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• DEATH IN GASTRIC BYPASS SURGERY RESULTS IN WRONGFUL DEATH MEDICAL MALPRACTICE LAWSUIT

  Bruce Roberts | March 23, 2007 1:32 PM | 1 CommentTyler, TX

  The mother of a Houston woman who died after undergoing gastric bypass surgery filed a wrongful death medical malpractice lawsuit against the surgeon, Dr. Younan Nowzaradan, and Houston Community Hospital. In her wrongful death lawsuit the mother claims that the doctor and the hospital did not sufficiently warn her daughter who weighed 520 pounds that the surgery would be especially risky for...

• Oxycontin Manufacturer Agrees to Plead Guilty and Pay Fine of $600,000,000

  Bruce Roberts | May 28, 2007 4:36 PM | 0 CommentsTyler, TX

  The company that makes the narcotic painkiller OxyContin and three current and former executives of Purdue Pharma, the company that markets OxyContin pled guilty in Federal Court to criminal charges that they misled doctors, federal regulators and patients as to the addictive nature as to the prescription drug, OxyContin. OxyContin is a powerful, long-acting narcotic that provides relief of...

• Victims of Hurricane Katrina file lawsuit against Army Corp of Engineers

  Bruce Roberts | May 21, 2007 4:08 PM | 0 CommentsTyler, TX

  With the deadline approaching for filing claims against the United States government and the Corps of Engineers more than a quarter of a million people have filed personal injury and property damage claims against the court demanding compensation. These lawsuits claim that the Corps of Engineers was negligent in designing the waterworks that go throughout New Orleans and the surrounding...

• Deere & Company Recalls John Deere Tractors Due to Collision Hazard

  Jenny Albano | January 16, 2008 3:52 PM | 0 CommentsTyler, TX

  Deere & Company, in conjunction with the CPSC, is recalling about 5,400 John Deere Compact Utility Tractors due to a collision hazard.The forward drive pedal can get stuck, posing a risk of loss of control and injury to the operator and bystanders. Deere & Company has received seven reports of incidents. No injuries have been reported.The recalled product has a model number that is 3203, which...

• Three Injured In Three-Vehicle Accident

  Chrissie Cole | October 01, 2009 12:36 PM | 0 CommentsTyler, TX

  Three people were sent to the hospital on Wednesday following a three-vehicle accident on U.S. Highway 79. The accident happened just after 4 p.m. about a mile west of State Highway 110,...

• Woodville Woman Killed In Rollover Accident

  Chrissie Cole | March 22, 2009 10:07 AM | 0 CommentsTyler, TX

  A Woodville woman was killed Saturday night in a single-car accident when she was ejected from the vehicle, according to the Texas Department of Public Safety. The woman, 59, was heading south...

• Harris County, Texas jury finds County not liable for inmate's death.

  Bruce Roberts | April 04, 2007 10:26 AM | 0 CommentsTyler, TX

  The estate of a former inmate at Harris County Jail filed suit against Harris County, Texas for violating his civil rights during a 20 day jail stay. The inmate died hours after being discharged from the jail. According to the lawsuit, the inmate, Jimmie Lee O'Neal died of congestive heart failure within hours after being discharged from the county jail. The lawsuit claims that the county...

• Oscar Mayer/Louis Rich Chicken Breast Strips and Cuts Recalled

  Christina Cole | February 23, 2007 9:52 AM | 0 CommentsTyler, TX

  Carolina Culinary Foods (CCF), a Kraft Foods external manufacturer, issued a recall on February 18th for Oscar Mayer/Louis Rich Chicken Breast Strips with a "Best if Used By" date of "19 APR 2007" due to the finding of Listeria monocytogenes in one package. Kraft immediately issued a recall.Kraft has not received any reports of listeriosis in conjunction with the February 18th recall and they...

• Sweetwater Valley Farms, Inc. Recalls Southern Cheddar Jack Volunteer Special Cheese

  Jenny Albano | November 25, 2007 8:22 PM | 0 CommentsTyler, TX

  Sweetwater Valley Farms Inc., in conjunction with the FDA, is recalling its Southern Cheddar Jack Volunteer Special Cheese because it may be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes. Pregnant women, young children, the elderly, and people with weakened immune systems are most vulnerable to Listeria. Symptoms of Listeriosis include, but are not limited to, fever, fatigue, nausea, vomiting, and...

• BP Faces Criminal Probe Over 2005 Explosion

  Christina Cole | January 28, 2007 10:49 AM | 0 CommentsTyler, TX

  BP is facing a federal investigation into potential criminal environmental and safety violations at their Texas refinery, where a 2005 explosion killed 15 workers.The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has joined a federal investigation that was started in October by an U.S. attorney in Houston. The EPA, five Washington-based representatives of the Justice Department and the Federal Bureau of...