Texas Child Injury Lawyers
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 [...]
CPSC Announces New Safety Standards for Toddler Beds – Houston Child Injury Lawyers
Houston defective product attorneys have found that much of the attention on children’s product safety has been focused on defective cribs. Now, the Consumer Product Safety Commission has developed new standards for toddler beds too. As part of the provisions of the Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act of 2008, the federal consumer safety agency has [...]
Car Seats May Not Always Protect against Injuries in an Accident – Houston Injury Lawyers
Houston car accident attorneys advise all parents to always restrain their children in car seats to prevent injuries in an accident. However, not all car seats can protect your child from serious injuries. According to a report by the Washington Post, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration simply does not have the capabilities to test [...]
Close to Half of All Recalls in 2010 Were Children’s Product Recalls – Houston Injury Lawyers
We are not just Houston defective product attorneys, but also parents of four little ones, and therefore have a special interest in children’s product safety. The last few years have been bad for parents and Houston personal injury attorneys, because of the large number of children’s product recalls, and injuries and fatalities related to these [...]
Hunt for Houston Day Care Operator Continues After Fire Tragedy – Houston Injury Lawyers
As parents and Houston injury attorneys, we have been shocked at the deadly Houston day care fire last week that killed four toddlers, and have been monitoring developments in this tragedy. An Interpol alert has been sounded for the operator of a Houston day care involved in a deadly fire accident last week. This is [...]
FDA Was Aware of Contaminated Wipes Linked to Houston Boy’s Fatal Infection – Houston Child Injury Lawyers
Last month, Houston personal injury lawyers learned about a lawsuit filed by the family of a two-year boy killed by a deadly bacterial meningitis infection while he was recovering in a hospital. Harrison Kothari’s parents did not realize that the infection could possibly be linked to contaminated wipes used by the boy, who was in [...]
Houston Accident Lawyers Analyze Causes of Spike in Pedestrian Accident Deaths
Preliminary statistics from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration suggest to Houston car accident lawyers that there has been a slight increase in the number of pedestrian accident fatalities in the first half of 2010. The increase is small, barely .4%, but it is still puzzling, considering that we have seen a decline in pedestrian [...]
Incorrect Dosage Measurements in Kids’ Medications Increase Risk of Injuries – Houston Child Injury Lawyers
A new study indicates to Houston injury attorneys that children may be at a danger of an overdose when dosage measurements are not properly provided with their medication.
The study, which has been published in the Journal of the American Medical Association, studied 200 popular over-the-counter liquid children’s medications. The researchers analyzed cough, cold, stomach and [...]
Houston Parents Prepare for Drop Side Crib Ban – Houston Child Injury Lawyers
Drop side cribs, which make it easy for Houston parents to access their baby but also hide dangerous hazards, will no longer be seen in Houston stores. The Consumer Product Safety Commission officially banned drop side cribs last month.
In June, the agency had voted to ban the manufacture, distribution and sale of these cribs. This [...]
Traumatic Brain Injury Linked to Higher Incidence of Youth Crime – Houston Injury Lawyers/Houston Criminal Lawyers
A new study shows that children, who have suffered a traumatic brain injury, are much more likely to commit crimes as they get older. The results are not exactly surprising to Houston criminal defense lawyers, because earlier studies have also shown a similar link between brain injury and adult crimes. This new study however, which [...]
