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U.S. Fatal and Serious Injuries from the da Vinci Robot Grew 34% Last Year

Continued from Part 1. The da Vinci robot is touted as the only multi-purpose robot of its type. The Houston surgical injury attorneys at Denena Points, PC understand that it has been used for prostate removal, heart bypass, heart valve repair, and hysterectomy surgeries. The robot’s computerized technology allows a surgeon to manipulate the laparoscopic […]

Underreported Injuries and Fatalities from the da Vinci Surgical Robot

Laparoscopic surgery has been a popular choice by many patients and surgeons when it’s possible. Laparoscopic surgeries tout smaller incisions and shorter recovery times. But it’s not always clear whether those claims represent the truth or aggressive marketing. (We suspect the latter.) The da Vinci robot has been widely and aggressively marketed as a laparoscopic […]

Lack of Safety Planning Blamed by NTSB in Deadly Midland Parade Wreck

Our Houston accident injury lawyers at Denena Points, PC are always writing about how almost all accidents are preventable with the proper safety precautions. But between equipment defects, complacency, distractions, lack of safety planning, the natural human tendency to rush things, and just plain human error, serious injury accidents continue to happen all the time. […]

Lack of Infrastructure Improvements could lead to Structural Collapses

Data compiled by investment research firm BCA Research reveals that over the last few years since 2010, federal infrastructure spending unrelated to defense has declined by around $60 billion from an average of about $300 billion per year. In contrast, the structural collapse injury attorneys at Denena Points, PC mention that the American Society of […]

Winds cause Improperly Installed Construction Fence Collapse Injuries

A line of storms has been passing through the New York City area this past week. The construction fence injury attorneys at Denena Points, PC note that high winds and improper, inadequate installation are blamed are blamed for the devastating collapse of a construction fence and scaffolding that injured three people on Friday. The fence […]

Deadly Halloween Car Accidents, Driver Killed in Head-on Crash on FM 1960

FM 1960 seems to have more than its share of car accidents at the best of times. But on Halloween night, one of the nation’s top three nights for drunk driving, and in Harris County, the nation’s top spot for drunken driving, our Harris County wrongful death lawyers sadly note that serious accidents were almost […]

Port Arthur Barge Accident kills Worker, Nitrogen Gas Blamed

Sunday at Vessel Repair in a Port Arthur, Texas shipyard, worker Joe Hamerly entered a barge containing nitrogen gas. Port Arthur police indicated that the man likely suffocated there as he was working due to a lack of oxygen. Mr. Hamerly’s body was discovered on Sunday night, and an investigation into his death was begun. […]

Fault in the NC Vortex Ride Accident, Tampering with Controls Blamed

The Wake County Sheriff’s Office in NC has arrested 46-year-old ride operator Timothy Dwayne Tutterrow on three felony counts of assault with a deadly weapon inflicting serious bodily injury after the post-accident investigation discovered that the ride controls had been deliberately tampered with and critical safety devices disabled. More people might still be arrested in […]

NC State Fair Vortex Critical Injuries lead to In-Depth Investigation

Thursday night, riders were dropped from as much as 30 feet up to fall and suffer severe injuries as the Vortex ride at the North Carolina State Fair unexpectedly zoomed back into motion as riders were disembarking from the cars. Our Vortex accident injury attorneys note that the injured victims of the ride accident ranged […]