Let's talk about tort reform. It's not quite as sexy as Salt-N-Pepa, but just as important regardless of who you are and what you stand for. Tort reform refers to the modification of the tort law system to achieve three main goals: to reduce...
So the Dallas Cowboys have lawyered up after a horrific collapse of a rookie practice facility on Saturday. The quick details: on Saturday afternoon, a strong burst of thunderstorms rolled through the Dallas-Fort Worth area bringing heavy rain, strong winds, and hair-raising thunder and lightening. Though...
Straight from the news wires: the popular weight-loss drug Hydroxycut is undergoing a massive recall due to unsafe ingredients. The FDA is reporting more than 25 instances of serious health-related events and 1 death due to liver failure after normal use of the product. Symptoms...
The Dallas Morning News is reporting several local school closures due to swine flu, including high schools, elementary schools, and preschool programs across the Dallas-Fort Worth area. In addition to school closures, the CDC is advising those with flu-like symptoms - fever, cough, sore throat,...
Over the past several years, big-name and high-profile companies have recalled products bearing the stamp "Made in China" due to defective, dangerous, and unsafe components. Chinese products represent approximately 60% of all products sold in the United States. Yet questions continue to arise regarding the...
Monday morning in Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW) means several things: 1-35 through both Dallas (35E) and Fort Worth (35W) will be miserably clogged with traffic. Woodall Rogers Freeway through Dallas will be a disaster.</li> 1-45 will require more patience than I have for the day.</li> I-20...
Yesterday afternoon, the Texas Legislature opened a bill related to vicious dogs to public hearing. Known as House Bill 1982, and introduced by Representative Fischer (D-San Antonio), the vicious dogs bill would require the registration, significant restraint, and insurance for dogs described as...
The New England Journal of Medicine published a perspective piece recently on the changing perceptions of pharmaceutical drug safety. As one drug after another comes under significant scrutiny, the regulatory structure - the FDA - is under increased pressure to "do something" about...
Most states have a grudge against another. Texas and Oklahoma. Massachusetts and Maine. Georgia and Alabama. Ohio and Michigan. Southern California and Northern California. And for this week: New York and Pennslyvania. What current battle was fought and...
A classic birth injury story coupled with medical malpractice: An Irish boy was born in 1995 with Erb's Palsy, a condition marked by the tearing of nerves in the head and neck, most commonly in and around the shoulder blade. Though the mother remarked...
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