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TN Compounding Pharmacy Recalls Tainted Drug after Patients Infected

Compounding pharmacy Main Street Family Pharmacy of Tennessee is recalling its injectable anti-inflammatory drug MPA, methylprednisolone acetate. The U.S. FDA received complaints of seven people who had developed adverse reactions and/or infections after being injected with the tainted MPA from Main Street Family Pharmacy. Our Pearland, TX drug injury attorneys note that MPA is the same […]

On Severe Injuries from Underride in a Car Wreck with an 18 Wheeler

To help them carry their massive loads over irregular pavements and ordinary road obstacles, 18-wheelers have very high ground clearances. Many passenger vehicles could drive under an 18-wheeler in whole or in part. This presents a dangerous hazard when a car collides with a heavy truck. Even with the presence of underride guards on a […]

68 Year Sentence for Colorado Fatal DUI Crash that killed 3 Teen Girls

Since 2009, the penalties in Texas have increased for DWI crimes. Our Galveston DWI injury accident attorneys could say that these penalties are still not nearly serious enough for the crimes they represent. But occasionally, the newer, stiffer penalties do result in a stronger sentence for a DWI offender. In other states like Colorado, courts […]

Last Words as a Text Message: Texting while Driving a Fatal Mistake

In 2008, 37,261 deaths occurred in 34,017 fatal road crashes in the United States. The U.S. NHTSA says that 5,870 of those deaths, or about 1 in 6, were linked to distracted driving, for example: texting while driving. Approximately another 500,000 people received injuries in these distracted driving crashes. The Pearland car accident attorneys at […]

The Costly Risk of Accepting Manmade Surgical Mesh for Prolapse Repair

Our Pearland, TX medical device injury attorneys note that a couple of recent studies have demonstrated that using natural tissue instead of manmade surgical mesh produces far better, and safer, results for patients undergoing pelvic organ prolapse (POP) repairs. The surgical mesh used in transvaginal prolapse repairs was originally designed for the far less invasive procedure of […]

Chrysler Recalls Nearly 470,000 Jeep SUVs for Roll Away Injury Hazard

Chrysler has recalled about 470,000 Jeep SUVs in North America due to a dangerous roll away hazard that has already caused at least 26 crashes and some injuries. The recall affects Jeep Grand Cherokees from 2005 to 2010 and Jeep Commanders from 2006 to 2010. The problem stems from cracks in a circuit board that […]

Hurdles You Face in a Valid Compensation Claim for a Dump Truck Injury

Aggressive insurance defense attorneys: Our Pearland, TX dump truck accident lawyers emphasize that the big insurance companies can always afford to send in a team of highly paid insurance defense attorneys against you. The companies would also send their professional investigators and accident re-creation specialists to defend high dollar dump truck accident injury claims. Our […]

6 Important Facts to Know about U.S. Childhood Injuries from Falls

Unintentional injuries are the top cause of hospitalizations in children 17 and under. Our Galveston fall injury lawyers point out that falls account for about 35% of these unintentional injuries leading to emergency room visits. The injury rate for childhood injuries from falls is highest at ages 1 to 2 years and again at ages 5 to […]

$20 Million awarded for Death from Collapsed Banzai Water Slide

A jury awarded the family of Robin Aleo more than $20 million for their needless loss after the young mother was killed on a Banzai water slide that collapsed beneath her. Robin Aleo had been visiting relatives in Andover, Massachusetts. She was sliding down the Banzai water slide headfirst as her husband and young child […]