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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 [...]
$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 [...]
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 [...]
Fears about Denture Paste-Zinc Poisoning Grow Again – Houston Product Liability Lawyers
Houston product liability attorneys have been reviewing complaints of nerve injuries filed by persons who used popular brands of zinc-containing dental adhesives. As it turns out, the risks of zinc poisoning from using these dental adhesives, may be more widespread than earlier believed.
Earlier last month, the Academy of Gen. Dentistry shot out a letter to [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
Prescription Drugs Most Commonly Linked to Violent Crimes – Houston Criminal Lawyers
Most of the drug-fueled violent crimes that Houston criminal defense attorneys come across are linked to heroin, cocaine and other illegal drugs. However, a study by the Institute for Safe Medication Practices shows that even legal prescription drugs can cause behavioral changes that might incite violent reactions and behavior.
The study is based on data from [...]
Houston Accident Lawyers Encouraged by Spike in Auto Defect Complaints
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has seen a substantial increase in the number of auto defect complaints being filed with the agency in 2010. As Houston accident lawyers and product liability attorneys in Houston, we believe that this is actually good news.
Why should an increase in auto defect complaints last year be encouraging? For [...]
Graco Recalls Approximately 2 Million Baby Strollers After Four Infant Strangulation Deaths – Houston Injury Lawyers
Stroller maker Graco has announced a recall of approximately 2 million baby strollers. The recall comes after four reports of strangulation of infants who were placed in the strollers.
When little infants below the age of one year are placed in the stroller, and are unstrapped, their heads can become trapped between the stroller tray and [...]
