coincided with a declining fatality rate for non-Latinos. This disproportionate rate of fatalities to total industry population has leaders searching for answers. As recent as 2010…
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The saga of Blue Bell ice cream continues. Food safety experts are wondering why Blue Bell Creameries, with headquarters in Brenham, Texas, took so long to respond to reports of listeria in some of its products. Listeria is a food-borne pathogen that can kill, in part because listeria poisoning can be hard to diagnose. It…
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