Archive for May, 2011

FDA Warns about Health Risks from Teething Medication – Houston Child Injury Lawyers

The Food and Drug Administration is warning parents and Houston product liability lawyers about the health risks from using popular brands of teething medication.  According to the agency, teething drugs that contain benzocaine have been linked to infant deaths.
The agency is warning that benzocaine, which is in most popular teething medications, can have dangerous health [...]


Parental Example Can Help Prevent Houston Teen Accidents

To Houston car accident attorneys, it’s always been a given that parents can do much to inculcate strong driving habits in their teenage children.  A new study by Ford Motor Company shows just how much example and emulation matters in creating a generation of safe teenage drivers.
The study indicates that more than 75% of teenage [...]


Unsecure Wi-Fi Access and Child Pornography Charges – Houston Criminal Defense Lawyers

Houston criminal defense attorneys have been coming across a number of instances recently involving men charged with accessing child porn on the Internet after their Wi-Fi servers were compromised and illegally accessed.  These instances should serve as a warning to Houstonians who believe in leaving their Wi-Fi routers unsecured.
In New York and Florida, FBI officers [...]


Houston Police Analysis Reveals Black Motorists Pulled over More Often – Houston Criminal Lawyers

An analysis of the Houston Police Department’s most recent data shows that black drivers continue to be pulled over more often than people belonging to other groups.  This is even as the Houston Police Department continues to insist that race has nothing to do with persons who are stopped by police.
According to the data, in [...]


Texas DPS Investigates Fatal Motorcycle Accident – Houston Injury Lawyers

The Texas Department of Public Safety is currently investigating a fatal motorcycle accident that occurred in Montgomery County.  The accident involved two motorcyclists who were killed when they were struck by a pickup truck driver.  The two had been riding with a large group of motorcyclists near state Highway 115.
The two motorcyclists sustained fatal injuries.  [...]


$212 Million Botox Injury Verdict against Allergan – Houston Personal Injury Lawyers

It is the biggest Botox-injury related verdict that Houston defective product attorneys have come across.  This week, a jury in Virginia handed over a $212 million verdict to a man whose lawsuit claimed that he had been left with brain injuries as a result of Botox injections.
The 67-year-old man had been prescribed Botox to treat [...]