Many people enjoy watching T.V. shows or movies with lawyers and intense courtroom drama. But most of the time life isn’t like the movies for personal injury lawyers, since most cases are settled outside the courtroom. As personal injury attorneys, we do enjoy watching movies with lawyers, and laughing at the similarities and differences from real life in the courtroom. …
Dentist May Have Exposed Thousands of Patients to HIV and Hepatitis
A Tulsa oral surgeon is suspected of exposing thousands of his patients to Hepatitis B, Hepatitis C and even HIV because of his poor sterilization practices. According to an ABC News report, the doctor is under investigation because one of his patients tested positive for Hepatitis C and HIV. Officials say the victim had no other known risk factors besides …
The Evils of Clamshell Packaging
If you’ve torn off wrapping paper and found your gift hidden in clear, hard plastic, also known as clamshell or blister packaging, you probably groaned inside, wondering how to remove it. Some say it even causes “wrap rage” because nothing seems to work to open it. Since clamshell packaging is so heavy duty, you have to use kitchen shears, a …
5 Tips for Picking the Best Personal Injury Attorney
If you were the victim of a personal injury, you know the only way you can get the justice you deserve is to hire a personal injury lawyer—but how do you pick the best one? If you are looking for a personal injury lawyer, here are five tips to help you choose the best one for you: Visit one that …
The Top 3 Common Basketball Injuries
This week brackets are getting filled out and TVs are turned on to all things March Madness. But even though basketball is a fun sport to watch and play, it can cause many injuries. Here are three common basketball injuries and how to avoid them. Sprained Ankle: This is one of the most common basketball injuries and results in pain …
The Top 10 Most Dangerous Prescription Drugs on the Market
Car accidents aren’t America’s leading cause of accidental death, but instead prescription drugs are to blame, according to a National Health Statistics report published in 2011. Before you pop the pill prescribed to you, take a look at this list of the 10 most dangerous prescriptions riddled with safety problems. Lipitor and Crestor: These prescriptions are statins, which means they …
Texas City Endures Refinery Accidents and Chemical Spills
Refinery accidents are kept as quiet as possible by the responsible party — especially when the responsible party is oil and gas giant BP. Two weeks before the catastrophic 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico, a BP refinery in Texas City quietly released over 500,000 pounds of gases into the air via a tall flare used …
Fungal Meningitis Outbreak in Texas
The risk of developing meningitis in Texas is very real. Fungal meningitis cases in Texas are among the 331 non-fatal cases now confirmed in 18 states. Meningitis-related deaths now total 25, with Tennessee reporting the most illnesses and deaths. The fungal meningitis outbreak currently spreading across the nation has been linked to a contaminated steroid injection developed by a specialty …
Financial Abuse of Senior Citizens on the Rise in Texas
Cases of elderly financial abuse are on the rise here in Texas. Last year, Texas Adult Protective Services reported 1,700 confirmed cases of financial abuse; 258 of them were from North Texas. In June of this year, 154 cases of elder financial abuse in North Texas were filed, up from 126 the year before. According to Texas Adult Protective Services, …
Car Crash Results in 7 Fatalities
On Wednesday, seven people died in a head-on collision near the Texas-Oklahoma border. According to the Oklahoma Highway Patrol, a Chevrolet Suburban traveling a high speed cut across the center line of Highway 412 and crashed into a van carrying employees of a Texas meatpacking plant. Both drivers and five van passengers were killed instantly. One survivor was airlifted to …
