More than 350,000 workplace fatalities and more than 270 million workplace injuries occur annually worldwide. Efforts by the United States government to ensure workplace health and safety were minimal until President Richard Nixon signed the Occupational Safety and Health Act into law on December 29, 1970. The Act created the three agencies that administer it…
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On or about October 17, 2015, a family and their children visited a Church’s Chicken restaurant located at 1949 FM Road 2234, Missouri City, Texas 77489, to purchase their family dinner for the evening. This Church’s Chicken was owned, operated, managed and/or controlled by Defendants MSK Enterprises, Inc. and Silvestri Investments, Inc. The family’s little…
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For years, we have all heard about the dangers of operating a vehicle while under the influence of drugs or alcohol. In the last few years, concerns with texting and driving have become newsworthy with many municipalities making it illegal. New studies now show that sleep deprived drivers are just as dangerous as drivers who…
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Friends and family members are saddened by the death of a passenger who was killed in a wreck this past weekend involving an intoxicated driver. And the driver is facing felony charges. Not many details have yet been released. But, it appears that, shortly before dawn on Sunday morning, the driver of a Nissan Sentra…
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Firm partner Benny Agosto, Jr. filed a new lawsuit on behalf of the wife and family of a worker who lost his life in an excavation/trench collapse earlier this year. The man’s employer has been sued for gross negligence in the lawsuit filed by Mr. Agosto. Earlier in the year and prior to the date…
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Mazda North America is recalling nearly 70,000 of its RX-8 sports cars because they are prone to fuel leaks that carry the potential to spark fires according to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA). The recalled vehicles, which include RX-8s from the 2004 through 2008 models, have fuel pump rings that might deteriorate from…
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Recently, the FDA posted a voluntary recall from Raritan Pharmaceuticals of homeopathic children’s remedies containing belladonna extract. Belladonna, also known as “deadly nightshade,” is a plant traditionally used in herbal remedies that can be poisonous, and even fatal, if consumed in a sufficiently large dose. The recall affects the following Raritan products: Kids Relief Homeopathic…
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Texas State University suffered a tragedy on October 29, 2016. One of their promising young students was found dead under a bus. Two fraternities were throwing a music and tube trip at Cool River Ranch. The shock of the death is only increasing as more facts are slowly becoming known. The only reason the sorority…
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