Houston Personal Injury Blog - Denena Points, PC

US CDC has new Youth Sports initiative to prevent repeat brain injury

Our Houston sports injury attorneys note that the school year has started once again and student athletes are once again busy practicing for big games and winning seasons. If they shine in high school sports, then they could get noticed by college recruiters and jump-start eventual pro sports careers. So aspiring youth athletes feel a […]

FDA under Congressional pressure due to medical device approval process

The Houston medical device injury lawyers at Denena & Points realize that you might know that most medical devices that get introduced to the U.S. market receive approval under the FDA’s expedited 510(k) approval process. Under the 510(k) expedited approval process, a medical device will receive approval so long as it is “substantially equivalent” to […]

Another deadly TX electric shock air conditioning repair work accident

The Texas work accident attorneys at Denena & Points mention that just last week in Houston, an air conditioning repairman died from electrical shock injuries while he was working on a unit at a local business. And on Saturday in San Antonio at SeaWorld, another worker died while working on an air conditioning unit. The […]

Distracted driving lawsuits against employers: a solution for victims

Our Houston car accident attorneys recently mentioned the emergence of distracted driving lawsuits as a strong feature in the legal landscape. The lawsuits are particularly noteworthy as they relate to employer liability for employee actions on the job. Companies that allow their employees to talk on their cell phones or to text while behind the […]

U.S. FDA recall procedures & reliability under fire from U.S. GAO

The Houston food recall attorneys at Denena & Points remark that the reliability of U.S. FDA recalls and the procedures that lead to them came under fire from the U.S. government itself in a July report by the U.S. GAO (Government Accountability Office). The July report, FDA Food Advisory and Recall Process Needs Strengthening, was […]

Dangers of man overboard accident fatalities in the maritime industry

Galveston maritime accident lawyers: Man overboard (MOB) accidents have been identified as the leading cause of marine fatalities. MOB accidents are a clear and present danger to all who work aboard vessels and offshore rigs. Roughly one third of all fatalities in the oil & gas offshore industry worldwide result from MOB accidents. Some of […]

Another multiple injury summer deck collapse on 23-year-old deck in MN

About 27 people were posing for a group picture atop a 12-foot high deck when it sheared off of a home in Forest Lake, MN. The Forest Lake, MN deck collapse occurred just prior to 8 p.m. on Saturday and sent several people to local hospitals with injuries. Our deck collapse injury attorneys note that […]

On the dangers of on-the-job electrical fires and burns in Houston

Houston work injury attorneys: The dangers of on-the-job electrical fires and burns exist for many contractors, repairmen, and other workers on a daily basis. Some welders, contractors, and others who face the dangers of daily exposure to electrical hazards wear special flash suits to protect themselves. Workers know that they can’t always be certain that […]

Another Hospira recall: of an overfilled, potentially fatal, pain drug

Houston drug injury attorneys on the latest Hospira drug recall. Hospira is possibly the world’s leading maker of generic injectable drugs and infusion technologies. Headquartered in Illinois, the company is such a behemoth in the field that the U.S. FDA generally won’t even let it issue large recalls, because the recalls would lead to widespread […]